REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. UNITED STATES REGIONS **Some maps may show regions differently. Why?

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REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES REGIONS

**Some maps may show regions differently. Why?

THE WEST• Includes 13 states:• Hawaii, Alaska,• California, Nevada,• Washington, Oregon,• Montana, Idaho,• Wyoming, Colorado,• Utah, Arizona, and• New Mexico.

The availability or scarcity of water is the greatest factor shaping the west.

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THE WESTLandscape

San Andreas FaultMt. St. Helens

Many different biomes:-Desert-Tundra-Forest

THE WESTMajor Cities

Seattle, Washington Denver, Colorado

San Francisco

Los Angeles

THE WESTEconomy

Agriculture

Tourism

Mining Agriculture

Commercial Fishing

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THE SOUTHClimate

The Western part of the region is generallydry. States nearer the Gulf of Mexico experienceweather that is usually warm and moist.

Oklahoma

• Mostly humid, sub tropic climate

• Lots of precipitation in states close to the coast, further west = less rain

THE SOUTHEconomy & Resources

NASA is located inHouston and Florida

Furniture and TextilesCitrus, tobacco, and cotton

Petroleum

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THE MIDWESTMajor Cities

Chicago, Illinois

Detroit, Michigan

Cleveland, Ohio

What do these cities all have in common?

THE MIDWESTClimate

Cold fronts from Canada meet warm, wet air from the Gulf of Mexico…

…resulting in interesting weather.

Winters = very coldSummers = long and hot

THE NORTHEAST

• Includes 9 states:• Maine, • New Hampshire,• Vermont, • Massachusetts,• Connecticut,• Rhode Island, • New York, • New Jersey, and• Pennsylvania.

• New England is a sub-region that includes these six states:

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THE NORTHEAST -Landscape-

35-50 inches

precipitation/year

Deciduous trees change color and drop their leaves each year.

THE NORTHEAST -Landscape-

Farms tend to be small, as the soil is thin and rocky.

The Northeast has

a strong MARITIME tradition

Dairy

Far

min

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THE NORTHEASTEconomy

#1 Steel is produced in Pennsylvania

#3 Commercial Fishing

Water has changed the Northeast into a center of trade, commerce and industry

#2 Pennsylvania has an area rich

with coal

Economy Depends on 3 main things:

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