RegionsRegions of the USA of the USA

RegionsRegions of the USA of the USA

The Southwest

Phoenix, Arizona

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Austin, Texas

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Major Landforms

Oklahoma• Part of the Great

Plains• Plains are low, flat,

grassy land

Major Landforms

Arizona• The Colorado River• The Grand Canyon

Major LandformsNew Mexico and Texas• The Rio Grande flows

through New Mexico• Rio Grande River forms

part of the border between Texas and Mexico

• The Chihauahan Dessert

• The Rocky Mountains are in the northern part of New Mexico

Economy1. Farmers in Texas and Oklahoma grow

peanuts, cotton and other crops2. Oil, a natural resource, is found in

Texas3. Cattle ranching

The SoutheastCharleston, West Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

Frankfort, Kentucky

Nashville, Tennessee

Jackson, Mississippi

Little Rock, Arkansas

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Montgomery, Alabama

Atlanta, Georgia

Tallahassee, Florida

Raleigh, North Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina

The SoutheastMajor Landforms

• The Appalachian Mountains run through the Southeast

•The Great Smokey Mountains are in Tennessee and North Carolina

•The Coastal Plain, low flat lands that hold beaches, swamps, and bays, run along the east and south coast of the Southeast.

•Mississippi Rivers is the longest river in America. It starts in Minnesota and empties into the Gulf of Mexico south of New Orleans, LA.

•The climate is hot and humid, or wet, in the summer; and in the winter it is cool with rain or sometimes snow.

The SoutheastEconomy

• Tourism bring millions of people to the restaurants, beaches, hotels, and theme parks of the Southeast.

•Many people come to this area to work a the restaurants, beaches, hotels, and theme parks!

•Many people like to visit Nashville, and Memphis Tennessee for the country music.

•The Mississippi River barges take products and goods up and down the river to many cities in the country.

•Oranges, rice, peaches, and peanuts are just a few of the crops grown in the Southeast.

The NortheastAugusta, Maine

Concord, New Hampshire

Montpelier, Vermont

Providence, Rhode Island

Hartford, Connecticut

Boston, Massachusetts

Albany, New York

Trenton, New Jersey

Dover, Delaware

Annapolis, Maryland

Washington, DC

The NortheastMajor Landforms

• The Atlantic Coastal Plain

• Shares the Atlantic Coastal Plain with the Southeast

• The Appalachian Mountains run through the Northeast into the Southeast.

• In New York the Catskills, and the Allegheny Mountains in Pennsylvania

• The Delaware River and the Hudson River form part of the borders of New Jersey.

The NortheastThe Economy

• The best soil for growing crops is found in the Northeast.

• Forests and trees provide wood for paper, pencils, and other products.

• The Northeast provides rocks and minerals to people around the world.

• Major cities grew up along the Atlantic coast and the many waterways in the Northeast.