GEOGRAPHY~PLACES & REGIONS~

THE REGIONS OF AMERICA

East

Central

West

Alaska and Pacific Islands

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EASTERN REGION LANDFORMS

Appalachian Mountains Niagara Falls Mississippi River 10,000 Lakes

15,000 Streams/Rivers Everglades

In Florida

CENTRAL REGION’S LANDFORM

Great Plains Missouri River

WESTERN REGION LANDFORM

Rocky Mountains Yellowstone National

Park Wyoming/Montana/Idaho

The Great Salt Lake Utah

Death Valley California

Yosemite National Park

San Andreas Fault Line

ALASKA AND PACIFIC ISLANDS LANDFORMS

Hawaii Volcanoes: Mt. Waialeale Diamond Head Mauna Loa Mauna Kea Kilanea

Pearl Harbor Arctic National

Wildlife Refuge Alaska:

Brooks/Alaska Range mountains

VEGETATION IN THE EASTERN REGION

Ambrosia Cherry/Apple

Blossoms Oak-Heath Forest Northeastern Coastal

Forests New England/Acadian

Forests Carolinian Forest Allegheny Highlands

Forests Weeping Willows

CENTRAL VEGETATION

Ambrosia Great Plains Trees:

Kentucky Coffee Tree

Dogwood Buckeye American Elm Honey Locust Cottonwood Maple

WESTERN VEGETATION

Redwood Forest Juniper Trees

Ambrosia

THE ALASKA AND PACIFIC ISLANDS VEGETATION

Alaska: Ambrosia Cypress Trees Rainforest

Hawaii: Palm Trees Coconut Trees Thick Forest

Vegetation

COMPARING THE REGIONS

Appalachian & Rocky Mountains

Mississippi & Missouri Rivers

National Parks

Cherry Blossom Trees

Landforms Vegetation

MICHIGAN CHARACTERISTICS

Five Great Lakes Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake

Michigan, Lake Erie, and Lake Superior (HOMES)

Capital: Lansing State Symbols:

Bird: Robin Stone: Petoskey Tree: White Pine Animal: White-Tailed Deer Flower: Apple Blossom

The Upper and Lower Peninsulas are connected by the Mackinaw Bridge

Detroit car companies The largest manufacturer in the

U.S.

MARYLAND CHARACTERISTICS

Capital: Annapolis Houses the Nation’s

Capital: Washington D.C. Where the President lives

State Symbols: Bird: Baltimore Oriole Flower: Black-eyed Susan Insect: Baltimore Checkerspot

Butterfly Tree: White Oak Animal: Chesapeake Bay

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HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS

2010 Census: 78.9% - White 14.2% - Black 22.9% - German Heritage 2.3% - Multi-race

Jobs: Engineering Farming

Political Views: Democratic- 57.33% Republic- 40.9%

2010 Census: 58.2% - White 15.7% - German Heritage 29.4% - Black 2.9% - Muli-race

Political Views: Democratic- 61.9% Republican- 36.5%

Jobs: Farming Steel Production Fishing

Michigan Maryland

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lake Shore Park

38 Counties About 200 Waterfalls Mineral production:

Limestone Iron Copper Gypsum Oil

Lower Peninsula: Shape of a mitten

40 State Parks 24 Counties 8th Smallest State Maryland’s Soil

Sandy and muddy

Michigan Maryland

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R. Alton, The Crazy Mountains- Sweet Grass County, Montana, September 8, 2011, Creative Commons Attribution

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