United States United States GeographyGeography

StatesStates

Population: 281,421,906Population: 281,421,906

Capital: Washington, DCCapital: Washington, DC

Bird: Bald EagleBird: Bald Eagle

The United States is broken into 5 The United States is broken into 5 major parts or regions.major parts or regions.

What is a What is a REGION?REGION?

places that have similar characteristics that make them different from surrounding areas

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A compass rose helps us give a name to the regions

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with a map

of the entire

United States of America…

The United States is broken into 5 The United States is broken into 5 regionsregions

Northeast RegionMidwest RegionSoutheast RegionSouthwest RegionWest Region

5 Regions5 Regions

NortheastNortheast RegionRegion

Midwest RegionMidwest Region

Southeast RegionSoutheast Region

Southwest RegionSouthwest Region

West RegionWest Region

Major Bodies of WaterMajor Bodies of Waterin the in the

United StatesUnited States

•Atlantic

•Pacific

Oceans

•Mississippi

•Missouri

•Ohio

•Columbia

•Colorado

•Rio Grande

Rivers

Great LakesGreat Lakes

•Huron

•Ontario

•Michigan

•Erie

•Superior

Lakes

•Gulf of Mexico

Gulf

The Ohio River was the The Ohio River was the “gateway to the west”“gateway to the west”

Inland port cities grew in the Inland port cities grew in the Midwest along the Great Midwest along the Great

Lakes.Lakes.

The Mississippi and Missouri Rivers were the transportation arteries for farm and industrial products. They were links to ports and other parts of the world.

The Columbia River was explored by Lewis and Clark.

The Colorado River was explored by the Spanish.

The Rio Grande forms the border with Mexico.

The Atlantic ocean served

as the highway for explorers,

early settlers, and later

immigrants.

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The Pacific Ocean was an early

exploration route.

The Gulf of Mexico provided the The Gulf of Mexico provided the French and Spanish with French and Spanish with exploration routes to Mexico and exploration routes to Mexico and other parts of America.other parts of America.