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United States Geography
50 States
Population: 314,636,000
Capital: Washington, DC
Bird: Bald Eagle
The United States is broken into 5 major parts or regions.
What is a REGION?
Places that have similar characteristics that make them different from surrounding areas.
Compass RoseA compass rose helps us give
a name to the regions.
Let’s start
with a map
of the entire
United States of America…
The United States is broken into 5 regions
Northeast RegionMidwest RegionSoutheast RegionSouthwest RegionWest Region
5 Regions
Northeast Region
Midwest Region
Southeast Region
Southwest Region
West Region
Major Bodies of Water in the United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Oceans
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio
Columbia
Colorado
Rio Grande
Rivers
Great Lakes
Huron
Ontario
Michigan
Erie
Superior
Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
The Ohio River was the “gateway to the west”
Inland port cities grew in the Midwest along the Great 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.
The Pacific Ocean was an early
exploration
route.
The Gulf of Mexico provided the French and Spanish with exploration routes to Mexico and other parts of America.