The Five regions of the USA.Naming the states and capitals by region

By Mrs. McKeeRocklin Unified School District

Rocklin, CA

The United States of America

The United States is a system that can be broken into 5 major parts or regions.

What is a Region?

•Regions are places that have similar characteristics that make them different from surrounding areas

How are the Regions Grouped?

• The regions of the United States are grouped by history, traditions, economy, climate, and geography.

• Each region is different from one another.  The states in the five regions are all in the same area of the United States.

What are the 5 Regions?

The United States is divided into five regions.  These regions are the:

• Northeast• Southeast •Midwest •Southwest •West 

Compass Rose

•A compass rose helps us give a name to the regions

Let’s start with a map of the

entire U.S.A.

United States Regions

Northeast Region

Northeastern States

• Connecticut http://www.state.ct.us/• Delaware http://www.delaware.gov• Maine http://janus.state.me.us• Maryland http://www.state.md.us/• Massachusetts http://www.state.ma.us/• New Hampshire http://www.state.nh.us• New Jersey http://www.state.nj.us/• New York http://www.state.ny.us/• Pennsylvania http://www.state.pa.us/• Rhode Island http://www.state.ri.us/• Vermont http://www.state.vt.us

Midwest Region

Midwestern Region States• Illinois http://www.state.il.us/• Indiana http://www.state.in.us/• Iowa http://www.state.ia.us/• Kansas http://www.accesskansas/• Michigan http://www.michigan.gov/• Minnesota http://www.state.mn.us/• Missouri http://www.state.mo.us/• Nebraska http://www.state.ne.us/• North Dakota http://discovernd.com/• Ohio http://www.state.oh.us/• South Dakota http://www.state.sd.us/• Wisconsin http://www.wisconsin.gov/

Southeast Region

Southeast Region States• Alabama http://www.state.al.us/• Arkansas http://www.state.ar.us/• Florida http://www.state.fl.us/• Georgia http://www.state.ga.us/• Kentucky http://www.state.ky.us/• Louisiana http://www.state.la.us/• Mississippi http://www.state.mi.us/• North Carolina http://www.state.nc.us/• South Carolina http://www.state.sc.us/• Tennessee http://www.state.tn.us/• Virginia http://www.state.va.us/• West Virginia http://www.state.wv.us/

Southwest Region

Southwest Region States

• New Mexico http://www.state.nm.us/• Arizona http://www.state.az.us/• Texas http://www.state.tx.us/• Oklahoma http://www.state.ok.us/

West Region

Western Region States

• Alaska http://www.state.ak.us/• California http://www.state.ca.us/• Colorado http://www.colorado.gov/• Hawaii http://www.state.hi.us/• Idaho http://www.acessidaho.gov/• Montana http://www.state.mt.us/• Nevada http://silver.state.nv.us/• Utah http://www.utah.gov/• Washington http://access.state.wa.us/• Wyoming http://www.state.wy.us/

The 5 Regions Divided Further

Review:The United States is a SYSTEM that can be broken into 5 major parts or regions.

• Northeast Region• Midwest Region• Southeast Region• Southwest Region

• West Region

Quiz Time! Blank US map to fill in with states and capitals

Additional resources

• REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES http://www.nashua.edu/novakc/regions/region.htm

• BLANK OUTLINE MAPS OF THE 50 STATES http://www.50states.com/maps/

• STATES AND CAPTITALS FLASH CARDS http://www.50states.com/flash/

• GAMES TO LEARN THE STATES AND CAPITALS• http://www.quia.com/jg/4.html• 50 STATE QUARTERS• http://www.usmint.gov/kids/coinNews/50sq/