Transcript Regions of the United States

Do Now-Answer the Following
By Yourself!!!! Without Notes
1. Name this State
3. Name this State
2. Name the Capital of
the State
4. Name the
Capital of the
States
5. Name
the State
AND the
Capital
Regions
of the
United States
Northeast
• Smallest and most densely
populated region
– What does that mean?
• Holds 1/5 of the country’s
population
• Most of that population is
centered in the MEGALOPOLIS
– Boston, New York, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, Washington D.C.)
• New York is the largest
Metropolitan area
• Serves as the political and financial center
• Most industrialized region
– Began as manufacturing region but cheaper labor made it
decline
– Becomes known as the Rust Belt
• Very diverse culturally
– Due to immigration
South
• Stretches from Virginia to
Texas
• Home to little more than 30%
of U.S. population
• Historically- Mainly
agricultural and rural
– After Civil War, many people
left to go North in search of
jobs
– Civil War damaged our
economy
– Since 1960s, many people have
migrated back
• New Immigrants have started
moving into the South
– From Mexico, Caribbean, and Latin
America
– Example: Florida-Hispanics make
up a majority of the population
and speak Spanish
• South serves as a major
source for lumber
• Cotton and Tobacco-still very
important
• Foreign automobile industry
has become very popular
• South is great for tourismwarm weather, beaches, etc…
• Dallas-Fort Worth (Texas) is
the largest metropolitan area
• Atlanta, Miami, and New
Orleans serve as major
transportation and
commercial cities
Midwest
• Stretches from Nebraska to
Ohio
• Farming Region-most
productive because most of
the land is arable (fit to grow
crops)
• Which Belt is it?
– Corn Belt: Illinois and Iowa are
leading corn producers
– Dairy Belt: Wisconsin,
Minnesota, and Michigan
• Wisconsin produces more butter
and cheese than any other state
Major Cities:
• Chicago-Largest City
– 3rd largest metropolitan area
– Most important railroad hub
• Detroit
– Automobile industry
• Midwest cities located on the Great Lakes have
access to coal and iron ore
The West
• Largest and most sparsely populated
– What does that mean??
• ½ of the land area of U.S. but only ¼
of population
• Dry plateaus, deserts, and high
mountains make up the terrain
• Railroads improved the settlement
to the area
– With help from irrigation techniques
• Interior: good for
livestock and wheat
farming
• Wheat Belt:
– North/South Dakota,
Nebraska, Kansas,
Oklahoma and Colorado
• Rocky Mountains: good
for mining
• Most of the population lives in
the pacific states
• California-home to 34 million
people
– Silicon Valley-leading in computer
technology
• Alaska-largest and least dense
state
– Good for oil and fishing
• Hawaii
– Based on military bases
– Tourism!!
• Los Angeles: Largest
metropolitan area
– 2nd Largest in the country
Regions Recap
North
Smallest
Lots of people
Industry, Finance, Politics
New York-#1 Metropolitan
Area
Midwest
Farming
Corn Belt/Dairy Belt
Railroads and Automobiles
Coal and Iron Ore
Chicago-#3 Metropolitan
Area
South
Clearly the Best 
Agriculture, Foreign Cars,
Tourism
New Immigrants
Dallas-Fort WorthMetropolitan Area
West
Largest
Fewest People
Roughest Terrain/Landscape
Technology, Oil, Military, Livestock,
Wheat
Tourism
Los Angeles: #2 metropolitan area