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Regions
• It is home to
“Motor City”
• Midwest
Regions
• It is one of the
fastest growing
regions of the
United States.
• South
Regions
• Congress created
several national
parks in this region
to help preserve
the wilderness
• West
Regions
• Rich fertile soil
made this a good
farming region in
the past. Today
the economy is
based more on
industry.
• South
Regions
• Most immigrants
entering the U.S.
from the 1890s to
the 1940s arrived
at Ellis Island in
this region of the
country.
• Northeast
Regions
• Its biggest city is
Chicago.
• Midwest
Regions
• It has a long chain
of coastal cities
that make up a
megalopolis.
• West
Regions
• It is the most
densely populated
region of the
United States
• Northeast
Regions
• Engineers built
dams and
hydroelectric
plants in this
region to provide
water and power to
its cities
• West
Regions
• It is often called
the “Heartland”
because it is the
nation’s
agricultural center.
• Midwest
Regions
• The forty-niners
were looking for
gold in this region
• West
Regions
• It is nicknamed the
“Sunbelt” – its
• South
warm climate
attracts people to
the region.
Physical Features
• a fertile, hilly area
between the
Atlantic Coastal
Plain and the
Appalachian
Mountains
• Piedmont
Physical Features
• State that is
located on the
North American
continent but is
not part of the
contiguous U.S.
• Alaska
Physical Features
• Deep valleys with
steep sides that
have worn through
rock
• canyon
Physical Features
• A high ridge of the
Rocky Mountains
that determines
the direction that
rivers flow in
North America
• Continental Divide
Physical Features
• Oldest mountains
in North America
that run from
eastern Canada to
Alabama
• Appalachian
Mountains
Physical Features
• The river that
flows 2,300 miles
from Minnesota to
the Gulf of Mexico
• Mississippi River
Physical Features
• Area of the United
States that has a
tropical climate
• Southern Florida
Physical Features
• A major source of
hydroelectric
power for both
Canada and the
United States
• Niagara Falls
Physical Features
• The vast prairie
located west of
the Mississippi
River
• Great Plains
Physical Features
• An almost
continuous line of
settlement of the
Atlantic coastal
cities and their
suburbs
• megalopolis
Physical Features
• A group of
mountain ranges
that run side by
side
• cordillera
Physical Features
• The mountain
range that begins
in Alaska and runs
south to New
Mexico
• Rocky Mountains
Cities
• Center for goods
and people going to
and from Central
and South America
• Miami, Florida
Cities
• The largest city in
the Midwest
• Chicago, Illinois
Cities
• Cheap electricity
attracted many
manufacturing
industries to this
city
• Portland, Oregon
Cities
• “Motor City USA”
• Detroit, Michigan
Cities
• Birthplace of Jazz
• New Orleans,
Louisiana
Cities
• Located in the
Silicon Valleyhome to the
computer industry
• San Jose,
California
Cities
• Home to 20
colleges and
universities and
many historical
sites
• Boston,
Massachusetts
Cities
• Home to the
nation’s leaders
and diplomats
• Washington D.C.
Cities
• Hosted the 1996
Olympics – home to
Coca Cola
• Atlanta, Georgia
Cities
• The Declaration of
Independence and
the Constitution
were signed in this
city
• Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Cities
• Located on the
Mississippi River
and is considered
the “Gateway to
the West”
• St. Louis, Missouri
Cities
• Home to the
United Nations
• New York City