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US Regions

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

REGIONS OF USA

NORTHEAST

  • Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont
  • New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts
  • Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey

NORTHEAST

  • Constitution was adopted here
  • Home to most of the nations early colleges
  • Columbia, Princeton, Yale
  • Mainly catholic due to Irish and Italian immigration

NORTHEAST

  • New York is largest city
  • Independence hall in Philly

SOUTH

SOUTH

  • Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas
  • Louisiana, Miss., Alabama, Georgia,
  • Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina,
  • Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia,
  • Delaware, Maryland

SOUTH

  • Home to many Indian tribes
  • First to meet settlers
  • Confederacy: 11 states withdrew from union
  • Civil war followed
  • Texas is the only state to declare independence

SOUTH

  • African American influence in food
  • Mexican influence in food and religion
  • Cuban influence in music

SOUTH

  • Many southern states are part of the Sunbelt
  • Tropical weather due to the Gulf of Mexico
  • Mississippi River:large river basin
  • Appalachian mountains: highest landform east of Mississippi
  • Home to Washington D.C.

SOUTH

  • Bentonville, Ark. Sam Walton's first Walmart
  • Corbin, Kentucky 1st KFC
  • Louisville, Kentucky Louisville slugger
  • Atlanta home to Coke
  • Kennedy space center in Florida

MIDWEST

MIDWEST

  • North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska
  • Kansas, Minnesota, Indiana, Missouri,
  • Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Ohio

MIDWEST

  • Land grants were given to settlers to move West
  • Heavy German immigration
  • Mississippi brings trade to region
  • Erie Canal another trade route
  • Great Lakes: largest supply of fresh water in world

MIDWEST

  • Black hills in South Dakota
  • Chicago, Detroit, Cincinnati,
  • Mount Rushmore

WEST

WEST

  • Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana
  • Wyoming, California, Nevada, Utah
  • Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Alaska,
  • Hawaii

WEST

  • Last frontier: manifest destiny
  • California gold rush 1849
  • Native American reservations

WEST

  • Hispanic influence
  • Indian influence
  • Asian influence

WEST

  • Rocky Mountains: tallest in US
  • Hollywood, California
  • San Francisco, Cali
  • Seattle, Wash.
  • Las Vegas, Nevada

WEST

  • Yosemite national park, Cali
  • Denver, Colorado
  • Grand Canyon
  • Yellowstone, Wyoming