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