Regional Geography of The United States & The Word

1. Regional Geography of The United States & The Word Understanding Economics Though Geography

2. What & Why We Are Doing This… • U.S. Students have poor geography skills • In Economics, you need to understand where people and products come from and where they move to and from • You don’t want to be like this: • Jimmy Kimmel- Can you name a country?

3. Your Focus for Today • It is ok if you don’t know or remember some of this information • You will use the maps you have to begin to fill in the maps to review for future work and quizzes on this

4. Name That Continent 6 Europe 1 4 North America Asia 2 Africa 3 South America 5 Australia 7 Antarctica

5. The Four Oceans 4 Arctic 1 Atlantic 2 Pacific 3 Indian

6. Large Bodies of Water • The location of the United States, with its Atlantic and Pacific coasts, has provided access to other areas of the world. • The Atlantic Ocean served as the highway for explorers, early settlers, and later immigrants. • The Pacific Ocean was an early exploration route. • The Gulf of Mexico provided the French and Spanish with exploration routes to Mexico and other parts of America. • Bodies of water support interaction among regions, form borders, and create links to other areas.

7. The United StatesWhere are The Appalachian Mountains, the Rocky Mountains, The Mississippi River and The Great Lakes? Great Lakes Rocky Mountains Appalachian Mountains Mississippi River The Gulf of Mexico

8. 1 Name That Region 4 2 6 Rocky Mountains (CONTINENTAL DIVIDE) 3 West Coast Mid West North East (New England) 5 South West South East

9. Economic Regions: The Belts Snow Belt Great Plains Corn Belt Rust Belt Corn Belt Sun Belt Cotton Belt

10. North American Waterways Columbia River Missouri River Great Lakes OHIO RIVER Colorado River Rio Grande River Mississippi River

11. Historical Importance of Waterways • The Ohio River was the gateway to the west. • Inland port cities grew in the Midwest along the Great Lakes. • The Mississippi and Missouri Rivers were the transportation arteries for farm and industrial products. They were links to ports and other parts of the world. • The Columbia River was explored by Lewis and Clark. • The Colorado River was explored by the Spanish. • The Rio Grande forms the border with Mexico.

12. Where This Will Go… • You will have to know and review the following for upcoming quizzes: • States and Capitals • North American Waterways • Regions • The Belt Regions • Continents • Oceans