The Geography of the United States

1. The Geography of the United States By: Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY Adapted By: Mr. Dennis Sugrue & Mrs. Melissa Sisco

2. US Geography Basics • Third largest country in the world. • Half the size of Russia. • One third the size of Africa. • Half the size of South America. • 2 ½ times the size of Western Europe.

3. Regions & Time Zones of the U. S.

4. United States Geography We will learn: 1. What maps tell us 2. The location of all the states 3. The location of major bodies of water 4. The location of major topography 5. The major regions

5. Label as many states as you can:

7. JAMESTOWN vs PLYMOUTH QUESTION: How were the locations of these early settlements similar? How might geography have affected the development of these two settlements? Label and Date Jamestown and Plymouth.

8. Label the early regions of the English colonies: 1. Southern 2. Middle 3. New England

10. Label the original 13 colonies:

12. ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES QUESTIONS What do you think the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763 was? What physical feature (not shown on this map) may have helped enforce the Proclamation? What were the northern most/ southern most colonies?

13. Territorial Expansion Which geographic feature was the boundary between the US in 1783 and the Louisiana Purchase? If the Great Plains were shown in this map, where would they mostly be located?

14. Topography

15. Topography of the US What type of map is this?

16. The Contour of the US

17. Topography of the Northeast

18. New York, New York!

19. New York’s Canals QUESTION: What was the importance of these early canals? Label the Erie Canal and Hudson.

20. Erie Canal

21. Boston: The Hotbed of Revolution

22. Philadelphia: The Birth of Liberty

23. A New England Fall The back roadsof Vermont Kancamagus Highway, Maine Covered Bridge over the Connecticut River

24. North-South Divide: The Mason-Dixon Line Charles Mason & Jeremiah Dixon: 1763-1767

25. Topography of the Southeast

26. Charleston, SC: The South’s First Port

27. New Orleans, LA: The Big Easy

28. Topography of the Midwest

29. Chicago Skyline: The “Second” City

30. The Great Plains What Americans first explored this region? Who was move into this region in the 1830s and 40s? What natural disaster happened in this region in the 1930s?

31. Topography of the West

32. Los Angeles: The City of Angels?

33. Hollywood: City of Lost Dreams

34. Waterways

35. How did these many rivers impact the development of America?

36. Name all the major bodies • of water: • Atlantic Ocean • Pacific Ocean • Mississippi River • Hudson River • St. Lawrence River • Ohio River • Erie Canal • Great Lakes • Missouri River • Colorado River • Rio Grande • Chesapeake Bay

37. Bodies of Water Great Lakes Great Salt Lake Chesapeake Bay

38. Rivers St. Lawrence R. Columbia R. Hudson R. Missouri R. Potomac R. Mississippi R. Ohio R. Colorado R. Arkansas R. Rio Grande R. Yukon R.

39. The Mississippi: America’s Great River Road • The “Big Muddy”. • Part of Louisiana Purchase 1803 w/ Port of N.O. • 2,350 miles. • Draining all or part of 31 states & 2 Canadian provinces. • Covers 40% of the U. S.

40. Mississippi Riverboat

41. The Gulf of Mexico

42. Mountains - topography

43. Label all the major mountain • ranges: • Appalachian Mountains • Rocky Mountains • Sierra Nevada • Great Plains

44. Mountains & Plateaus Adirondack Mts. Cascade Mts. Rocky Mts. Great Plains Appalachian Mts. Sierra Nevada Mts. ^ Mt. Whitney ^ Pike’s Peak ^ Mt. McKinley Alaskan Range

46. The Contour of the US

47. The Continental Divide

48. Grand Canyon

49. Plains GreatBasin Central Plains Atlantic Coastal Plains Gulf Coastal Plains

50. The Great Plains