Regions of the united States

1. Regions of the united States

2. Today – April 27th Today we are going to begin learning about the regions and physical features of the United States of America! You will be labeling two maps today. Please make sure you write neatly! You will need these to study!

5. Coloring time You will only color the region map! Please color each region a different color! Color neatly! Don’t use blue! Land cannot be blue! Glue in your physical map on pg. 76 and your region map on pg. 77

6. April 30th Today we will be talking more specifically about each of the regions we labeled yesterday! We will be taking notes on this for today and tomorrow!

7. Northeast Major cities: - new york - boston - philidelphia

8. northeast Major landforms: - Appalachian mountains - Allegheny plateau

9. northeast Major bodies of water - Atlantic ocean - lake Ontario - lake erie - Hudson river - Connecticut river - St. Lawrence river

10. northeast Interesting regional fact: - new york is the largest city in the united states Climate: • The majority of the northeast has cold winters, and hot summers but the northern areas have cold winters and warm summers. • They get about 20-40 inches of rain a year. Some areas get 40-80 inches.

11. East Major cities: - memphis - nashville - louisville - charlotte - baltimore - washingtonD.c.

12. east Major landforms: - appalachian Mountains Major bodies of water: - atlantic ocean - chesapeake bay

13. east Interesting regional fact: - washington, d.c. is the only us city that is not part of a state Climate: - this area has cool winters and hot summers. - the majority of this area gets between 40 to 80 inches of rain per year.

14. southeast Major cities: - jacksonville - new orleans - atlanta

15. southeast Major landforms: - florida peninsula - gulf coastal plain Major bodies of water: - atlantic ocean - gulf of mexico - mississippi River

16. southeast Interesting regional facts: - Mississippi river is the second longest river in the United states behind the Missouri river. Climate: - this area gets between 40 to 80 inches of rain per year. - the southern portion of this area has warm winters and hot summers the northern area of this region has cool winters and hot summers.

17. southwestern Major cities: - oklahoma city - dallas/fort worth - san Antonio - Houston - Austin - el paso - phoenix

18. southwestern Major landforms: - rocky mountains - great plains - llano estacado Major bodies of water: - gulf of mexico - riogrande river - red river

19. southwestern Interesting regional fact: - texas is the second largest us state. Climate: - in the northern areas of arizona and new mexico they have cold winters and warm summers. - in the remainder of the region some have warm winters and others have cool winters but they have hot summers. - The rainfall amounts in this area vary as well. In arizona and new mexico rainfall ranges from 0 to 20 inches per year. In Texas and oklahoma rainfall ranges from 10 to 40 inches a year.

20. midwest Major cities: - chicago - milwaukee - detroit - columbus - indianapolis

21. midwest Major landforms: - great plains Major bodies of water: - great lakes - mississippi river - missouri river

22. midwest Interesting regional fact: - parts of this region is the largest producer of corn in the country. - lake superior is the largest lake in north america and the 2nd largest in the world. Climate: - the northern portion of this region experiences cold winters while the southern portion experiences cool winters. The northern area has warm summers where the southern area has hot summers. - This area receives between 10 to 40 inches of rain per year. - the southern areas of illinois, indiana, ohio and missouri receive between 40 to 80 inches per year.

23. west Major cities: - san jose - san francisco - los angeles - San diego - denver

24. west Major landforms: - rocky mountains - sierra nevada Major bodies of water: - pacific ocean - great salt lake - colorado river

25. west Interesting regional fact: - death valley, in california, has the lowest rainfall in the united states. - wyoming has the smallest population of any state. Climate: - some area have cold winters and warm summers while other have warm/cool winters and hot summers. - The rainfall in this region varies. There are some areas in each state that receive 20 to 40 inches of rain per year. Other areas receive between 0 to 20 inches per year.

26. northwest Major cities: - Seattle - portland - boise

27. northwest Major landforms: - cascade range - rocky mountains Major bodies of water: - pacific ocean - missouri river

28. northwest Climate: - The coastal regions of this area receive 40 to 80 inches of rain per year. Some areas are over 80 inches per year. The remainder of this region’s rainfall ranges from 10 to 40 inches per year. - the majority of this region has cold winters and warm summers. There are some areas that experience hot summers.

29. pacific Major landforms: - alaska range - brooks range Major bodies of water: - Yukon river - pacific ocean Interesting regional fact: - Alaska is the largest state

30. pacific Climate: Hawaii – always hot and the receive 40 to 80 inches of rain a year some areas are over 80 Alaska – some areas are always cold while others have cold winters and warm summers. Rainfall varies from 0 to 80 inches of rain per year.

31. Today – May 1st

32. Shoe box project You and your group will be putting together a shoe box project of your assigned region. You will put things in the shoe box that a person would find in your region. You cannot have any words or phrases! Only objects! Please do not put anything in the box that will spoil. When everyone has finished their shoe box we will walk around the room and you will take a shoe box quiz! You will have to determine which box goes with each region!

33. Shoe box project • Decide who will bring an empty shoe box. • Decide what should go into the shoe box. • Talk about the materials you will need. • Determine who will bring what!! • All materials must be here !!!