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2. From Sea to Shining Sea • The United states stretches 2,807 miles across the middle part of North America • 48 contiguous states • Contiguous- areas that are joined together inside a common boundary • Other 2 states- Alaska and Hawaii • Hawaii- 2400 miles SW of California • These states touch the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Pacific Ocean • A vast, scenic land • The U.S. is the third largest country in the world • Russia and Canada are larger

5. Five Main Physical Regions • Coastal plains • Appalachian mountains • Interior plains • The Mountains and The Plateaus • The Pacific Coast

7. Coastal Plains Region • Coastal plains- broad lowland runs along the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States • Eastern lowlands- called the Atlantic Coastal Plain • Gulf Coastal Plain- border the Gulf of Mexico • Houston, New Orleans • Atlantic Coastal plain- excellent harbors, growth of shipping ports • NY City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington D.C.- make up a megalopolis- continuous line of settlement • Megalopolis- pattern of heavy urban settlement over a large area

10. Google Earth

11. Gulf Coast Livin’ • The Cajun Experience: • http://www.history.com/shows/swamp-people/videos/playlists/web-exclusives#the-cajun-experience • Swamp People: • http://www.history.com/shows/swamp-people/videos/playlists/web-exclusives#the-season-begins • 1:31-1:35

12. Bell-ringer • What are the two separate areas of the Coastal Plains Region

14. Appalachian Mountains Region • Appalachian Mountains- hilly, fertile Piedmont area • Run from eastern Canada to Alabama- oldest mountains on the continent • Rounded peak show their age- erosion wore them down • Highest peak- Mount Mitchell- in North Carolina, 6,684 feet

19. Mountain People • Mountain Talk • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXghKHHzlXQ&feature=related • Music of the Mountains • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVMi3MH0uRU&feature=relmfu • 0:33-6:00

20. A “Hill-billy” • Hillbilly is a term referring to certain people who dwell in rural, mountainous areas of the United States, primarily Appalachia but also the Ozarks. Owing to its strongly stereotypical connotations, the term is frequently considered derogatory, and so is usually offensive to those Americans of Appalachian heritage. • The Appalachian region was largely settled in the 18th century by the Scotch-Irish, the majority of whom originated in the lowlands of Scotland. Harkins believes the most credible theory of the term's origin is that it derives from the linkage of two older Scottish expressions, "hill-folk" and "billie" which was a synonym for "fellow", similar to "guy" or "bloke".

22. Interior Plains Region • Two parts- Central Lowland and Great Plains • Central Lowland- east of the Mississippi River • Grassy hills, rolling flatlands, thick forests • Fertile land- great farm production • Important waterways • Great Lakes- largest group of freshwater lakes in the world, formed by glaciers over tens of thousands of years • Lake Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario • Great Plains- west of the Mississippi River • Neat fields of grain and grassy pastures- checkerboard pattern • About 500 miles wide and stretch from Canada to Mexico • Fostered millions of buffalo and Native Americans

25. What’s In The Plains? • Weather In The MidWest • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJlPTU_kmk8 • Great Plains Beauty • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQKwzhEXLEo • Gone Fishin’ • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVXJnAx1JKo&feature=relmfu

26. Mountains and Plateau Region • Rocky Mountains- run from Alaska to Mexico • Continental Divide- ridge that runs on top of mountains • Separates rivers that flow west toward the Pacific from those that flow East toward the Mississippi River • West- Colorado, Snake, Columbia River • East- Missouri, Platte, Arkansas Red River • Plateaus, canyons, deserts- between the rockies and pacific coast • Plateau- area of flatland that rise above the land around it • Canyon- deep valley with steep sides- Grand Canyon

27. Yellowstone Untouched • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iaSlZE-Wxs

38. Pacific Coast Region • Contains two other mountain ranges • Cascade Range- reaches from Washington State south to California • Volcanoes formed these high peaks, some still erupt • Sierra Nevada Range- along California’s Eastern side • Nevada- means snow covered in Spanish • Willamette Valley- fertile valley in Oregon- many of fruits and veggies come from this valley that we eat • Central Valley- fertile valley in California- many of fruits and veggies come from this valley that we eat

46. Alaska • Mountain ranges form a semi-circle • Mount McKinley- tallest mountain in North America- 20,320 feet high • Northern part of state- borders on the frigid arctic ocean- close to Russia • Most people live along Southern coastal plain or in Central Yukon River Valley • Innuets, Eskimos

50. A Glimpse At North American NativesCapturing A Narwhal: http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/human-planet-capturing-a-narwhal.htmlTunneling Beneath The Ice:http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/human-planet-tunneling-beneath-the-ice.html