fasten your seatbelts we’re off on a cross country road trip!

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Fasten your seatbelts we’re off on a cross country road trip!

We’re headed across the U.S.A.

The United States of America

The United States of America

•Population: 281,421,906 •Capital: Washington, D.C.•Bird: American Eagle

The United States is a SYSTEM that can be broken into 5 major parts or regions.

What is a REGION?

•places that have similar characteristics that make them different from surrounding areas

•What are some things that might define a region?

Compass Rose

•A compass rose helps us give a name to the regions

Let’s start with a map of the

entire U.S.A.

United States Regions

Northeast Region

Midwest Region

Southeast Region

Southwest Region

West Region

The United States is a SYSTEM that can be broken into 5 major parts or regions.

•Northeast Region•Midwest Region•Southeast Region•Southwest Region

•West Region

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