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 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 RegionMaineNew HampshireVermontMassachusettsRhode IslandConnecticutNew YorkNew JerseyPennsylvaniaDelawareMaryland

Midwest RegionOhioMichiganIndianaWisconsinIllinoisMissouriIowaMinnesotaNorth DakotaSouth DakotaNebraskaKansas

Southeast RegionWest VirginiaVirginiaNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaGeorgiaFloridaKentuckyTennesseeAlabamaMississippiArkansasLouisiana

Southwest Region

OklahomaTexasNew MexicoArizona

West RegionAlaskaHawaiiMontanaWyomingColoradoUtahIdahoWashingtonOregonNevadaCalifornia

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