USA REGIONS BOOK

Name: _____________________________________________ __/__/20__ Core: 1--2--3--4

Directions:

• Label each state withit's correctabbreviation.

• Color each region thelisted color.

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OR

CA

ID

NV

AZNM

UT CO

WY

MT ND

SD

NE

KS

OK

TX

MN

IA

MO

AR

LA

WI

IL IDOH

KYTN

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GA

FL

NC

VAWV

PA

NY

ME

VTNH

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DE

MD NJ

AK

HI

Population: 329,467,210 

Capital: Washington, D.C.

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• Rocky Mountains• Rio Grande River• Colorado River-carved

Grand Canyon-erosion• Colorado Plateau• Grand Canyon- 277 miles

long and 18 miles wide• Sonoran & Chihuahuan

Deserts• Central Plains-farms &

ranches

• major industries are mining, technology, oil, and space travel

• minerals-copper, gold, silver, and uranium

• oil-fossil fuel-"Black Gold"-non-renewable

• farming-chili pepper, peanuts, beans, and corn

• hottest region• very little rainfall• mild/long spring and fall• short winter• hot/dry summer• eastern part-some

farming• western part- deserts/

hot/dry• driest region• droughts and

heatwaves

southwest

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Miscellaneous Info

• low population density• strong Spanish

American and Native American influences/features

• dramatic landscapes• parts once belonged to

Mexico

• Grand Canyon-Arizona• Taos Pueblo-Native

American settlement-New Mexico

• Monument Valley and Antelope Canyon-Navajo Tribal Park-Utah/Arizona

Size:

__________________________574,076 sq miles # of States: __________________________4 Population: __________________________39.7 million Major Cities: Houston, Phoenix, & Dallas__________________________

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• cotton, fruit, sugar, peanuts, pine, & coal

• oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico

• furniture, lumber, & paper• fertile soil• fishing in Atlantic Ocean

and Gulf of Mexico

• flat plain-Atlantic Coastal Plain

• forest, swamps, & farmland• Piedmont-125 wide plateau-

good farming (cotton & tobacco)

• Bluegrass Region-KY, TN, AL (tobacco & dairy)

• Appalachian Mts• Mississippi River

• service economy & high-tech industries

• farmers• fishermen• oil workers• poorest region

• warm wet climate

• mild/humid winters

• tropical storms & hurricanes

southEast ! Attractions

Natural Resources

Miscellaneous Info

Size: 566,452 sq. miles__________________________ # of States: 12__________________________Population: 81.4 million__________________________Major Cities:Mr iami, Atlanta, & New O__________________________leans

• South Beach-Florida• Georgia Aquarium• Walt Disney World• Evergades-Florida

• Atlantic Ocean to Gulf of Mexico

• famous for sandy coastal beaches & mild humid climate

• known for past plantations

• nickname DIXIE• "Bible Belt"

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Natural Resources• Large forests• farming=cranberries,

blueberries, potatoes• cattle (milk, cheese)• fish & seafood• aquaculture-raising fish on

farms• granite-building• iron ore-steel

• Appalachian Mrs-Canandato Alabama--old mountains--forests and low hills

• Atlantic Coastal Plain--pine trees--fertile soil

• many watersheds• Rivers--Hudson, Susquehanna,

Delaware, Connecticut, & Ohio• Lakes Ontario and Erie

• most economically developed

• mining• steel manufacturing

• four distinct seasons• cold winters-lots of

snow• warm humid

summers• blizzards and ice-

storms• climate influenced

by the Atlantic Ocean, Great Lakes, & Appalachian Mts

Northeast ! Attractions

Natural Resources

Miscellaneous Info

Size: __________________________ # of States: __________________________ Population: __________________________ Major Cities: __________________________

• birthplace of the country

• Freedom Trail-Massachusetts

• Niagara Waterfalls• New York City• Acadia National Park

Maine

• smallest region• known for it's history,

culture, and natural beauty

• densely populated• many large cities• 85% of people live in

urban (city) areas• New York City is the

largest city in the USA

195.343 sq. miles

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63 million

New York City, Boston, Washington D.C., Philadelphia

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Geography/Landforms

Economy/Jobs Climate

Natural Resources• Great Plains-dry• Badlands• Central Lowlands-flat, wet,

area, great soil for farming • Appalachian and Ozark

Plateaus• Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi

Rivers• Great Lakes--transportation

and tourism• Missouri River is the largest in

the USA

• manufacturing and faming

• airplane, automobile, and steel production

• farming-corn and wheat

• water, fertile soil, lumber and minerals

• corn, wheat, soybean• dairy farms• minerals-lead, iron, copper,

coal, and limestone

• dry• mild and pleasant summers• very cold winters• floods and tornado are

common natural disasters

Midwest

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Miscellaneous Info

Size: __________________________ # of States: __________________________ Population: __________________________ Major Cities: __________________________

• America's Heartland• Tornado Alley• largest producer of

corn• most fertile farmland in

the world

821,037 sq. miles

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67.7 million

Chicago, Detroit, and Minneapolis

• Indianapolis Speedway• Chicago• Mt Rushmore, SD• Gateway Arch, St.

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Natural Resources• agriculture- lettuce, potatoes,

apples• livestock/cattle• fishing-Pacific Ocean• minerals-gold, silver, zinc,

copper

• Rocky Mountains--backbone of the Americas--3,00 miles long, largest mountains in USA

• Coastal Ranges• Inter-mountain Region• Colorado and Columbian

Plateaus• Great Basin• Mojave and Sonoran Deserts• Death Valley-Mojave Desert

• mines • farming• ranching• fishing

• lots of different climates• lots of rain• mild summers• Rocky Mountain areas

get cold snowy winters• ALASKA-short/hot

summer and long cold winter

• HAWAII-warm and stable temps

west

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Miscellaneous Info

Size: __________________________ # of States: __________________________ Population: __________________________ Major Cities: __________________________

• largest area• includes Hawaii and Alaska

1,637,671 sq. miles

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66.4 million

Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle

• Yellowstone--oldest National Park, established 1872, 250 active geysers

• Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco

• Las Vegas, NV• Yosemite National Park, CA