Regions of the united
States
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!
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
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!
Northeast
Major cities:
- new york
- boston
- philidelphia
northeast
Major landforms:
- Appalachian mountains
- Allegheny plateau
northeast
Major bodies of water
- Atlantic ocean
- lake Ontario
- lake erie
- Hudson river
- Connecticut river
- St. Lawrence river
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.
East
Major cities:
- memphis
- nashville
- louisville
- charlotte
- baltimore
- washington D.c.
east
Major landforms:
- appalachian Mountains
Major bodies of water:
- atlantic ocean
- chesapeake bay
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.
southeast
Major cities:
- jacksonville
- new orleans
- atlanta
southeast
Major landforms:
- florida peninsula
- gulf coastal plain
Major bodies of water:
- atlantic ocean
- gulf of mexico
- mississippi River
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.
southwestern
Major cities:
- oklahoma city
- dallas/fort worth
- san Antonio
- Houston
- Austin
- el paso
- phoenix
southwestern
Major landforms:
- rocky mountains
- great plains
- llano estacado
Major bodies of water:
- gulf of mexico
- rio grande river
- red river
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.
midwest
Major cities:
- chicago
- milwaukee
- detroit
- columbus
- indianapolis
midwest
Major landforms:
- great plains
Major bodies of water:
- great lakes
- mississippi river
- missouri river
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.
west
Major cities:
- san jose
- san francisco
- los angeles
- San diego
- denver
west
Major landforms:
- rocky mountains
- sierra nevada
Major bodies of water:
- pacific ocean
- great salt lake
- colorado river
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.
northwest
Major cities:
- Seattle
- portland
- boise
northwest
Major landforms:
- cascade range
- rocky mountains
Major bodies of water:
- pacific ocean
- missouri river
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.
pacific
Major landforms:
- alaska range
- brooks range
Major bodies of water:
- Yukon river
- pacific ocean
Interesting regional fact:
- Alaska is the largest state
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.
Today – May 1st
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!
Shoe box project
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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 !!!