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The United States of America
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Population:
315,341,729 (Feb 2013)
Capital:
Washington, D.C.
Independence Date
July 4th 1776
National Bird:
American Eagle
National Anthem and who wrote it
The Star Spangled Banner ; Francis Scott Key
National Flower
Rose
National Tree
Oak
The United States of America FLAG
USA – 13 colonies
USA Time Zones
The United States is a SYSTEM that can be broken into 5
major parts or regions.
Compass Rose
A compass rose helps us give a
name to the regions
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
State map quiz
State Map Quiz - 2
States Largest Smallest Area
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Largest States by Area
# State
Sq Miles
1 Alaska
663,267.26
2 Texas
268,580.82
3 California
163,695.57
4 Montana
147,042.40
5 New Mexico
121,589.48
6 Arizona
113,998.30
Smallest States by Area
# State
Sq Miles
50 Rhode Island
1,545.05
49 Delaware
2,489.27
48 Connecticut
5,543.33
47 New Jersey
8,721.30
46 New Hampshire 9,349.94
45 Vermont
9,614.26
Cities of USA by population 2011
1 New York
2 Los Angeles
3 Chicago
4 Houston
5 Philadelphia
6 Phoenix
7 San Antonio
8 San Diego
9 Dallas
10 San Jose
11 Jacksonville
12 Indianapolis
13 Austin
14 San Francisco
15 Columbus
16 Fort Worth
17 Charlotte
18 Detroit
19 El Paso
20 Memphis
21 Boston
22 Seattle
23 Denver
24 Baltimore
25 Washington
26 Nashville
27 Louisville
28 Milwaukee
29 Portland
30 Oklahoma City
New York
California
Illinois
Texas
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Texas
California
Texas
California
Florida
Indiana
Texas
California
Ohio
Texas
North Carolina
Michigan
Texas
Tennessee
Massachusetts
Washington
Colorado
Maryland
District of Columbia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Oregon
Oklahoma
8,244,910
3,819,702
2,707,120
2,145,146
1,536,471
1,469,471
1,359,758
1,326,179
1,223,229
967,487
827,908
827,609
820,611
812,826
797,434
758,738
751,087
706,585
665,568
652,050
625,087
620,778
619,968
619,493
617,996
609,644
602,011
597,867
593,820
591,967
31 Las Vegas
32 Albuquerque
33 Tucson
34 Fresno
35 Sacramento
36 Long Beach
37 Kansas City
38 Mesa
39 Virginia Beach
40 Atlanta
41 Colorado Springs
42 Raleigh
43 Omaha
44 Miami
45 Tulsa
46 Oakland
47 Cleveland
48 Minneapolis
49 Wichita
50 Arlington
51 New Orleans
52 Bakersfield
53 Tampa
54 Anaheim
55 Honolulu
56 Aurora
57 Santa Ana
58 St. Louis
59 Riverside
60 Corpus Christi
Nevada
New Mexico
Arizona
California
California
California
Missouri
Arizona
Virginia
Georgia
Colorado
North Carolina
Nebraska
Florida
Oklahoma
California
Ohio
Minnesota
Kansas
Texas
Louisiana
California
Florida
California
Hawaii
Colorado
California
Missouri
California
Texas
589,317
552,804
525,796
501,362
472,178
465,576
463,202
446,518
442,707
432,427
426,388
416,468
415,068
408,750
396,466
395,817
393,806
387,753
384,445
373,698
360,740
352,428
346,037
341,361
340,936
332,354
329,427
318,069
310,651
307,953
USA
 What is the largest city by population in USA?
 New York City
 What is the largest capital city by population in USA?
 Phoenix
 What is the largest city by area in continental USA (48
states)
 Jacksonville – FL
 What is the largest capital city by area in continental USA?
 Oklahoma City – Oklahoma
 What is the only state named after a president?
 Washington
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Smallest state by area? Name 1, 2, 3
RI, DE, CT, NJ, NH, VT
Largest State by area?
AK, TX, CA, MT, NM, AZ
Highest population state – top 5
CA, TX, NY, FL, IL, PA
Lowest population state – lowest 5
WY, VT, ND, AK, SD
State with the most coastline – top 4
AK - 6,640m ; FL – 1350 ; CA – 840 ; HI – 750
State population estimate 2012
States Highest Population
States Lowest Population
California
38,041,430
Wyoming
576,412
Texas
26,059,203
Vermont
626,011
New York
19,570,261
North Dakota
699,628
Alaska
731,449
South Dakota
833,354
Florida
19,317,568
Illinois
12,875,255
Delaware
917,092
Pennsylvania
12,763,536
Montana
1,005,141
Ohio
11,544,225
Rhode Island
1,050,292
Georgia
9,919,945
New Hampshire
1,320,718
Michigan
9,883,360
Maine
1,329,192
North Carolina
9,752,073
Hawaii
1,392,313
New Jersey
8,864,590
Idaho
1,595,728
Largest Metropolitan Areas
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1) New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA - 21,976,224
2) Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA - 17,775,984
3) Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI - 9,725,317
4) Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV - 8,211,213
5) Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH - 7,465,634
6) San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA - 7,228,948
7) Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD - 6,382,714
8) Dallas-Fort Worth, TX - 6,359,758
9) Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX - 5,641,077
10) Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL - 5,478,667
State Nicknames & Capitals
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How many eyes, stars, gardens, birds, animals, mountains , trees, landmarks, …
State Abbreviations
What is the state that borders max number of states?
MO & TN
MO – Missouri is bounded on the north by Iowa; on the east, across the Mississippi
River, by Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee; on the south by Arkansas; and on the
west by Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska
TN - Kentucky and Virginia to the north, North Carolina to the east, Georgia,
Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, and Arkansas and Missouri to the West
Most state names start with alphabetical letter?
M and N – What are they?
MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT
NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY
Latest States that have been added to United States
HI – 1959, AK – 1959, AZ – 1912, NM – 1912, OK – 1907,
Unites States by Statehood order
State Capitals
Continental Divide
The natural boundary line
separating waters that flow into
the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of
Mexico from those that flow into
the Pacific Ocean.
It runs north-south from Alaska
to northwestern South America.
Rivers without labels
Rivers with labels
Rivers
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River: Missouri River
Source: Jefferson River, Montana
River: Mississippi River
Source: Lake Itasca, Minnesota
River: Yukon River
Source: Atlin Lake, BC, Canada
River: Rio Grande
Source: Canby Mountain, Colorado
River: Colorado River
Source: La Poudre Pass, Colorado
River: Arkansas River
Source: Rocky Mountains, Colorado
River: Columbia River
Source: Columbia lake, BC, Canada
River: Red River
Source: Buck Creek, Oklahoma
River: Snake River
Source: Rocky Mountains, Wyoming
River: Ohio River
Source: Allegheny River, Pennsylvania
Mouth: Mississippi River, Missouri
Mouth: Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana
Mouth: Bering Sea, Alaska
Mouth: Gulf of Mexico, Texas
Mouth: Gulf of California, Baja California-Sonora
Mouth: Mississippi River, Arkansas
Mouth: Pacific Ocean, Oregon-Washington
Mouth: Atchafalaya & Mississippi Rivers, Louisiana
Mouth: Columbia River, Washington
Mouth: Mississippi River, Illinois-Kentucky
Rivers – Source & Mouth
Rivers in Length 1 - 10
1. Missouri, 2,540 miles (mouth - Mississippi River)
2. Mississippi, 2,340 miles (mouth - Gulf of Mexico)
3. Yukon, 1,980 miles (mouth - Bering Sea)
4. Rio Grande, 1,900 miles (mouth - Gulf of Mexico)
5. St. Lawrence, 1,900 miles (mouth - Gulf of St. Lawrence)
6. Arkansas, 1,460 miles (mouth - Mississippi River)
7. Colorado, 1,450 miles (mouth - Gulf of California)
8. Red, 1,290 miles (mouth - Mississippi River)
9. Brazos, 1,280 miles (mouth - Gulf of Mexico)
10. Columbia, 1,240 miles (mouth - Pacific Ocean)
Missouri River - map
Missouri River – map
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Mississippi River Map
Mississippi River Basin
Rivers
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Communities along the Mississippi river
Minneapolis-Saint Paul
St. Louis
Memphis
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Quad Cities, IA-IL
St. Cloud, MN
La Crosse, WI
Cape Girardeau–Jackson MO-IL
Dubuque, IA
Great Lakes
Great Lakes can be
remembered
using the word
“HOMES”
H – Huron
O – Ontario
M – Michigan
E – Erie
S – Superior
Great Lakes
Great Lakes – by surface Area
 1) Lake Superior
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Surface Area: 31,700 square miles (82,103 sq km)
Location: Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ontario, Canada
2) Lake Huron
Surface Area: 23,000 square miles (59,570 sq km)
Location: Michigan and Ontario, Canada
3) Lake Michigan
Surface Area: 22,300 square miles (57,757 sq km)
Location: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin
4) Lake Erie
Surface Area: 9,910 square miles (25,666 sq km)
Location: Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Ontario,
Canada
5) Lake Ontario
Surface Area: 7,340 square miles (19,010 sq km)
Location: New York and Ontario, Canada
Lakes
Lakes – others
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Great Salt Lake
Surface Area: 2,117 square miles (5,483 sq km)
Location: Utah
Lake of the Woods
Surface Area: 1,485 square miles (3,846 sq km)
Location: Minnesota and Manitoba and Ontario, Canada
Iliamna Lake
Surface Area: 1,014 square miles (2,626 sq km)
Location: Alaska
Lake Oahe
Surface Area: 685 square miles (1,774 sq km)
Location: North Dakota and South Dakota
Note: This is a man-made lake.
Lake Okeechobee
Surface Area: 662 square miles (1,714 sq km)
Location: Florida
Mountains
Mountains
Mountains
 Appalachian Mountains: The Appalachians, about 1,500
miles in length, extend from central Alabama in the U.S. up
through the New England states and the Canadian provinces
of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Quebec.
 The highest point is Mt. Mitchell in North Carolina at 6,684
ft (2,037 m)
 The Cascade Range along the West Coast of the United
States extend from Canada into the US states of Washington,
Oregon, and California. These mountains were formed as
part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, and have volcanoes,
including Mount St. Helens and Lassen.
Mountains
 Alaska Range: Mountains of south-central Alaska that
extend from the Alaska Peninsula to the border of the
Yukon Territory, Canada.
 Rocky Mountains: The Rocky Mountains, about 3,000
miles in length, extend from the U.S State of New Mexico
up through the western United States and on into the
northernmost reaches of Canada's British Columbia.
 Sierra Nevada: The Sierra Nevada mountains, located in
the states of California and Nevada, are about 400 miles
long. The name Sierra Nevada is Spanish for "snowy
mountains," because of the snow-capped peaks of the
range. Many of the mountains are formed of granite, and
shaped by glaciers.
Mountains
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Highest peak in USA
Mt Mckinley 20,320 ft – Top ten peaks are in Alaska
Highest peak in continental USA
Mt Whitney - 14,505 ft
Second highest peak in USA
Mt St Elias – 18,009 ft
Second highest peak in continental USA
Mount Elbert – 14,440 ft, located 10 miles southwest of Leadville,
Colorado
Highest peak in Appalachian range
Mt Mitchell – 6,684 ft - Mount Mitchell is located near Burnsville in Yancey
County, North Carolina, in the Black Mountain subrange of the
Appalachians
Highest peak in Cascade range
Mt Rainier – 14,417 ft – Washington State - Mt. Rainier is considered one
of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world
Highest peak in Rocky Mountains
Mt Elbert - 14,440 ft
Deserts
 What are the 4 major deserts in USA?
 The Great Basin Desert, Mojave Desert, Sonoran Desert,
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What is the only cold desert?
The Great Basin Desert
What are the other deserts?
Hot deserts
Major Deserts of USA
Great Basin Desert
Mojave Desert
Sonoran Desert
Chihuahuan Desert
Deserts
 Three of these deserts -- the Chihuahuan, the Sonoran
and the Mojave -- are called "hot deserts," because of
their high temperatures during the long summer and
because the evolutionary affinities of their plant life are
largely with the subtropical plant communities to
the south.
 The Great Basin Desert is called a "cold desert" because it
is generally cooler and its dominant plant life is not
subtropical in origin.
National parks on the map
National Parks
 How many national parks in USA
 59
 Which States have the most number of national parks – top 4
 California - 9 , Alaska - 8, Utah-5 , Colarado-4
 Largest National Park – top 10
 Smallest National Park
 Largest National Park in continental USA
 Death Valley National Park, California & Nevada
 Second and Third largest National Park in continental USA
 Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Montana & Idaho - 2,219,791 acres
Everglades National Park, Florida - 1,508,538 acres
 Top ten national parks in area, where are most of them located
 Most visited National Park
 Smokey Mountains, followed by Grand Canyon
National Parks by order
 Yellowstone - Wyoming, Montana, Idaho - March 1, 1872
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- 2,219,790.71 acres (8,983.2 km2)
Sequoia - California - September 25, 1890 - 404,051.17
acres (1,635.1 km2)
Yosemite - California - October 1, 1890 - 761,266.19 acres
(3,080.7 km2)
Mount Rainier - Washington - March 2, 1899 - 235,625.00
acres (953.5 km2)
Crater Lake - Oregon
- May 22, 1902 - 183,224.05
acres (741.5 km2)
National parks – latest additions
 Pinnacles - California - January 10, 2013 - 26,605.73
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Great Sand Dunes - Colorado - September 13, 2004 42,983.74 acres (173.9 km2)
Congaree - South Carolina - November 10, 2003 26,545.86 acres (107.4 km2)
Cuyahoga Valley - Ohio - October 11, 2000 - 32,860.73
acres (133.0 km2)
Black Canyon of the Gunnison - Colorado October 21,
1999 32,950.03 acres (133.3 km2)
Joshua Tree
California October 31, 1994
789,745.47 acres (3,196.0 km2)
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