Geography Study Guide
1.) You must know the location and geography of all 7 Regions
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Location of each Region
Pink-Southeast (2)
Red-Southwest (3)
Yellow-Pacific (4)
Alaska &Hawaii-Noncontiguous (7)
Orange-Rocky Mountain (5)
Green-Midwest (6)
Purple-Northeast (1)
Geography of each Region
Midwest-Relatively flat land, some rolling hills, prairies cover most of the Midwest states
Southwest- Desert landscape, land is irrigated to allow for the growing of crops
Pacific-Contains 4 mountain ranges and receives lots of rainfall. Seismically active (volcanoes and earthquakes). 7 National
Parks, Rolling valleys
Southeast- Appalachian Mountains (through 8 different states) with sandy coastal plains. Bayous and swamplands
(particularly along the Gulf Coast). Farmland (many different crops)
Northeast-Rocky Coast of New England and farmland in the Ohio River
Appalachian Mountains).
Valley. Allegheny Mountains (part of the
Rocky Mountain -Contains the Rocky Mountains and the Continental Divide is located
flow to the ocean
in this region. Has 16 rivers that
Noncontiguous- Alaska’s capital is accessible only by air or boat. The state contains mountains, glaciers, an Arctic climate.
Hawaii *Completely in the tropics and it is completely surrounded by water. Hawaii continues to grow and is an
archipelago.
2.) You must know all 50 States
3.) You will need to know the location of the following cities:
4.)You will need to know what region each city belongs to and
background information for each city
Northeast:
New York-By 1850 is was the most populated American city
*Most immigrants arrived at Ellis Island.
Boston-Where many Irish and Italian immigrants settled
*Major textile industry center in the early 1900s
Philadelphia-Where the Declaration
of Independence was written
*Major railroad hub during the late 1800s and early 1900s
Pittsburgh-Steel manufacturing center
Southeast:
Washington D.C.-Capital of the United States
New Orleans-Major port city and gateway to the Mississippi River
*The majority of the city is below sea level
Atlanta-Destroyed by General Sherman during the Civil War
*Site of sit-ins during the Civil Rights Movement
*Site of the 1996 Olympics
Midwest:
St. Louis-Lewis and Clark began their journey west from this city
*Hosted 1904 Worlds’ Fair
Chicago-Center of the meatpacking industry
*1/3 of the city was destroyed by a fire in 1871
*Hotspot for gangsters in 20th century (Al Capone)
Detroit-Center of the automobile industry
Rocky Mountain:
Denver-Founded during the Gold Rush
*Originally an American Indian encampment
Salt Lake City-Founded as a Mormon settlement in 1847
*Located on the Great Salt Lake
Southwest:
Santa Fe-Sante Fe Trail headed west from Independence, MO in 1850s
*Capital of New Mexico
San Antonio-Texans here staged a revolt against Mexican rule, but were slaughtered by Mexican General
Santa Anna at the Alamo. With the battle cry, “Remember the Alamo!”, Texans eventually captured the
Mexican dictator and Texas became an independent republic.
Pacific:
Los Angeles-Originally a Spanish settlement
*Center of culture, science, technology, and higher education
Seattle-Major trading post in the late 1800s-early 1900s
*Gateway to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s
San Francisco-Founded by the Spanish
*1848 Gold Rush propelled the city into rapid growth
*Destroyed by an earthquake in 1906 but quickly rebuilt
Noncontiguous:
Alaska-Capital of Alaska
*Began as an Inuit settlement
*Once was a mining town
*Alaskan Pipeline runs near the city
Hawaii-Capital and largest city in Hawaii
*Formerly the location of the Hawaiian monarchy
*Major tourist location
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Geography Study Guide
You must know the location and geography of all 7 Regions
You must be able to identify all 50 States
For the following cities, you will need to know background information and its
location:
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Northeast: New York, Boston, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia
Southeast: Washington, D.C.; Atlanta; New Orleans
Midwest: Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit
Southwest: San Antonio, Santa Fe
Western (Rocky Mountains): Denver, Salt Lake City
Pacific: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle
Noncontiguous: Juneau, Honolulu
Belongs to:
Graded by:
Notebook Check #1
Assignment
Description of
what must be
done
Cover page
All 7 regions are colored
and both questions are
answered in complete
sentences.
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Practice Map
All states are filled in, all
cities are labeled and all 7
regions are labeled and
colored.
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Regions Guidebook
All 7 regions have a one
sentence description and a
colored picture. The cover
has a title and a picture.
Cities Jigsaw
All cities have at least 2
details.
Total Points
Explanation of Grade
Graded by Mrs. O’Meara
Points
16
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