United States Introduction for 2/1/21

United States Introduction for 2/1/21

Beginning of learning about the United States and its geogrpahy.

United States Nation Facts

• Official Name: United States of America

  Population: 324, 057, 300

  Form of Government: Constitution-based federal republic

  Capital: Washington, D.C.

  Area: 9, 826, 630 square kilometers

  Major Mountain Ranges: the Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains

  Major Rivers: Mississippi, Missouri, Colorado

  Languages: English, Spanish

  Money: U.S. dollar

United States Nation Facts

• The United States of America (often referred to as the USA, or simply the US) is the world”s third-largest country in size (after Russia and Canada) and the third-largest in terms of population (after China and India). 

• Located in North America, the country is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean. Along the northern border is Canada, and along the southern border is Mexico.

• The lowest point in the country is in Death Valley, which sits 86m below sea level, and the highest peak is Mount McKinley, standing a whopping 6,198m tall.

• ontinental USA spans over five time zones. There are additional time zones for Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the various islands. Daylight savings time ("spring forward, fall back") applies from March to November in Continental USA, except most of Arizona.

United States Nation Facts

• The landscape varies across this large country – from the tropical beaches of Florida to the snowy peaks of the Rocky Mountains, from the rolling prairie lands and barren deserts in the west to the huge areas of dense wilderness in the north.

• The United States works to look after its wildlife, with nearly 400 areas protected and maintained by the National Park Service, and many other parks in each state. 

• The bald eagle, today a protected species, is the national bird and symbol of the United States.

• Throughout its history, the United States has been a nation of immigrants. The population is diverse with people from all over the world seeking refuge and a better way of life. The country is divided into six regions – New England, the mid-Atlantic, the South, the Midwest, the Southwest and the West.

United States Nation Facts

• Citizens over the age of 18 years old vote to elect the President and Vice President of the United States every four years. The president lives in the White House in the capital city of Washington, D.C.

• The part of the government that makes the country’s laws, controls the money, and decides if the USA should go to war is called the Congress. There are two houses of Congress – the Senate and the House of Representatives.

• The United States has 5 Regions: The Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, West, and Southwest.

• Largest city in the USA is New York with almost 8.4 million inhabitants is the USA's biggest city.

United States Geography

Open Ended

Looking at this picture of the United States Geography what can you tell about our countries geography as you look at the map East to West?

Let's review and see what we already know.

Really look at each of the questions.

Multiple Select

Which of these states are part of the region known as the Northeast?

• Texas

• Connecticut

• New Hamsphire

• Oregan

• Maine

Multiple Select

Which of these states are part of the region known as the Southeast?

• Texas

• Arkansas

• Florida

• Colorado

• Alabama

Multiple Choice

What region is highlighted in this map?

• Southeast
• Northeast
• West
• Midwest

Multiple Choice

Which region do we live in?

• West

• Midwest

• Southeast

• Northeast

Multiple Choice

Which region is pictured in orange?

• Southeast

• Northeast

• West

• Northwest

Multiple Choice

Which region is pictured in purple?

• West

• Southwest

• Midwest

• Northeast

Multiple Choice

Which region in pictured in pink?

• Northeast

• Southeast

• Midwest

• West

Multiple Choice

Which region is pictured in the color yellow?

• Northeast

• Southeast

• West

• Southwest

Multiple Choice

What are the names of the US regions?

• Pacific and Atlantic

• Northeast, Southeast, West, Midwest, Southwest

• North, South, East, West

• Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Lousiana, Texas

Multiple Choice

How many regions in the U.S divided into?

• 10

• 50

• 5

• 1

Multiple Choice

Which state of US is the biggest?

• Texas
• Maryland
• Alaska
• Oklahoma

Multiple Choice

What state is that?

• California
• Utah
• Connecticut
• Hawaii

Multiple Choice

Which United States landform is labeled by the letter C?

• Rio Grande River

• Mississippi River

• St. Lawrence River

Multiple Choice

Which United States landform is labeled by the letter A?

• Grand Canyon

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

Multiple Choice

Which United States landform is labeled by the letter A?

• Grand Canyon

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains