USA Regions
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USA Regions
By Mr H
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Basic Facts,Landforms & Maps. D1
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Label each of the 5 regions
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Open Ended
Can you list any major bodies of water in the US? Label the letter with what body you think matches. Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Great Lakes, Columbia River, Rio Grande River, Mississippi River, Missouri River, Ohio River, Colorado River and St. Lawrence River.
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Can you label some of the largest landforms in the US? Label the letter with the landform you think matches. Appalachian Mtns, Rocky Mtns, Cascade Mtns, Sierra Mtns, Adirondack Mtns, Mohave Desert, Death Valley & Great Plains.
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North East D2
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Open Ended
List as many of the states in the North East region that you can.
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What major cities are found in the NE Region?
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What is the estimated population of the NE Region/.
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What are some of the major landforms/bodies of water found in the NE Region?
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What are the types of jobs you could find in the NE Region?
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What tourist attractions can be found in the NE Region?
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Midwest D3
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The Midwest has a population estimated at over 65 million. Illinois is the largest Midwest state and the sixth-largest U.S. state, home to over 12.7 million people. The most populous city in the Midwest is Chicago, IL, with a population of 2.679 million.
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List of Midwestern cities by size
Chicago, Illinois; 2,746,388.
Columbus, Ohio; 905,748.
Indianapolis, Indiana; 887,642.
Detroit, Michigan; 639,111.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 599,086.
Kansas City, Missouri; 476,974.
Omaha, Nebraska; 463,081.
Minneapolis, Minnesota; 429,954.
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Open Ended
List as many states that you can in the Mid-West Region.
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Open Ended
What major cities are found in the Mid-West Region?
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Located in both the Mid-West, South West & West Regions
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Lake Superior, Huron, Michigan and half of Erie located in the Mid-West
Great Lakes
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Open Ended
Why is the Mid-West nicknamed the " Bread Basket"?
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What are some of the major landforms/bodies of water found in the Mid-West Region?
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What tourist attractions can be found in the Mid-West Region?
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West D4
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Alaska
Hawaii
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The total population in the West is 78 Million.
Los Angeles- 4 Million
San Diego- 1.3 Million
Honolulu- 900,000
San Francisco- 800,000
Seattle-725,000
Denver- 705,000
Los Vegas- 625,000
West Region Population
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The driving force of earthquakes in California is movement along the San Andreas Fault and the many associated faults within the San Andreas Fault System that form the tectonic boundary between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates.
Wildfires are caused by unusual drought and heat exacerbated by climate change, overgrown forests caused by decades of fire suppression, and rapid population growth along the edges of forests.
Common Natural Disasters in the West Region
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Open Ended
List as many states that you can in the West Region.
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What natural disaster is common in California?
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What major cities are found in the West Region?
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Las Vegas Strip
Hollywood
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What are some of the major landforms/bodies of water found in the West Region?
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What tourist attractions can be found in the West Region?
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South West D5
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Much of this area used to be a part of Mexico.
In 1836 Texas fought and won it's independence from Mexico. For nearly a decade, Texas existed as an independent republic, and Houston was Texas’ first elected president. In 1845, Texas joined the Union as the 28th state
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The Mexican Cession is the region in the modern-day southwestern United States that Mexico ceded to the U.S. in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 after the Mexican–American War.
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Two of the four corner states located in the South West
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What is the population of the Southwest region?
Appx- 40M
Largest Cities:
*Houston
*Dallas
* Phoenix
*San Antonio
* Albuquerque
*Oklahoma City
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List as many states that you can in the South West Region.
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What state used to be it's own independent nation?
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What are the four corner states?
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What major cities are found in the South West Region?
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Gulf Of Mexico
Texas is bordered on it's southeastern coast by the Gulf Of Mexico
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Mohave Desert
The Mohave Desert touches portions of California, Arizonia, Nevada and Utah. Covering both the West and South West Regions?
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The highway originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before terminating in Los Angeles, California, covering a total of 2,448 miles. Today, drivers can take a scenic tour of Arizona by traveling on Rt 66.
Route 66
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What ethnicity or ethnicities has/have the biggest influence in this area?
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What are some of the major landforms/bodies of water found in the South West Region?
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What tourist attractions can be found in the South West Region?
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South East D6
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The South East Region of the US has a total area of over 580,000 square miles with a population of over 97 million. The population density is just over 150 people per square mile. The most populous state in the region is Florida, which has an estimated population of nearly 22 million people. The least populous state in the Southeast is West Virginia, which has a population of 1.8 million.
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Largest Cities in the SE Region
Jacksonville
New Orleans
Atlanta
Miami
Nashville
Charleston
Little Rock
Louisville
Charlotte
Tampa
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St. Augustine
Founded in 1565, St. Augustine, which is in what is now Florida, is the oldest continuously occupied settlement of European origin in the United States. Forty-two years before the English colonized Jamestown and fifty-five years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock
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The history of New Orleans, Louisiana, traces the city's development from its founding by the French in 1718 through its period of Spanish control, then briefly back to French rule before being acquired by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
New Orleans
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Civil War
The Civil War in the United States began in 1861, after decades of simmering tensions between northern and southern states over slavery, states’ rights and westward expansion.
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List as many states that you can in the South East Region.
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What state has the oldest European settlement in America found?
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What major cities are found in the South East Region?
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* Mississippi River
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Lake Okeechobee
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Gulf & Atlantic States
Gulf States
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Atlantic States
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
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More Tourist Destinations
Grand Ole Opry
Dolly Wood
Myrtle Beach
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What are some of the major landforms/bodies of water found in the South East Region?
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What states touch the Gulf of Mexico?
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What states touch the Atlantic Ocean?
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What tourist attractions can be found in the South East Region?
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Landforms & Tourist Destinations D7
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Gulf Of Mexico
The 5 coastal states that have a shoreline on the Gulf of Mexico are Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, and these are known as the Gulf States.
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Pacific Ocean States
5 States that are bordered by the Pacific Ocean
Washington
Oregon
California
Alaska
Hawaii
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Atlantic Ocean States
14 States that are bordered by the Atlantic Ocean
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Mexican Border States
California
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
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Canadian Border States
There are 13 states that border Canada: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Alaska.
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A Continental Divide is a boundary that separates a continent's river systems.
Located in the Rocky Mo
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The Appalachian Mountains are a system of mountain ranges that stretches some 1,500 miles (2,400 km) from the central part of the US state of Alabama to the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada.
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Mohave Desert
The Mohave Desert touches portions of California, Arizonia, Nevada and Utah. Covering both the West and South West Regions.
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The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America.
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Located in both the Mid-West, South West & West Regions
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The Great Salt Lake is loacted in northwest Utah and is the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere.
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The Great Lakes are, from west to east: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario. The largest being Lake Superior and the smallest being Lake Ontario. Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world.
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The Appalachian Trail is a 2,180+ mile long public footpath that traverses the Appalachian Mountains. It runs from Maine in the north of the United States to Georgia in the south.
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The Grand Canyon in in Arizona. The canyon averages 10 miles across and a mile deep along its 277-mile length.
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Death Valley is a desert valley in Eastern California, in the northern Mojave Desert. It is North America's driest and hottest spot (with fewer than two inches of rainfall annually and a record high of 134°F), and has the lowest elevation on the continent—282 feet below sea level.
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Multiple Choice
Which state does not border the Gulf of Mexico?
Texas
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
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Which state does border Pacific Ocean?
Idaho
Arizona
Nevada
Oregon
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Multiple Choice
How many states border Canada?
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Hottest and driest place in North America?
Death Valley
Appalachian Trail
Great Salt Lake
Great Plains
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What region is the Great Plains NOT found?
Mid West
South East
West
South West
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What city is located directly in the middle of the Mohave desert?
Dallas
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
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Which of the great lakes is the largest?
Erie
Superior
Ontario
Michigan
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How many states border the Atlantic Ocean?
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The Appalachian Trail runs almost 2200 miles starting in Georgia and ending in
Montana
California
Michigan
Maine
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The Grand Canyon can be found in what state?
California
Arizona
Texas
Utah
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National parks, Belts, Climate & Territories
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Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Confederate States of America
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Traditionally, this line is known as where the South and North begins and ends.
Mason-Dixon Line
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Where are the US Territories Located?
The US has 16 territories located all around the world. Only 5 of which are inhabited.
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As of 2022, there are 63 national parks. The most recent national park added to the system was New River Gorge National Park in West Virginia. This also the closest one to us. The only national park located in Ky is the Mammoth Cave National Park.
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Multiple Choice
What is the Mason Dixon line?
Where the East and West is separted.
Where the Mid West and West is separated.
Where the North and South is separated.
Another name for the Mexican border
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How many National Parks does Ky have?
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Which Native American tribe was traditionally found in Florida?
Shawnee
Apache
Innuit
Seminole
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How many states succeeded the Union and created the Confederate States?
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Multiple Choice
Which of these states did NOT join the Confederate States?
Florida
Alabama
West Va
Tenneesee
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How many inhabited US Territories does the US own not including the states?
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How many national parks are located in the US?
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Which region is most known for the nickname the " Corn Belt"?
South West
Mid West
South East
West
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What state are you most likely to experience a tornado?
Washington
North Carolina
Kansas
Arizona
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Which region is most known for the Bible Belt?
South East
West
South West
Mid West
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