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The Geography of the United States

The Geography of the United States. US Geography Basics. Third largest country in the world. Half the size of Russia. One third the size of Africa. Half the size of South America. Population of 308 million. Topography. Topography of the US. The Contour of the US.

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The Geography of the United States

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  1. The Geography of the United States

  2. US Geography Basics • Third largest country in the world. • Half the size of Russia. • One third the size of Africa. • Half the size of South America. • Population of 308 million

  3. Topography

  4. Topography of the US

  5. The Contour of the US

  6. Topography of the Northeast

  7. New York, New York!

  8. New York’s Canals

  9. Erie Canal

  10. Boston: The Hotbed of Revolution

  11. Philadelphia: The Birth of Liberty

  12. A New England Fall The back roadsof Vermont Kancamagus Highway, Maine Covered Bridge over the Connecticut River

  13. North-South Divide: The Mason-Dixon Line Charles Mason & Jeremiah Dixon: 1763-1767

  14. Topography of the Southeast

  15. Charleston, SC: The South’s First Port

  16. New Orleans, LA: The Big Easy

  17. Topography of the Midwest

  18. Chicago Skyline: The “Second” City

  19. The Great Plains

  20. Topography of the West

  21. Los Angeles: The City of Angels?

  22. Hollywood: City of Lost Dreams

  23. Bodies of Water Great Salt Lake Chesapeake Bay LakeOkeechobee

  24. Rivers St. Lawrence R. Columbia R. Hudson R. Missouri R. Mississippi R. Ohio R. Colorado R. Rio Grande R.

  25. The Mississippi: America’s Great River Road • The “Big Muddy”. • 2,350 miles. • Draining all or part of 31 states & 2 Canadian provinces. • Covers 40% of the U. S.

  26. Mississippi Riverboat

  27. Great Salt Lake • 2000 square miles. • 10’ – 28’ deep. • 6 times saltier than the oceans.

  28. Lake Okeechobee, FL

  29. The Gulf of Mexico

  30. Mountains & Plateaus Cascade Mts. Rocky Mts. Appalachian Mts. Sierra Nevada Mts. ^ Pike’s Peak

  31. The Contour of the US

  32. The Continental Divide

  33. Grand Canyon

  34. Plains GreatBasin Central Plains Atlantic Coastal Plains Gulf Coastal Plains

  35. The Great Plains

  36. Cumberland Plateau & ‘Gap’ • AL, KY, TN, VA, WV • 24,640 sq. mi. • Natural passage [Gap] through the Cumberland Mts.

  37. Deserts Death Valley Mohave Desert

  38. Mohave Desert – 3,000’

  39. Death Valley, CA • 3.3 million acres. • 95% wilderness.

  40. Completed Map St. Lawrence R. Columbia R. Cascade Mts. Hudson R. Missouri R. Rocky Mts. Great Basin Cumberland Gap Great Salt Lake Mississippi R. Chesapeake Bay Central Plains Appalachian Mts. Sierra Nevada Mts. Ohio R. Colorado R. ^ Pike’s Peak Death Valley Atlantic Coastal Plains Mohave Desert Gulf Coastal Plains LakeOkeechobee Rio Grande R.

  41. Climate

  42. Demographics

  43. U. S. Population as of 2010 Cencus 308,745,538 • One birth every 8 seconds. • One death every 13 seconds. • One international migrant (net) every 22 seconds. • Net gain of one person every 10 seconds.

  44. Racial Diversity: 2011 Caucasians (White) 65% Hispanic 15% Black 13% Asian 4.5% Native American 1%

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