1 / 52

The Geography of the United States

The Geography of the United States. By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY. 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. 2 ½ times the size of Western Europe.

joie
Download Presentation

The Geography of the United States

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Geography of the United States By: Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

  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. • 2 ½ times the size of Western Europe.

  3. Regions & Time Zones of the U. S.

  4. 2000 Presidential Election Results

  5. Topography

  6. Topography of the US

  7. The Contour of the US

  8. Topography of the Northeast

  9. New York, New York!

  10. New York’s Canals

  11. Erie Canal

  12. Boston: The Hotbed of Revolution

  13. Philadelphia: The Birth of Liberty

  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

  24. Rivers St. Lawrence R. Columbia R. Hudson R. Missouri R. Potomac R. Mississippi R. Ohio R. Colorado R. Arkansas R. Rio Grande R. Yukon 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. Great Salt Lake • 2000 square miles. • 10’ – 28’ deep. • 6 times saltier than the oceans.

  27. The Gulf of Mexico

  28. Mountains & Plateaus Adirondack Mts. Cascade Mts. Rocky Mts. Appalachian Mts. Sierra Nevada Mts. ^ Pike’s Peak ^ Mt. McKinley Alaskan Range

  29. The Contour of the US

  30. The Continental Divide

  31. Plains GreatBasin Central Plains Atlantic Coastal Plains Gulf Coastal Plains

  32. The Great Plains

  33. Plateaus Cumberland Plateau

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

  35. Deserts Death Valley Mohave Desert

  36. Mohave Desert – 3,000’

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

  38. Completed Map St. Lawrence R. Columbia R. Adirondack Mts. Cascade Mts. Hudson R. Missouri R. Rocky Mts. Great Basin Potomac R. Cumberland Plateau 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 Arkansas R. Mohave Desert Gulf Coastal Plains Rio Grande R. Yukon R. ^ Mt. McKinley Alaskan Range

  39. Climate

  40. Demographics

  41. U. S. Population as of November 18, 2013 317,095,150 • One birth every 8 seconds. • One death every 12 seconds. • One international migrant (net) every 44seconds. • Net gain of one person every 14 seconds.

  42. Geographic Problems

  43. Seismography Data: 1977-1997 Earthquakes!

  44. Tornadoes Per Year: 1950-1997

  45. Hurricane Camille: The Storm of the Century • August 17, 1969 • Category 5 • Killed 412 people

More Related