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The Five regions of the USA. Naming the states and capitals by region

The Five regions of the USA. Naming the states and capitals by region. By Mrs. McKee Rocklin Unified School District Rocklin, CA. The United States of America. The United States is a system that can be broken into 5 major parts or regions. What is a Region?.

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The Five regions of the USA. Naming the states and capitals by region

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  1. The Five regions of the USA.Naming the states and capitals by region By Mrs. McKee Rocklin Unified School District Rocklin, CA

  2. The United States of America

  3. The United States is a system that can be broken into 5 major parts or regions.

  4. What is a Region? • Regions are places that have similar characteristics that make them different from surrounding areas

  5. How are the Regions Grouped? • The regions of the United States are grouped by history, traditions, economy, climate, and geography. • Each region is different from one another.  The states in the five regions are all in the same area of the United States.

  6. What are the 5 Regions? The United States is divided into five regions.  These regions are the: • Northeast • Southeast • Midwest • Southwest • West 

  7. Compass Rose • A compass rose helps us give a name to the regions

  8. Let’s start with a map of the entire U.S.A.

  9. United StatesRegions

  10. NortheastRegion

  11. Northeastern States • Connecticut http://www.state.ct.us/ • Delaware http://www.delaware.gov • Maine http://janus.state.me.us • Maryland http://www.state.md.us/ • Massachusetts http://www.state.ma.us/ • New Hampshire http://www.state.nh.us • New Jersey http://www.state.nj.us/ • New York http://www.state.ny.us/ • Pennsylvania http://www.state.pa.us/ • Rhode Island http://www.state.ri.us/ • Vermont http://www.state.vt.us

  12. Midwest Region

  13. Midwestern Region States • Illinois http://www.state.il.us/ • Indiana http://www.state.in.us/ • Iowa http://www.state.ia.us/ • Kansas http://www.accesskansas/ • Michigan http://www.michigan.gov/ • Minnesota http://www.state.mn.us/ • Missouri http://www.state.mo.us/ • Nebraska http://www.state.ne.us/ • North Dakota http://discovernd.com/ • Ohio http://www.state.oh.us/ • South Dakota http://www.state.sd.us/ • Wisconsin http://www.wisconsin.gov/

  14. Southeast Region

  15. Southeast Region States • Alabama http://www.state.al.us/ • Arkansas http://www.state.ar.us/ • Florida http://www.state.fl.us/ • Georgia http://www.state.ga.us/ • Kentucky http://www.state.ky.us/ • Louisiana http://www.state.la.us/ • Mississippi http://www.state.mi.us/ • North Carolina http://www.state.nc.us/ • South Carolina http://www.state.sc.us/ • Tennessee http://www.state.tn.us/ • Virginia http://www.state.va.us/ • West Virginia http://www.state.wv.us/

  16. Southwest Region

  17. Southwest Region States • New Mexico http://www.state.nm.us/ • Arizona http://www.state.az.us/ • Texas http://www.state.tx.us/ • Oklahoma http://www.state.ok.us/

  18. West Region

  19. Western Region States • Alaska http://www.state.ak.us/ • California http://www.state.ca.us/ • Colorado http://www.colorado.gov/ • Hawaii http://www.state.hi.us/ • Idaho http://www.acessidaho.gov/ • Montana http://www.state.mt.us/ • Nevada http://silver.state.nv.us/ • Utah http://www.utah.gov/ • Washington http://access.state.wa.us/ • Wyoming http://www.state.wy.us/

  20. The 5 Regions Divided Further

  21. Review:The United States is a SYSTEM that can be broken into 5 major parts or regions. • Northeast Region • Midwest Region • Southeast Region • Southwest Region • West Region

  22. Quiz Time! Blank US map to fill in with states and capitals

  23. Additional resources • REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES http://www.nashua.edu/novakc/regions/region.htm • BLANK OUTLINE MAPS OF THE 50 STATES http://www.50states.com/maps/ • STATES AND CAPTITALS FLASH CARDS http://www.50states.com/flash/ • GAMES TO LEARN THE STATES AND CAPITALS • http://www.quia.com/jg/4.html • 50 STATE QUARTERS • http://www.usmint.gov/kids/coinNews/50sq/

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