Day 1

Regions of the United States

5 Regions of the United States
 Standards

Social Study Standard:

- SS.3.G.2.2 Identify the five regions of the United States.

ELA Standard:
- ELA.3.R.2.1 Explain how text features contribute to
meaning and identify the text structures of chronology,
comparison, and cause/effect in texts.
 Regions of the United States
There are 5 main regions in the US that people
recognise when dividing up the states.

These US regions are the Northeast, Southeast,

Midwest, Southwest, and West.
Northeast
Region
 Northeast Region
The states included in this region are:
❏ Maine
❏ Massachusetts
❏ Rhode Island
❏ Connecticut
❏ New Hampshire
❏ Vermont
❏ New York
❏ Pennsylvania
❏ New Jersey
❏ Delaware
❏ Maryland
 Northeast Region
Weather Geographical features
★ tends to be humid, with pretty ★ Includes landmarks and major
mild summers geographical features like the
Appalachian Mountains, Atlantic
★ In the winter, temperatures can Ocean, and Great Lakes.
get very low, often below
freezing.

★ There is generally a lot of

snowfall.
 ★ The Appalachian Mountains are nearly
2000 miles long. Appalachian Mountains
are more than 1 billion years old.

Appalachian
Mountain
Great Lakes
★ The Great Lakes are five large lakes in east-
central North America. They hold 21% of the
world's surface fresh water. The lakes are: Lake
Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie,
and Lake Ontario.
Atlantic Ocean
★ The Atlantic is the world’s second
largest ocean and covers more than
20% of the Earth’s surface.
Southeast
Region
 Southeast Region
The states included in this region are:
❏ West Virginia
❏ Virginia
❏ Kentucky
❏ Tennessee
❏ North Carolina
❏ South Carolina
❏ Georgia
❏ Alabama
❏ Mississippi
❏ Arkansas
❏ Louisiana
❏ Florida
 Southeast Region
Weather
★ subtropical, meaning that it is
very humid with hot summers.
★ because of this hot, humid
weather, hurricanes are fairly
common
Geographical features
★ geographical features included
within the southeast region of the
US overlap with those in other
regions.
★ Some of these features include the
Appalachian Mountains, Atlantic
Ocean, Gulf of Mexico,
Mississippi River.
Gulf of Mexico

★ The Gulf of Mexico is a huge body of water off the

southeastern coast of North America. It is almost
surrounded by the United States and Mexico.
Mississippi River
★ Mississippi River is the second-longest river and
chief river of the second-largest drainage system on
the North American continent.
Midwest
Region
 Midwest Region
The states included in this region are:
❏ Ohio
❏ Indiana
❏ Michigan
❏ Illinois
❏ Missouri
❏ Wisconsin
❏ Minnesota
❏ Iowa
❏ Kansas
❏ Nebraska
❏ South Dakota
❏ North Dakota
 Midwest Region
Weather
★ the Midwest region is pretty
humid.
★ Particularly in the more northern
parts of this region, snowfall is
very common in winter.
Geographical features
★ geographical features within the
Midwest region of America are the
Great Lakes, Great Plains,
Mississippi River.
★ This region also borders Canada to
the north.
 Great Plains

★ The Great Plains are located in the central portion of the United
States and Canada. They extend eastward from the Rocky
Mountains and are said to end when reaching the Appalachian
Plateau. Longitudinally, the Great Plains extend from Texas to
Canada.
Southwest
Region
 Southwest Region
The states included in this region are:
❏ Texas
❏ Oklahoma
❏ New Mexico
❏ Arizona
 Southwest Region
Weather
★ is known as ‘semi-arid’, which is
the next driest climate after the
desert. The climate does get
more humid in the more eastern
parts of this region.
★ some of the very western parts of
the southwest region have an
alpine or desert climate
Geographical features
★ geographical features within the
southwest region includes Rocky
Mountains, Colorado River, Grand
Canyon, Gulf of Mexico.
★ This region also borders Mexico to
the south.
Rocky Mountains ★ The Rocky Mountains, also
known as the Rockies, are a
major mountain range and the
largest mountain system in
North America.
 Colorado River

★ The river’s most famous landmark is the Grand Canyon

in Arizona. The mighty flow of the Colorado River
carved out this huge canyon millions of years ago.
Grand Canyon
★ The Grand Canyon in northern Arizona in the
United States is one of the most spectacular
canyons in the world. It is a 277-mile- (446-
kilometer-) long gorge cut through high plateaus
by the Colorado River.
 West
Region
 West Region
The states included in this region are:
❏ Colorado
❏ Wyoming
❏ Montana
❏ Idaho
❏ Washington
❏ Oregon
❏ Utah
❏ Nevada
❏ California
❏ Alaska
❏ Hawaii
 West Region
Weather
★ These include semi-arid and
alpine climates along the Rocky
and Sierra Mountains.
★ The coastal areas of California
have a Mediterranean climate.
★ In Nevada and Southern
California, there is a desert
climate.
Geographical features
★ West region of the US includes
the Rocky Mountains, Sierra
Nevada Mountains, Mojave
Desert, Pacific Ocean.
★ This region also has borders with
Canada to the North and with
Mexico to the south.
 Sierra Nevada Mountains

★ The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range in the Western United

States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great
Basin.
Mojave Desert

★ The Mojave Desert is a dry region of the

southwestern United States. Death Valley lies
on its northern edge, near the border between
the Mojave Desert and the Great Basin. The
climate of the Mojave Desert is hot and dry.
Pacific Ocean

★ The Pacific is the biggest ocean on

earth and covers about 28% of the
earth’s surface.