A Tour Through the A Tour Through the United StatesUnited StatesExploring Our RegionsExploring Our Regions

The NortheastThe Northeast

MaineMaine New HampshireNew Hampshire VermontVermont MassachusettsMassachusetts Rhode IslandRhode Island New YorkNew York PennsylvaniaPennsylvania ConneticutConneticut DelawareDelaware MarylandMaryland New JerseyNew Jersey

The NortheastThe Northeast

Many of the Many of the Northeastern Northeastern states are on the states are on the coast. coast. Lighthouses are Lighthouses are important to warn important to warn ships that land is ships that land is near.near.

The NortheastThe Northeast

Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts is Massachusetts is where the where the Mayflower landed. Mayflower landed. The Pilgrims The Pilgrims settled here.settled here.

The NortheastThe Northeast

Boston, Boston, Massachusetts is Massachusetts is where the where the Revolutionary War Revolutionary War began. There are began. There are many historic many historic buildings in buildings in Boston.Boston.

The NortheastThe Northeast

Washington DC, Our Washington DC, Our country’s capital.country’s capital.

The NortheastThe Northeast

New York City is one New York City is one of the biggest and of the biggest and busiest cities in the busiest cities in the world!world!

The SoutheastThe Southeast

GeorgiaGeorgia West VirginiaWest Virginia VirginiaVirginia N. & S. CarolinaN. & S. Carolina KentuckyKentucky TennesseeTennessee FloridaFlorida AlabamaAlabama MississippiMississippi LouisianaLouisiana ArkansasArkansas

The SoutheastThe Southeast

The Mississippi River is a very important The Mississippi River is a very important river. Before steamships, riverboats river. Before steamships, riverboats used to travel the river. used to travel the river.

The SoutheastThe Southeast

The Appalachian The Appalachian Mountains go Mountains go through the through the Southeastern US. Southeastern US. Many people work Many people work mining coal in the mining coal in the mountains.mountains.

The SoutheastThe Southeast

NASA NASA headquarters are headquarters are in Florida. That in Florida. That means when a means when a space ship goes space ship goes up, it launches in up, it launches in Florida.Florida.

         

   

The SoutheastThe Southeast

Last year, Last year, Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana and hit Louisiana and many other states many other states in the Southeast. in the Southeast. This is one of the This is one of the only regions of the only regions of the US that gets US that gets hurricanes.hurricanes.

The MidwestThe Midwest

MichiganMichiganOhioOhio

IndianaIndianaIllinoisIllinois

WisconsinWisconsinMissouriMissouri

IowaIowaMinnesotaMinnesota

N. & S. DakotaN. & S. DakotaNebraskaNebraskaKansasKansas

The MidwestThe Midwest

Henry Ford was from Henry Ford was from Michigan. He started Michigan. He started all his car factories in all his car factories in Michigan and because Michigan and because of this most of the cars of this most of the cars in the US were made in in the US were made in Michigan. Lots of Michigan. Lots of people there work on people there work on cars. cars.

The MidwestThe Midwest

Chicago is one of Chicago is one of the biggest cities the biggest cities in the Midwest. in the Midwest. This is the home This is the home of Wrigley Field. of Wrigley Field.

The MidwestThe Midwest

There are many, many There are many, many farmers in the farmers in the Midwest. Lots of the Midwest. Lots of the fruits and vegetables fruits and vegetables you eat come from you eat come from the Midwest. the Midwest.

The NorthwestThe Northwest

CaliforniaCalifornia

NevadaNevada

OregonOregon

WashingtonWashington

IdahoIdaho

MontanaMontana

WyomingWyoming

ColoradoColorado

UtahUtah

The NorthwestThe Northwest

The Rocky The Rocky Mountains go Mountains go through the through the Northwest. There is Northwest. There is lots of mining for lots of mining for silver. silver.

The NorthwestThe Northwest

California, California, Washington, and Washington, and Oregon touch the Oregon touch the Pacific Ocean.Pacific Ocean.

The NorthwestThe Northwest

Some states do a lot Some states do a lot of farming. Tons of farming. Tons of potatoes come of potatoes come from Idaho.from Idaho.

The NorthwestThe Northwest

The Winter The Winter Olympics were in Olympics were in Utah in 2002.Utah in 2002.

The SouthwestThe Southwest

TexasTexas OklahomaOklahoma New MexicoNew Mexico ArizonaArizona

The SouthwestThe Southwest

Much of the Much of the Southwest is desert. Southwest is desert. There are not many There are not many trees. Just rocks. trees. Just rocks. In Arizona there is a In Arizona there is a HUGE hole called HUGE hole called the Grand Canyon. the Grand Canyon. It is over 1 mile It is over 1 mile deep!deep!

The SouthwestThe Southwest

Many Native Many Native Americans live in Americans live in the Southwest. the Southwest. There are several There are several reservations. These reservations. These are places where are places where Native Americans Native Americans live and keep their live and keep their own traditions.own traditions.

The SouthwestThe Southwest

Texas and Arizona Texas and Arizona border Mexico. border Mexico. Many people in Many people in the Southwest the Southwest speak Spanish.speak Spanish.

The End!The End!

Many of the great pictures and interesting Many of the great pictures and interesting trivia were borrowed from Beth trivia were borrowed from Beth Newingham’s website. Thanks!Newingham’s website. Thanks!