Land and Regions

1. Land and Regions

2. Region • A large area that has common features that set it apart from other areas. • Dividing the United States into different regions makes it easier to study our country’s geography. • Geography is the study of Earth and how people use it. • “Geo” means earth and “graph” means to write.

3. What are the five regions?

5. Northeast

6. Northeast • Area – 191,678 square miles • Population – 60,246,523 people • Divided into two smaller regions • New England • Middle Atlantic States The world’s largest city is in the Northeast region….. New York

7. Midwest

8. Midwest • Area – 821,763 square miles • Population – 64,392,776 • Divided into two smaller regions • Great Plains states • Great Lake states What does the Midwest produce more than any other region? Wheat and corn

9. Southeast

10. Southeast • Area – 555,236 square miles • Population – 69,282,201 • Fertile farmland Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana are two of the nation’s busiest port cities which are at the bottom of what river in this region? Mississippi River

11. West

12. West • Area – 1,576,336 square miles • Population – 56,248,254 • Divided into two regions • Pacific states and Mountain states • Alaska and Hawaii are included in the Pacific states The country’s highest are in these regions. mountains

13. Southwest

14. Southwest • Area – 572,784 square miles • Population – 31,252,152 • The Grand Canyon is one of the most popular attractions in this region. Why is this region so important? Because you live here!!

15. Climate • Climate depends on the average temperature and precipitation in the region. • Climate is the weather in an area over a long period of time. • Distance from the equator also affects the climate.

17. Elevation Maps • An elevation map shows the elevation, or height, of land in different places. • Elevation is measured in feet or meters above sea level. • Sea level is the height of the surface of the ocean when it is halfway between high tide and low tide.