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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? Regions are places that have similar characteristics that make them different from surrounding areas 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. What are the 5 Regions? The United States is divided into five regions.? These regions are the: Northeast Southeast Midwest Southwest West? Compass Rose A compass rose helps us give a name to the regions Let’s start with a map of the entire U.S.A. United States Regions Northeast Region Northeastern States Connecticut http://www.state.ct.us/ Delaware 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  Midwest Region 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 / Minnesota http://www.state.mn.us/ Missouri http://www.state.mo.us/ Nebraska http://www.state.ne.us/ North Dakota / Ohio http://www.state.oh.us/ South Dakota http://www.state.sd.us/ Wisconsin / Southeast Region 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