USA_Chapter_1.ppt

Chapter 1 Land and People ---- by Delia Ye Contents Name, Size and Position Regions Famous Mountains and Rivers Main Cities Population The Melting Pot Name, Size and Position 1. Full name: The United States of America 2. Total area: 9.4 million square kilometers 3. Coastline: 20,000 kilometers 4. Land neighbors: Canada Mexico Regions Alaska: * lies in the northwestern of Canada * glacial mountains * In 1867, it was purchased from Russia. * natives: Eskimos Hawaii: * lies in the central Pacific * It is composed of a group of islands. * volcanic formations, tropical vegetation occasional black sand beach * The capital: Honolulu * natives: Polynesians * hula native dance The New England Region : 6 states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island The Mid-Atlantic Region often called the “Industrial Northeast” 6 states: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and West Virginia The South Region often called the “sunny south” 11 states: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisiana and Arkansas The Midwest Region the central lowland / the interior low land 8 states: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota The Region of the Great Plains 6 states: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas The Western Region 11 states: Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona; , Washington, Oregon, California Famous Mountains and Rivers The Appalachian Mountains Extend from the Gulf of St. Lawrence t