The United States has 50 states with a population of over 314 million people. Its capital is Washington, D.C. and national bird is the bald eagle. The country is divided into 5 regions - Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest, and West. Major bodies of water include the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans as well as rivers like the Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Columbia, Colorado, and Rio Grande. The Great Lakes and Gulf of Mexico are also important bodies of water.

1. United States Geography

2. 50 States

3. Population: 314,636,000

4. Capital: Washington, DC

5. Bird: Bald Eagle

6. The United States is broken into 5
major parts or regions.

7. What is a REGION?
Places that have similar
characteristics that make them
different from surrounding areas.

8. Compass Rose
A compass rose helps us give a
name to the regions.

9. Let’s start
with a map
of the entire
United States of America…

11. The United States is broken into 5
regions
Northeast Region
Midwest Region
Southeast Region
Southwest Region
West Region

12. 5 Regions

13. Northeast Region

14. Midwest Region

15. Southeast Region

16. Southwest Region

17. West Region

18. Major Bodies of Water in the United
States

19. Oceans
Atlantic
Pacific

20. Rivers
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio
Columbia
Colorado
Rio Grande

21. Lakes
Great Lakes
Huron
Ontario
Michigan
Erie
Superior

22. Gulf
Gulf of
Mexico

23. The Ohio River was the “gateway to the
west”

24. Inland port cities grew in the Midwest along
the Great Lakes.

25. The Mississippi and Missouri Rivers were the
transportation arteries for farm and industrial
products. They were links to ports and other parts of
the world.

26. The Columbia River was
explored by Lewis and Clark.

27. The Colorado River was explored
by the Spanish.

28. The Rio Grande forms the
border with Mexico.

29. The Atlantic
ocean
served as
the
highway for
explorers,
early
settlers,
and later
immigrants.

30. The
Pacific
Ocean
was an
early
explorati
on route.

31. The Gulf of Mexico provided the
French and Spanish with exploration
routes to Mexico and other parts of
America.