This document provides information about the 50 United States organized into four regions - Northeastern, Southern, Midwestern, and Western states. It lists the states in each region and provides a brief overview of Michigan, highlighting that it is the only state that touches four of the five Great Lakes and has two peninsulas. Resources with more details on each region and pictures are also included.

1. The 50 States12 October 2010By: Mary B. Stanley

2. When learning about the states, it is important to know where all fifty states are located at.Why We Should Learn This?

3. Along the Atlantic Ocean in the upper right corner on a map of the United States are ninestates known as the “northeastern states.”The Northeastern States

4. New JerseyNew YorkPennsylvaniaRhode IslandVermontConnecticutMaineMassachusettsNew HampshireThe Northeastern States

5. When looking at the map of the United States, in the lower right are the “southern states.”The Southern States

6. MississippiNorth CarolinaOklahomaSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexasVirginWest VirginiaAlabamaArkansasDelawareFloridaGeorgiaKentuckyLouisianaMaryland The Southern States

7. In the middle of the United States towards the top, are the mid-west states.The Mid-Western States

8. MissouriNorth DakotaNebraskaOhioSouth DakotaWisconsinIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasMichiganMinnesotaThe Mid-Western States

9. The westernside of the mapconsist of 13 states known as the “westernstates.” The Western States

10. NevadaNew MexicoOregonUtahWashingtonWyomingAlaskaArizonaCaliforniaColoradoIdahoHawaiiMontanaThe Western States

11. Even though Alaska and Hawaii are disconnected from the rest of the United States they are considered a part of the “western states.”Alaska and Hawaii

13. State capital: LansingLargest city: DetroitKnown as the “Great LakeState.”*Michigan is the only state that touches four out of the five Great Lakes. It is also the only state to have two peninsulas, the upper and lower.Our State: Michigan

14. Today, we learned where all fifty states are located. The four different regions are known as, northeastern, southern, mid-western, and the western states.We also learned more about the state we live in, Michigan.What We Learned

15. Information on the four regions, slides 3-10: http://www.census.gov/geo/www/us_regdiv.pdfSlide 11: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_United_StatesSlide 13: http://michigan.gov/kids/0,1607,7-247-49069-67959--,00.htmlResources for text

16. Slide 1: http://www.karenika.com/50states/map_us.gifSlide 3: http://www.opm.gov/insure/archive/images/nemap.gifSlide 5: http://www.northcarolina.edu/programs/acm/SREBStates.gifSlide 7: http://future.state.gov/images/images_future/3787/midwest_map_170.jpgSlide 9: http://www.uscg.mil/d13/img/ilog/map_and_tri_554x490.jpgSlide 11: http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/alaska-hawaii.gifSlide 12: http://archive.fairvote.org/media/rotatingprimary_map.jpgSlide 13: http://reformimmigrationforamerica.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/michigan.gifPicture Resources

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