1. Fasten your seatbelts we’re off on a cross country road trip!

2. We’re headed across the U.S.A.

3. The United States of America

4. Population: 281,421,906 Capital: Washington, D.C. Bird: American Eagle

5. The United States is a SYSTEM that can be broken into 5 major parts or regions.

6. What is a REGION? places that have similar characteristics that make them different from surrounding areas What are some things that might define a region?

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

8. Let’s start with a map of the entire U.S.A.

9. United States Regions

10. Northeast Region

11. Midwest Region

12. Southeast Region

13. Southwest Region

14. West Region

15. The United States is a SYSTEM that can be broken into 5 major parts or regions. Northeast Region Midwest Region Southeast Region Southwest Region West Region