1. A Tour Through the United States
Exploring Our Regions

2. The Northeast Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island
New York
Pennsylvania
Conneticut
Delaware
Maryland
New Jersey

3. The Northeast
Many of the Northeastern states are on the coast. Lighthouses are important to warn ships that land is near.

4. The Northeast
Plymouth, Massachusetts is where the Mayflower landed. The Pilgrims settled here.

5. The Northeast
Boston, Massachusetts is where the Revolutionary War began. There are many historic buildings in Boston.

6. The Northeast
Washington DC, Our country’s capital.

7. The Northeast
New York City is one of the biggest and busiest cities in the world!

8. The Southeast Georgia West Virginia Virginia N. & S. Carolina Kentucky
Tennessee
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas

9. The Southeast
The Mississippi River is a very important river. Before steamships, riverboats used to travel the river.

10. The Southeast
The Appalachian Mountains go through the Southeastern US. Many people work mining coal in the mountains.

11. The Southeast
NASA headquarters are in Florida. That means when a space ship goes up, it launches in Florida.

12. The Southeast
Last year, Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana and many other states in the Southeast. This is one of the only regions of the US that gets hurricanes.

13. The Midwest Michigan Ohio Indiana Illinois Wisconsin Missouri Iowa
Minnesota
N. & S. Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas

14. The Midwest
Henry Ford was from Michigan. He started all his car factories in Michigan and because of this most of the cars in the US were made in Michigan. Lots of people there work on cars.

15. The Midwest
Chicago is one of the biggest cities in the Midwest. This is the home of Wrigley Field.

16. The Midwest
There are many, many farmers in the Midwest. Lots of the fruits and vegetables you eat come from the Midwest.

17. The Northwest California Nevada Oregon Washington Idaho Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah

18. The Northwest
The Rocky Mountains go through the Northwest. There is lots of mining for silver.

19. The Northwest
California, Washington, and Oregon touch the Pacific Ocean.

20. The Northwest
Some states do a lot of farming. Tons of potatoes come from Idaho.

21. The Northwest
The Winter Olympics were in Utah in 2002.

22. The Southwest
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona

23. The Southwest
Much of the Southwest is desert. There are not many trees. Just rocks. In Arizona there is a HUGE hole called the Grand Canyon. It is over 1 mile deep!

24. The Southwest
Many Native Americans live in the Southwest. There are several reservations. These are places where Native Americans live and keep their own traditions.

25. The Southwest
Texas and Arizona border Mexico. Many people in the Southwest speak Spanish.

26. The End!
Many of the great pictures and interesting trivia were borrowed from Beth Newingham’s website. Thanks!