Region Highway to visit the 5 regions of the United States! Road Trip! Travel along the Region Highway to visit the 5 regions of the United States!

Pack your bags! Buckle up! …And here we go!

Road Map We will be traveling to 5 different regions: midwest northeast southeast southwest

The Northeast Let’s hit the Road! There are 11 states that make up the Northeast Region of the United States.

The Northeast Climate: The type of weather a particular region has over a long period of time. Summers: Warm to Hot Winters: Very Cold Precipitation: About 46 inches a year

Hey! Wait! Pull over! Look out your window over there! The Northeast Hey! Wait! Pull over! Look out your window over there!

Welcome to Maine!

Click on the horn to hear what the ships hear! The Northeast First Stop: West Quoddy Head Lighthouse This famous lighthouse uses a fog horn to warn ships that they are getting close to land! The lighthouse is located in northern Maine Click on the horn to hear what the ships hear!

Everyone back in the car! Buckle up! On to Massachusetts!

Welcome to Massachusetts! Plymouth Rock

Wow! Everyone out of the car! Look at that huge ship! The Northeast Wow! Everyone out of the car! Look at that huge ship! Second Stop: Plymouth, Massachusetts I read in the Massachusetts tour book that it’s called the Mayflower II, which is a ship built to look like the original ship that that Pilgrims came to American on! Sweet! Awesome! Click here to tour the ship

That ship was awesome! Next stop, New York City!

Welcome to New York City!

The Northeast Third Stop: New York City, New York New York City is the home of the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty and many other tall buildings! Third Stop: New York City, New York

Alright everyone, it’s cold here in the northeast, what do you say we head south!

Wahoo! Here comes the sun! The Southeast Wahoo! Here comes the sun! There are 12 states in the Southeast Region of the United States.

The Southeast Climate: The type of weather a particular region has over a long period of time. Summers: Hot to Very Hot Winters: Mild Precipitation: About 606 inches a year

The Southeast Roll down those windows! I want to feel the warm air! There’s the state line!

Welcome to Virginia!

Jamestown, VA was the first colonial settlement in America The Southeast Fourth Stop: Jamestown, Virginia Jamestown, VA was the first colonial settlement in America

Boy, Jamestown was neat with all the historic buildings…but let’s bring this trip to back the 21st century…

Welcome to Florida!

Quick! Pull over! We’re just in time for lift off! Everyone out! The Southeast Fifth Stop: Kennedy Space Center The Kennedy Space Center is a great place to learn about our Earth and Universe. Astronauts study our planets, the moon, sun, and the stars. Quick! Pull over! We’re just in time for lift off! Everyone out! 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… BLAST OFF! Click Here to Learn More at NASA for Kids!

Whoa! I can still feel the heat from that blast! What’s next?

Welcome to West Virginia!

The Southeast Sixth Stop: Appalachian Mountains Hey! Let’s go hiking! Wow! Check out the view of those mountains out our window! Many people mine (dig out and search) for coal in the mountains. This can be a very dangerous job!

I’m exhausted from all that climbing. How about a little relaxing I’m exhausted from all that climbing! How about a little relaxing? Is that music I hear??

Welcome to Tennessee!

I love the sound of that guitar! The Southeast Seventh Stop: Memphis, Tennessee I love the sound of that guitar! Blues is a type of music that uses the guitar as its main instrument. This type of music was first made popular by slaves working in cotton fields in Tennessee. I feel like dancing!

Ok! I Want to see more! Midwest-here we come!

There are 12 states in the Midwest Region of the United States. Hello Midwest! There are 12 states in the Midwest Region of the United States.

The Midwest Climate: The type of weather a particular region has over a long period of time. Summers: Hot and Humid Winters: Cold to Very Cold, dry Precipitation: As much as 50 in. in Missouri, as little as 13 in. in North Dakota

Look at all these corn fields! What state are we coming to? The Midwest Look at all these corn fields! What state are we coming to?

Welcome to Iowa!

Iowa is known as the “Corn State” Eighth Stop: Farming Iowa It seems like everywhere we drive there are barns, corn fields, and tractors!! That’s because almost every inch of Iowa is covered by farms! Why do I suddenly feel a craving for corn on the cob? Iowa is known as the “Corn State”

Ok, so I like corn…but I feel like I just ate a whole field’s worth…Onward!

Welcome to South Dakota!

Ninth Stop: Black Hills of South Dakota: Mount Rushmore Why do those faces look so familiar? Um, duh! They are four of our past presidents! Oh yeah! Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, George Washington…and….and…. Thomas Jefferson!! South Dakota is best known for the huge carving on a mountain side known as “Mount Rushmore.” The carving was first stated in 1927 and was completed in 1941.

The Midwest Ya know, I gotta be honest, the Midwest is cool and all, but, I’m ready to go to some big cities again! I feel the temperature rising!

There are 4 states in the Southwest Region of the United States. Yeehaw!! There are 4 states in the Southwest Region of the United States.

The Southwest Climate: The type of weather a particular region has over a long period of time. Summers: Hot to Very Hot, dry Winters: Mild Precipitation: About 86 inches a year (Mostly in Oklahoma)

The Southwest Woah! I’m glad we have air conditioning in this car! It’s so hot outside! Where are we?

v Welcome to Arizona!

The Southwest Tenth Stop: Grand Canyon, Arizona Look at those people riding mules down the canyon trails. Let’s get out of the car. This is too cool to just see out our window! The Grand Canyon is over a mile deep! Over millions of years, water carved out the rock and created the canyon. Many people hike the canyon every year.

The Southwest I can’t believe those canyons! Arizona is such a neat state! What else is there to see here?

The Southwest Eleventh Stop: Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix, Arizona is the hottest city in the Southwest region. The record for the hottest day was 122 degrees! It happened in the month of June!

Wow! Are we in an oven? Doesn’t look like this heat is going to let up any time soon! Yeeehaw, Texas!

v Welcome to Texas!

The Southwest Twelfth Stop: Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of Texas. This is a picture of the Capitol building where politicians meet to discuss issues important to Texan citizens. It’s the largest Capitol building in the nation.

Here we go to the wild, wild, west!! The West Here we go to the wild, wild, west!! There are 11 states in the West Region of the United States.

The West Climate: The type of weather a particular region has over a long period of time. Summers: Hot to Very Hot Winters: Mild Precipitation: About 32 in. a year

We’ve arrived! First stop: Yellowstone National Park!

v Welcome to Wyoming!

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming The West Thirteenth Stop: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Does anyone have a towel? I just got sprayed by Old Faithful! I can’t believe how high that water shot up! Most of Yellowstone National Park is in Wyoming, however, it stretches into Montana and Idaho. Old Faithful is an erupting spring of water that shoots out every 35 -120 minutes. It will shoot out water for 1½ - 5 minutes at a time. The water shoots up 90-184 feet high! Click Here to See a Live View of Yellowstone Today!

I don’t think this trip could get any cooler, but now it’s off to the airport. Aloha!

v We’re here! I see Hawaii! Welcome to Hawaii!

The West Fourteenth Stop: Hawaii Islands You’re Invited to a Luau! When: Tonight Where: Seaside Resort Who: Region Tour Students Fourteenth Stop: Hawaii Islands My tour book here says that Hawaii was the last state added to the United States in 1959. Hawaiian parties are called “luaus.” People wear leis which is a necklace made of flowers. Some women wear grass skirts and do a special dance. That’s right. And I also read that Hawaii is actually made up of 8 major islands. How cool! Click Here to Find Out More About Hawaii

Wow, Look at those snowy mountains. We must be here!! Welcome to Alaska! Wow, Look at those snowy mountains. We must be here!! v Bye Hawaii, We’re off to colder weather in Alaska Welcome to Hawaii!

The West Fifteenth Stop: Anchorage, Alaska Go, dogs, go!! The Iditarod is a dog sled race that follows a trail across the state of Alaska. It takes place in March. A person who leads a pack of dogs on a sled is called a musher. He or she must train their dogs hard to finish the race. The race usually takes 9-17 days to complete. Learn More About the Race by Clicking Here

Welcome to Alaska! Do we really have to go home now? That was the most amazing trip around the United States!