2. By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

3. US Geography Basics Third largest country in the world. Half the size of Russia. One third the size of Africa. Half the size of South America. 2 ½ times the size of Western Europe.

4. Regions & Time Zones of the U. S.

6. Topography of the US

7. The Contour of the US

8. Topography of the Northeast

9. New York, New York!

10. New York’s Canals

11. Philadelphia: The Birth of Liberty

12. A New England Fall Kancamagus Highway, Maine Covered Bridge over the Connecticut River The back roads of Vermont

13. North-South Divide: The Mason-Dixon Line Charles Mason & Jeremiah Dixon: 1763-1767

14. Topography of the Southeast

15. Charleston, SC: The South’s First Port

16. New Orleans, LA: The Big Easy

17. Topography of the Midwest

18. Chicago Skyline: The “Second” City

19. The Great Plains

20. Topography of the West

21. Los Angeles: The City of Angels?

22. Hollywood: City of Lost Dreams

23. Bodies of Water Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Bay Great Salt Lake Lake Okeechobee

25. RiversRivers Hudson R. Potomac R. Mississippi R. Ohio R. Missouri R. Arkansas R. Colorado R. Columbia R. Yukon R. Rio Grande R. St. Lawrence R.

26. The Mississippi: America’s Great River Road The “Big Muddy”. 2,350 miles. Draining all or part of 31 states & 2 Canadian provinces. Covers 40% of the U. S.

27. Mississippi Riverboat

28. Great Mississippi Flood, 1993 St. Louis, MO before the floodSt. Louis, MO during the flood St. Louis, MO after the flood

29. Great Salt Lake 2000 square miles. 10’ – 28’ deep. 6 times saltier than the oceans.

30. Lake Okeechobee, FL

31. The Gulf of Mexico

32. Mountains & Plateaus Appalachian Mts. Rocky Mts. Cascade Mts. Sierra Nevada Mts. Alaskan Range ^ Mt. Whitney ^ Mt. McKinley ^ Pike’s Peak Adirondack Mts.

34. The Contour of the US

35. The Continental Divide

36. Grand Canyon

37. PlainsPlains Central Plains Atlantic Coastal Plains Gulf Coastal Plains Great Basin

38. The Great Plains

39. PlateausPlateaus Cumberland Plateau

40. Cumberland Plateau & ‘Gap’ AL, KY, TN, VA, WV 24,640 sq. mi. Natural passage [Gap] through the Cumberland Mts.

41. DesertsDeserts Mohave Desert Death Valley

42. Mohave Desert – 3,000’

43. Death Valley, CA 3.3 million acres. 95% wilderness.

44. Completed Map Lake Okeechobee Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Bay Appalachian Mts. Rocky Mts. Cascade Mts. Sierra Nevada Mts. Alaskan Range ^ Mt. Whitney ^ Mt. McKinley ^ Pike’s Peak Adirondack Mts. Central Plains Atlantic Coastal Plains Gulf Coastal Plains Great Basin Cumberland Plateau Hudson R. Potomac R. Mississippi R. Ohio R. Missouri R. Arkansas R. Colorado R. Columbia R. Yukon R. Rio Grande R. St. Lawrence R. Great Salt Lake Mohave Desert Death Valley

50. The American Landscape

52. US Wetlands

55. 291,860,161291,860,161 One birth every 8 seconds. One death every 13 seconds. One international migrant (net) every 22 seconds. Net gain of one person every 10 seconds. U. S. Population as of August 22, 2003

56. Linguistic Map

58. Seismography Data: 1977-1997 Earthquakes!

59. Tornadoes Per Year: 1950-1997

60. Hurricane Camille: The Storm of the Century August 17, 1969 Category 5 Killed 412 people

61. Andrew: The Most Expensive Hurricane August 24, 1992 Category 5 Killed 65 people Cost $30,000,000,000

63. National Parks

64. US National Parks (1) Glacier National Park, MT Grand Teton National Park, WY Mt. Rushmore National Park, SD

65. US National Parks (2) Everglades National Park, FL Yellowstone National Park, MT Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

66. US National Parks (3) Yosemite National Park, CA Acadia National Park, ME Natural Bridges National Park, UT