1. Basin and Range A United States Region Standard USI 2b and 2c Kristen Young, Danielle Buchanan, Jennifer Tull Newport News Public Schools

2. Where is the Basin and Range region located? Located West of the Rocky Mountains and east of the Sierra Nevadas and the Cascades.

3. What does the Basin and Range region look like? Varying elevations containing isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley, the lowest point in North America.

4. Columbia River Colorado River Rio Grande What are the major bodies of water? What are the major bodies of water?

5. Washington Borders: ID, OR Bodies of water: Pacific Ocean Capital: Olympia Largest city: Seattle Major River: Columbia River| Major Industry: Lumber, farming, fishing, and manufacturing Find out more about Washington! What states are in this region?

6. Find out more about Oregon! What states are in this region? Oregon Borders: WA, ID, CA, NV Bodies of water: Pacific Ocean Capital: Salem Largest city: Portland Major Rivers: Columbia River, Willamette River Major Industry: Manufacturing, agriculture (leading producer in peppermint oil and Christmas trees)

7. Idaho Borders: MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY Bodies of Water: Lake Pend Oreille Capital: Boise Largest City: Boise Major Rivers: Snake River, St. Joe River, St. Maries River, Kootenai River Major Industry: agriculture, lumber, mining Find out more about Idaho! What states are in this region?

8. California Borders: OR, NV, AZ Bodies of water: Pacific Ocean Capital: Olympia Largest city: Seattle Major Rivers: Columbia River Major Industry: Lumber, farming, fishing, and manufacturing Find out more about California! What states are in this region?

9. Find out more about Nevada! What states are in this region? Nevada Borders: AZ, CA, ID, OR, UT Bodies of water: Lake Mead, Lake Mojave, Lake Tahoe Capital: Carson City Largest city: Las Vegas Major Rivers: Colorado River, Humboldt River, Truckee River Major Industry: tourism, mining, hydro-electric power

10. Utah Borders: AZ, CO, ID, NV, NM, WY Bodies of water: Great Salt Lake, Lake Powell Capital: Salt Lake City Largest city: Salt Lake City Major Rivers: Colorado River, Green River Major Industry: oil, natural gas, mining, steel-making, farming, tourism Find out more about Utah! What states are in this region?

11. New Mexico Borders: AZ, CO, OK, TX, UT| Capital: Santa Fe Largest city: Albuquerque Major Rivers: Rio Grande, Pecos River Major Industry: mining, oil, natural gas, tourism Find out more about New Mexico! What states are in this region?

12. Find out more about Arizona! What states are in this region? Arizona Borders: CA, CO, NV, NM, UT, Mexico Bodies of water: Lake Mead, Lake Mohave, Lake Powell Capital: Phoenix Largest city: Phoenix Major Rivers: Colorado River, Gila River Major Industry: mining, manufacturing, and tourism

13. Find out more about Colorado! What states are in this region? Colorado Borders: AZ, KS, NE, NM, OK, UT, WY Capital: Denver Largest city: Denver Major Rivers: Colorado River, Rio Grande, Arkansas River Major Industry: agriculture, tourism, mining, oil, finance, manufacturing

14. Find out more about Alaska! What states are in this region? Alaska Borders: Canada Bodies of water: Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea Capital: Juneau Largest city: Anchorage Major Rivers: Yukon River Major Industry: Oil, fishing, tourism

15. Death Valley Las Vegas Hoover Dam The Grand CanyonMojave Desert The Great Salt Lake Las Vegas What interesting landmarks are in this region?

16. Extend Your Knowledge of this Region Choose at least one activity from the following: Visit at least 5 of the links that provide more information about each state. Read the section on their major industries carefully. Pick a product that is common to most of the states in this region. Create an advertisement for this product or service. You may use technology or art supplies to create your ad. Explore the link about the Rio Grande. Consider a body of water in our area of Virginia. Create A Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the 2 bodies of water.Rio Grande Choose one of the interesting landmarks in this region and research it. Create a brochure for this landmark.

17. Choose at least one activity from the following: View this “commercial” for the region. Create your own commercial with a partner using what you’ve learned in this presentation. Complete one or more of the Microsoft Word Templates located in your Hand Out folder. You will need to revisit several links in the presentation. The templates are: Economy Template Geography Template Cultural Template http://youtube.com/watch?v=9dp4Vf__CgU Extend Your Knowledge of this Region