1. The Geography
of the
United States

2. 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.

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

4. 2000 Presidential Election Results
Presidential Candidate
Popular Vote
Electoral Vote
    
George W. Bush
50,459,624
47.87%
271
50.4%
Albert Gore Jr.
51,003,238
48.38%
266
49.4%

5. Topography
the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.

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. Erie Canal

12. Boston: The Hotbed of Revolution

13. Philadelphia: The Birth of Liberty

14. North-South Divide: The Mason-Dixon Line
Charles Mason & Jeremiah Dixon:

15. Topography of the Southeast

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

17. New Orleans, LA: The Big Easy

18. Topography of the Midwest

19. Chicago Skyline: The “Second” City

20. The Great Plains

21. Topography of the West

22. Los Angeles: The City of Angels?

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

25. Rivers Columbia R. Missouri R. Hudson R. Potomac R. Mississippi R.
Ohio R.
Rio Grande R.

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

27. Mississippi Riverboat

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

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

35. The Contour of the US

36. The Continental Divide

37. Grand Canyon

38. Atlantic Coastal Plains
Great Basin
Central Plains
Atlantic Coastal Plains
Gulf Coastal Plains

39. The Great Plains

40. Plateaus
Cumberland Plateau

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

42. Deserts
Death Valley
Mohave Desert

43. Mohave Desert – 3,000’

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