United States and New Jersey regions

New Jersey Region

USA Regions

By Genevieve Rickey

Introduction

A region is area with common features that set it apart from different areas. There are 5 regions in the United States. They are the Northeast, the Southeast, the Middle-West, the Southwest, and the West. There are 4 regions in New Jersey. They are The Atlantic Coastal Plains, Peidmont, Highlands, and Ridge and Valley.

The Northeast

We live in this region

The Appalachian Mountains run through most of the states in this region

This region has all four seasons summer, winter, fall, and spring

The Coastal Plains are in this region. They are a flat lowland along the edge of the Atlantic Ocean.

The Appalachian Mountains

The Southeast

Warm all year

Crisscrossed with rivers

Large area of wet lands-swamps, marshes, and bayous example Everglades

Davis Bayous-marshy slow moving stream

Middle West

Made of interior plains

Great Plains in the Middle West, cold winters/ hot summers, produces wheat.

Produces corn

Central Plain- in the east, low elevation, produces corn

Southwest

This region shares the Great Plains with the Midd-West

Mostly made up of high plateaus, plains, and deserts

One of the most famous landforms in this region is the Grand Canyon

The Rocky Mountains appear in this region as well as the West

West

The redwood trees that grow in Oregon and California are the tallest trees in the world

The Great Basin is in this region

Landforms include mountains, plateaus, and Valleys

New Jersey Regions

Atlantic Coastal Plain

We live in this region

Largest region of all New Jersey regions- covers more than half of NJ

home to the Pinelands

Piedmont

NJ's greatest population- borders NY city

Located at the foothills

Palisades forms the eastern border

Fall line separates this region from the ACP

Highlands

Most of NJ's lakes are found here

The town of Franklin is known for "glowing" rocks

Ridge and Valley

Home to the Delaware Water gap and High Point State park

Dairy farming is an important business

Appalachian Mountains runs through this region

Goodbye hope you learned a lot!!!!