United States Geography

Objective 1: to explain major geographic regions of the United States. Objective 2: to discuss how geography impacted major events in American history.

Background

• Temperate climate– Multiple climate regions

• Most common natural disaster is flooding• Abundant natural resources. Examples?

Climate Regions

Geographic Regions

Geographic RegionsHow can we define them?

• Northeast

• South

• Midwest

• West

Migration

• Over the course of history, many different groups have migrated to the United States.

• How has migration changed over time? • Where are most Americans currently

migrating to?

Metropolitan Areas

The United States Today

Early American History

• By 1733 13 Colonies settled– Jamestown, VA in 1607 was the first English colony– St. Augustine, FL is the oldest colony est.1565– What saved Jamestown?

Early U.S. Cont.• Revolutionary War (1775-1783)– Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776)– Treaty of Paris

• Louisiana Purchase (1803)– Manifest Destiny

• War of 1812 (1812-1815)– Treaty of Ghent Dec. 1814– Established boundaries with Great Britain

U.S. Expanding Borders

U.S. History Cont.

• Civil War (1861-1865)– United States split (Union/Confederacy)– Two capitals where?– Appomattox (1865)– Passage of the 13th Amendment