usa. we’re headed across the u.s.a. the united states of america
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USA
We’re headed across the U.S.A.
The United States of America
The United States of AmericaPopulation: 315,341,729 (Feb 2013) Capital: Washington, D.C.Independence DateJuly 4th 1776National Bird: American EagleNational Anthem and who wrote itThe Star Spangled Banner ; Francis Scott KeyNational FlowerRoseNational TreeOak
The United States of America FLAG
USA – 13 colonies
USA Time Zones
The United States is a SYSTEM that can be broken into 5 major parts or regions.
Compass RoseA compass rose helps us give a name to the regions
Regions of the United States
United States Regions
Northeast Region
Midwest Region
Southeast Region
Southwest Region
West Region
The United States is a SYSTEM that can be broken into 5 major parts or regions.
Northeast RegionMidwest RegionSoutheast RegionSouthwest RegionWest Region
State map quiz
State Map Quiz - 2
States Largest Smallest AreaLargest States by Area# State Sq Miles1 Alaska 663,267.262 Texas 268,580.823 California 163,695.574 Montana 147,042.405 New Mexico 121,589.486 Arizona 113,998.30Smallest States by Area# State Sq Miles50 Rhode Island 1,545.0549 Delaware 2,489.2748 Connecticut 5,543.3347 New Jersey 8,721.3046 New Hampshire 9,349.9445 Vermont 9,614.26
Cities of USA by population 201131 Las Vegas32 Albuquerque33 Tucson34 Fresno35 Sacramento36 Long Beach37 Kansas City38 Mesa39 Virginia Beach40 Atlanta41 Colorado Springs42 Raleigh43 Omaha44 Miami45 Tulsa46 Oakland47 Cleveland48 Minneapolis49 Wichita50 Arlington51 New Orleans52 Bakersfield53 Tampa54 Anaheim55 Honolulu56 Aurora57 Santa Ana58 St. Louis59 Riverside60 Corpus Christi
1 New York2 Los Angeles3 Chicago4 Houston5 Philadelphia6 Phoenix7 San Antonio8 San Diego9 Dallas
10 San Jose11 Jacksonville12 Indianapolis13 Austin14 San Francisco15 Columbus16 Fort Worth17 Charlotte18 Detroit19 El Paso20 Memphis21 Boston22 Seattle23 Denver24 Baltimore25 Washington26 Nashville27 Louisville28 Milwaukee29 Portland30 Oklahoma City
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District of Columbia
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Georgia
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USAWhat is the largest city by population in USA?New York CityWhat is the largest capital city by population in USA?PhoenixWhat is the largest city by area in continental USA (48
states)Jacksonville – FLWhat is the largest capital city by area in continental
USA?Oklahoma City – Oklahoma What is the only state named after a president?Washington
USA
Smallest state by area? Name 1, 2, 3RI, DE, CT, NJ, NH, VTLargest State by area? AK, TX, CA, MT, NM, AZHighest population state – top 5CA, TX, NY, FL, IL, PALowest population state – lowest 5WY, VT, ND, AK, SDState with the most coastline – top 4AK - 6,640m ; FL – 1350 ; CA – 840 ; HI – 750
State population estimate 2012California 38,041,430
Texas 26,059,203
New York 19,570,261
Florida 19,317,568
Illinois 12,875,255
Pennsylvania 12,763,536
Ohio 11,544,225
Georgia 9,919,945
Michigan 9,883,360
North Carolina 9,752,073
New Jersey 8,864,590
States Highest Population States Lowest Population
Wyoming 576,412
Vermont 626,011
North Dakota 699,628
Alaska 731,449
South Dakota 833,354
Delaware 917,092
Montana 1,005,141
Rhode Island 1,050,292
New Hampshire 1,320,718
Maine 1,329,192
Hawaii 1,392,313
Idaho 1,595,728
Largest Metropolitan Areas 1) New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA - 21,976,224 2) Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA - 17,775,984 3) Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI - 9,725,317 4) Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV - 8,211,213 5) Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH - 7,465,634 6) San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA - 7,228,948 7) Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD - 6,382,714 8) Dallas-Fort Worth, TX - 6,359,758 9) Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX - 5,641,077 10) Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL - 5,478,667
State Nicknames & Capitals How many eyes, stars, gardens, birds, animals, mountains , trees, landmarks, … State Abbreviations What is the state that borders max number of states? MO & TN MO – Missouri is bounded on the north by Iowa; on the east, across the Mississippi
River, by Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee; on the south by Arkansas; and on the west by Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska
TN - Kentucky and Virginia to the north, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, and Arkansas and Missouri to the West
Most state names start with alphabetical letter? M and N – What are they? MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY Latest States that have been added to United States HI – 1959, AK – 1959, AZ – 1912, NM – 1912, OK – 1907,
Unites States by Statehood order
State Capitals
Continental Divide
The natural boundary line separating waters that flow into the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico from those that flow into the Pacific Ocean.
It runs north-south from Alaska to northwestern South America.
Rivers without labels
Rivers with labels
Rivers River: Missouri River Source: Jefferson River, Montana Mouth: Mississippi River, Missouri River: Mississippi River Source: Lake Itasca, Minnesota Mouth: Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana River: Yukon River Source: Atlin Lake, BC, Canada Mouth: Bering Sea, Alaska River: Rio Grande Source: Canby Mountain, Colorado Mouth: Gulf of Mexico, Texas River: Colorado River Source: La Poudre Pass, Colorado Mouth: Gulf of California, Baja California-Sonora River: Arkansas River Source: Rocky Mountains, Colorado Mouth: Mississippi River, Arkansas River: Columbia River Source: Columbia lake, BC, Canada Mouth: Pacific Ocean, Oregon-Washington River: Red River Source: Buck Creek, Oklahoma Mouth: Atchafalaya & Mississippi Rivers, Louisiana River: Snake River Source: Rocky Mountains, Wyoming Mouth: Columbia River, Washington River: Ohio River Source: Allegheny River, Pennsylvania Mouth: Mississippi River, Illinois-Kentucky
Rivers – Source & Mouth
Rivers in Length 1 - 101. Missouri, 2,540 miles (mouth - Mississippi River)2. Mississippi, 2,340 miles (mouth - Gulf of Mexico)3. Yukon, 1,980 miles (mouth - Bering Sea)4. Rio Grande, 1,900 miles (mouth - Gulf of Mexico)5. St. Lawrence, 1,900 miles (mouth - Gulf of St. Lawrence)6. Arkansas, 1,460 miles (mouth - Mississippi River)7. Colorado, 1,450 miles (mouth - Gulf of California)8. Red, 1,290 miles (mouth - Mississippi River)9. Brazos, 1,280 miles (mouth - Gulf of Mexico)10. Columbia, 1,240 miles (mouth - Pacific Ocean)
Missouri River - map
Missouri River – map
Mississippi River Map
Mississippi River Basin
Rivers
Communities along the Mississippi river Minneapolis-Saint PaulSt. LouisMemphisNew OrleansBaton RougeQuad Cities, IA-ILSt. Cloud, MNLa Crosse, WICape Girardeau–Jackson MO-ILDubuque, IA
Great Lakes can be rememberedusing the word “HOMES”H – HuronO – OntarioM – MichiganE – ErieS – Superior
Great Lakes
Great Lakes
Great Lakes – by surface Area1) Lake Superior
Surface Area: 31,700 square miles (82,103 sq km)Location: Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ontario, Canada
2) Lake HuronSurface Area: 23,000 square miles (59,570 sq km)Location: Michigan and Ontario, Canada
3) Lake MichiganSurface Area: 22,300 square miles (57,757 sq km)Location: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin
4) Lake ErieSurface Area: 9,910 square miles (25,666 sq km)Location: Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Ontario, Canada
5) Lake OntarioSurface Area: 7,340 square miles (19,010 sq km)Location: New York and Ontario, Canada
Lakes
Lakes – others 1. Great Salt Lake
Surface Area: 2,117 square miles (5,483 sq km)Location: Utah
2. Lake of the WoodsSurface Area: 1,485 square miles (3,846 sq km)Location: Minnesota and Manitoba and Ontario, Canada
3. Iliamna LakeSurface Area: 1,014 square miles (2,626 sq km)Location: Alaska
4. Lake OaheSurface Area: 685 square miles (1,774 sq km)Location: North Dakota and South DakotaNote: This is a man-made lake.
5. Lake OkeechobeeSurface Area: 662 square miles (1,714 sq km)Location: Florida
Mountains
Mountains
MountainsAppalachian Mountains: The Appalachians, about 1,500
miles in length, extend from central Alabama in the U.S. up through the New England states and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Quebec.
The highest point is Mt. Mitchell in North Carolina at 6,684 ft (2,037 m)
The Cascade Range along the West Coast of the United States extend from Canada into the US states of Washington, Oregon, and California. These mountains were formed as part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, and have volcanoes, including Mount St. Helens and Lassen.
MountainsAlaska Range: Mountains of south-central Alaska that
extend from the Alaska Peninsula to the border of the Yukon Territory, Canada.
Rocky Mountains: The Rocky Mountains, about 3,000 miles in length, extend from the U.S State of New Mexico up through the western United States and on into the northernmost reaches of Canada's British Columbia.
Sierra Nevada: The Sierra Nevada mountains, located in the states of California and Nevada, are about 400 miles long. The name Sierra Nevada is Spanish for "snowy mountains," because of the snow-capped peaks of the range. Many of the mountains are formed of granite, and shaped by glaciers.
Mountains Highest peak in USA Mt Mckinley 20,320 ft – Top ten peaks are in Alaska Highest peak in continental USA Mt Whitney - 14,505 ft Second highest peak in USA Mt St Elias – 18,009 ft Second highest peak in continental USA Mount Elbert – 14,440 ft, located 10 miles southwest of Leadville, Colorado Highest peak in Appalachian range Mt Mitchell – 6,684 ft - Mount Mitchell is located near Burnsville in Yancey
County, North Carolina, in the Black Mountain subrange of the Appalachians Highest peak in Cascade range Mt Rainier – 14,417 ft – Washington State - Mt. Rainier is considered one of
the most dangerous volcanoes in the world Highest peak in Rocky Mountains Mt Elbert - 14,440 ft
DesertsWhat are the 4 major deserts in USA?The Great Basin Desert, Mojave Desert, Sonoran Desert,
Chihuahuan DesertWhat is the only cold desert?The Great Basin DesertWhat are the other deserts?Hot deserts
Major Deserts of USAGreat Basin Desert
Mojave Desert
Sonoran Desert
Chihuahuan Desert
DesertsThree of these deserts -- the Chihuahuan, the Sonoran
and the Mojave -- are called "hot deserts," because of their high temperatures during the long summer and because the evolutionary affinities of their plant life are largely with the subtropical plant communities to
the south.
The Great Basin Desert is called a "cold desert" because it is generally cooler and its dominant plant life is not subtropical in origin.
National parks on the map
National ParksHow many national parks in USA59Which States have the most number of national parks – top 4California - 9 , Alaska - 8, Utah-5 , Colarado-4 Largest National Park – top 10Smallest National Park Largest National Park in continental USADeath Valley National Park, California & NevadaSecond and Third largest National Park in continental USAYellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Montana & Idaho - 2,219,791 acres
Everglades National Park, Florida - 1,508,538 acres Top ten national parks in area, where are most of them locatedMost visited National ParkSmokey Mountains, followed by Grand Canyon
National Parks by orderYellowstone - Wyoming, Montana, Idaho - March 1,
1872 - 2,219,790.71 acres (8,983.2 km2)Sequoia - California - September 25, 1890 -
404,051.17 acres (1,635.1 km2)Yosemite - California - October 1, 1890 - 761,266.19 acres
(3,080.7 km2)Mount Rainier - Washington - March 2, 1899 -
235,625.00 acres (953.5 km2)Crater Lake - Oregon - May 22, 1902 - 183,224.05
acres (741.5 km2)
National parks – latest additionsPinnacles - California - January 10, 2013 - 26,605.73
acres (107.7 km2)Great Sand Dunes - Colorado - September 13, 2004 -
42,983.74 acres (173.9 km2)Congaree - South Carolina - November 10, 2003 -
26,545.86 acres (107.4 km2)Cuyahoga Valley - Ohio - October 11, 2000 - 32,860.73
acres (133.0 km2)Black Canyon of the Gunnison - Colorado October 21,
1999 32,950.03 acres (133.3 km2)Joshua Tree California October 31, 1994 789,745.47
acres (3,196.0 km2)
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