States and Cities

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States and Cities

• SOL US II 2c

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A state is an example of a political region.
States may be grouped as part of different
regions, depending upon the criteria used.
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One way to group the 50 states of the U.S. is by
region. We have 7 regions in the U.S.
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Northeast States(9)

• Maine
• Vermont
• New Hampshire
• Connecticut

• Rhode Island
• New York
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
• Massachusetts

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Southeast States(14)

• Maryland
• Delaware
• West Virginia
• Virginia
• Kentucky
• Tennessee
• Arkansas

• North Carolina
• Georgia
• South Carolina
• Florida
• Alabama
• Mississippi
• Louisiana

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Midwest States(12)

• Ohio
• Indiana
• Illinois
• Michigan
• Wisconsin
• Minnesota

• Iowa
• Missouri
• Kansas
• Nebraska
• South Dakota
• North Dakota

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Southwest States(4)

• Texas
• Oklahoma
• New Mexico
• Arizona

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Rocky Mountain States(6)

• Colorado
• Utah
• Nevada
• Montana
• Wyoming
• Idaho

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Pacific States(3)

• Washington
• Oregon
• California

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Noncontiguous States(2)

• Alaska
• Hawaii

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Noncontiguous and Pacific States (2)
(3)
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The following slides are of cities that
historically have had political, economic, and/or
cultural significance to the development of the
United States.
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Northeast Cities(4)

• New York
• Boston
• Pittsburgh
• Philadelphia

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Southeast Cities(3)

• Washington, D.C.
• Atlanta
• New Orleans

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Midwest Cities(3)

• Chicago
• St. Louis
• Detroit

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Southwest Cities(2)

• San Antonia
• Santa Fe

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Western (Rocky Mountain) Cities(2)

• Denver
• Salt Lake City

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Pacific Cities(3)

• San Francisco
• Los Angeles
• Seattle

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Noncontiguous Cities

• Juneau
• Honolulu

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Now go see if you can put the states on the map

• http//www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_
  drag-drop_Intermed_State15s_500.html

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