CHAPTER 8 SECTION 2

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CHAPTER 8 SECTION 2

• REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES

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BR 2 (PGS173-179)

• 1)Define the following terms tell what specific
  region of the country they refer to
• A) Megalopolis B) Textiles C) Erie Canal D)
  Metropolitan Area E) Arable F) Silicon Valley G)
  Alaska Hawaii H) Smog

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• F) Located south of San Francisco (West) became
  the leading center of computer technology G) The
  last 2 states admitted to the Union, both in
  1959, are considered Pacific States H) Fog
  hanging over L.A. caused by chemical reactions
  involving sunlight pollutants from automobiles
  industry, West

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• Facts about the Northeast-1)Smallest most
  densely populated region in the U.S. 2)Home to
  about a fifth of the countrys population which
  is concentrated in Megalopolises 3) Political,
  financial industrial center of country

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• Major Cities-
• 1)New York (largest metro area in U.S.)
• 2)Boston Philadelphia (date back to colonial
  times)
• 3)Baltimore (major port on Chesapeake Bay)
• Washington, DC (Our nations capital)

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• Midwest
• 1)Countrys major farming region
• 2)The Great Lakes Mississippi River link the
  midwests major cities to each other other
  regions
• 3)Many settlers moved here because of excellent
  transportation routes farming

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• 4) One of most productive farming regions in
  world
• 5) Corn Belt (stretches from Nebraska to Ohio),
  major producer of corn (U.S.-worlds leading
  producer of corn), soybean (used to make
  margarine vegetable oil)
• 6) Dairy Belt (located north of the Corn Belt),
  includes Wisconsin, Minnesota Michigan
  (milk,cheese)

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• Major Cities of the Midwest
• 1)Chicago is the regions largest city has the
  countrys 3rd largest metropolitan area
• 2) The Great Lake cities of Detroit (home of the
  U.S. auto industry),
• Cleveland, Milwaukee, Toledo are major
  manufacturing centers

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• 3) Twin cities of Minneapolis St. Paul, located
  on the upper Miss. River are transportation
  centers for the upper Midwest
• 4) St. Louis, Mo., located where the Miss., Mo.
  Illinois Rivers flow together became the meeting
  place for pioneers heading west was called the
  Gateway to the West

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• Facts about the South
• 1)Stretches in a great arc from Virginia to Texas
  
• 2)Home to 30 of the countrys population (more
  than any other region) 3)Historically rural
  agricultural, it used slave labor to sustain its
  Plantation System

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• 4)The Civil War wrecked the Souths economy
  made it the poorest region in the country
• 5)The Modern South has become highly
  industrialized (cotton, textile, lumber)
• 6) Florida has become a huge tourism (Disney)
  retirement (climate) destination

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• Major Southern Cities
• 1)Dallas-Fort Worth is the largest metro area in
  the South
• 2)The Houston Metropolitan area is 2nd
• 3)Atlanta, New Orleans, Miami are also large
  transportation commercial centers

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• FACTS ABOUT THE WEST
• 1)Largest most sparsely populated region of
  the country 2)25 of the U.S. population lives
  here 3)Plateaus, deserts, high mountains made
  this area very inhospitable, but the opening of
  the Transcontinental Railroad brought many
  settlers to the region

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• The Interior West
• 1) Includes the Great Plains, Rocky Mountains,
  the Inter-Mountain region west of the Rockies
• 2)Wheat Farming (part of the wheat belt), raising
  livestock, mining (all metals) tourism are the
  major economic activities

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• The Pacific States
• 1)Most people in the West live here
• 2)California is home to some 34 million people
• 3)The warm Mediterranean climate allows for plant
  growth year around
• 4)The growth of technology (Silicon Valley) has
  vastly improved the economy

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• Major Cities of the West
• 1)Los Angeles- the largest metro area in the West
  ( 2nd largest in the country), famous for motion
  picture industry (Hollywood)
• 2)San Francisco-located on an excellent
  deepwater harbor, has always attracted immigrants
  making it one of the most diverse cities in the
  country

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• 3)Seattle-Port city in the Pacific NW, does much
  trade with Asia
• 4)San Diego-Large port city, great climate, most
  important naval base on the West Coast
• 5)Denver-Commercial trade center in Rocky
  Mountain area

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NOWWORK 2 (PGS.173-179)

• 1A) What is Pittsburghs location?
• B) What did this location help the city become?
• 2)Define Americas Dairyland

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HW2-CONTINUED

• 3)List 3 reasons why Chicago is one of the
  worlds major transportation centers.
• 4)List 3 popular ski resorts in the West.
• 5)List 4 famous national parks in the West.

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ANSWERS TO HW 2

• 1)Located at junction of 2 rivers
• 1B) close to rich iron ore coal deposits making
  city the center of the steel industry
• 2) Wisconsin-produces more butter cheese than
  any other state

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• 3)Port on Lake Michigan, countrys most important
  railroad hub, OHare Airport is one of the
  busiest in the world
• 4)Aspen Vail-Colorado,Taos-New Mexico
• 5)Glacier-Montana, Grand Canyon-Arizona, Grand
  Teton Yellowstone-Wyoming