North America

North America

Multiple Choice

Which continent do we live on?

• North America

• Europe

• South America

North America is in the Northern Hemisphere

United States

The United States is part of North America, along with Canada, Mexico, and Central America. The United States has fifty states. 

Multiple Choice

The United States is a

• Country

• Continent

Multiple Choice

North America is a

• Country

• Continent

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How many states are there in the United States?

Regions

The United States is made up of different regions. The states in each region have many things in common like geography and climate.

New England

Climate:There are 4 seasons

Geography: mountains, hills, and coast

Boston

The largest city in New England.

First public library and first college in the U.S. were in Boston.

Multiple Choice

Which region is Massachusetts in?

• New England

• Mid-Atlantic

The Appalachian Mountains

are a mountain range that start in Canada and New England and run down to the south.

The Mid-Atlantic Region

Climate: 4 seasons, but winters are not as cold and summers are hotter than New England

Geography: Big cities that are densely populated, port cities on the coast

New York City

The most populated city in the U.S.

Statue of Liberty is here.

Multiple Choice

The most populated city in the United States is:

• Boston, Massachusetts

• New York, New York

The South

Geography: mountains, rivers, valleys, and sandy beaches

Climate: It is much hotter, especially in the summer. 

Multiple Choice

In the summer, where is it MOST LIKELY hotter?

• New England

• Mid-Atlantic

• South

Multiple Choice

Why would the South Region be hotter?

• It is closer to the South Pole

• It is closer to the Equator

Florida is a peninsula.

a piece of land sticking out into a body of water, so that it is almost surrounded by water.

It juts out between two bodies of water—the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Gulf of Mexico on the west. 

The Gulf Stream

a warm ocean current that begins in the Gulf of Mexico and travels north along the coast from Florida all the way to Newfoundland in Canada

Multiple Choice

Which U.S. state is a peninsula?

• New York

• Hawaii

• Florida

Multiple Choice

The Gulf Stream brings ______ water to Florida.

• warm

• cold

The Midwest Region

Missouri, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa. Rivers, lakes and forests are major features of this region

The Great Lakes

In the northern part of this region, there are huge bodies of water called the Great Lakes. There are five of these lakes: Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario.

The Great Lakes

Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. 

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Agriculture

the growing of crops and raising of livestock for food and other purposes.

many corn and dairy products are made in this area

Multiple Choice

The midwest is known for

• agriculture

• skiing

Multiple Choice

Which is a landform?

• Earthquake

• The Great Lakes

The Great Plains

includes the states of Oklahoma,

Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota.  

Very flat and called "America's Breadbasket" because wheat is grown here

Small population

People have always had to be tough to survive on the Great Plains. The region has little water and a harsh climate, with hot summers and freezing winters. 

Mount Rushmore

In South Dakota features the faces of four American presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. Each face is almost sixty feet tall.  

Multiple Choice

Why don't many people live in the Great Plains?

• It is too hot

• The weather is very cold and not many crops grow

Multiple Choice

Where is Mount Rushmore located

• South Dakota

• South America

The Rocky Mountain Region

The Rockies run from Canada through all of the states in the region that bears their name. These five states are Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and Utah.

The Rockies

The Rockies are taller and steeper than the The Appalachian range

Yellowstone National Park

Mostly in Wyoming, the park spreads into parts of Montana and Idaho too. Yellowstone features dramatic canyons, alpine rivers, lush forests, hot springs and gushing geysers, including its most famous, Old Faithful.

Multiple Choice

Which mountain range is taller?

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

Southwest Region

Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada. 

Climate: Very hot

geography: desert—dry, sandy land with few trees. 

The Grand Canyon

It is a gigantic gorge carved out by the Colorado River. It is a mile deep and up to eighteen miles across.

A gorge is a narrow deep valley cut by a river.

Multiple Select

Which TWO are landforms?

• Warm Climate

• Grand Canyon

• Rocky Mountains

• Avalanche

Grand Canyon

If you peer over the edge, you can see the river glistening far, far down at the bottom. The walls of the canyon are all different colors—red, brown, white, and yellow. The colors come from the layers of different kinds of rock.  

West Coast/ Pacific Coast

Sandy warm beaches in Southern California, raining climate in Washington and Oregon

Los Angeles

The biggest city in California and very diverse. Home to the movie industry

Alaska

Cold and Mountainous

The largest State by size

Next to Canada and near Russia

Mount Denali

The tallest mountain in the United States is in Alaska

Hawaii

Warm, tropical climate

Made of more than one hundred small islands

Hawaii is located two thousand miles west of California in the Pacific Ocean

Multiple Choice

Where can you find the tallest mountain in the United States?

• Hawaii

• Washington

• Alaska

Multiple Choice

Is it possible to swim to Hawaii?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Select

Which TWO states are not part of the mainland of the United States?

• Maine

• Alaska

• Hawaii

• Texas