States and CitiesStates and Cities

SOL US II 2cSOL US II 2c

A state is an example A state is an example of a political region. of a political region.

States may be grouped States may be grouped as part of different as part of different regions, depending regions, depending

upon the criteria used.upon the criteria used.

One way to group the One way to group the 50 states of the U.S. is 50 states of the U.S. is

by region. by region.

We have 7 regions in We have 7 regions in the U.S.the U.S.

Northeast StatesNortheast States(9)(9)

MaineMaineVermontVermontNew New HampshireHampshire

ConnecticutConnecticut

Rhode IslandRhode IslandNew YorkNew YorkNew JerseyNew JerseyPennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaMassachusettMassachusettss

Southeast StatesSoutheast States(14)(14)

MarylandMaryland DelawareDelaware West VirginiaWest Virginia VirginiaVirginia KentuckyKentucky TennesseeTennessee ArkansasArkansas

North CarolinaNorth Carolina GeorgiaGeorgia South CarolinaSouth Carolina FloridaFlorida AlabamaAlabama MississippiMississippi LouisianaLouisiana

Midwest StatesMidwest States(12)(12)

OhioOhio IndianaIndiana IllinoisIllinois MichiganMichigan WisconsinWisconsin MinnesotaMinnesota

IowaIowa MissouriMissouri KansasKansas NebraskaNebraska South DakotaSouth Dakota North DakotaNorth Dakota

Southwest StatesSouthwest States(4)(4)

TexasTexasOklahomaOklahomaNew MexicoNew MexicoArizonaArizona

Rocky Mountain StatesRocky Mountain States(6)(6)

ColoradoColoradoUtahUtahNevadaNevadaMontanaMontanaWyomingWyoming IdahoIdaho

Pacific StatesPacific States(3)(3)

WashingtonWashingtonOregonOregonCaliforniaCalifornia

Noncontiguous StatesNoncontiguous States(2)(2)

AlaskaAlaskaHawaiiHawaii

Noncontiguous and Pacific Noncontiguous and Pacific StatesStates (2) (3) (2) (3)

The following slides are of The following slides are of cities that historically have cities that historically have

had political, economic, had political, economic, and/or cultural significance and/or cultural significance to the development of the to the development of the

United States.United States.

Northeast CitiesNortheast Cities(4)(4)

New YorkNew YorkBostonBostonPittsburghPittsburghPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia

Southeast CitiesSoutheast Cities(3)(3)

Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.AtlantaAtlantaNew OrleansNew Orleans

Midwest CitiesMidwest Cities(3)(3)

ChicagoChicagoSt. LouisSt. LouisDetroitDetroit

Southwest CitiesSouthwest Cities(2)(2)

San AntoniaSan AntoniaSanta FeSanta Fe

Western (Rocky Mountain) Western (Rocky Mountain) CitiesCities

(2)(2)DenverDenverSalt Lake CitySalt Lake City

Pacific CitiesPacific Cities(3)(3)

San FranciscoSan FranciscoLos AngelesLos AngelesSeattleSeattle

Noncontiguous CitiesNoncontiguous Cities

JuneauJuneauHonoluluHonolulu

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

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