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
Rocky Mountain StatesRocky Mountain States(6)(6)
ColoradoColoradoUtahUtahNevadaNevadaMontanaMontanaWyomingWyoming IdahoIdaho
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
Western (Rocky Mountain) Western (Rocky Mountain) CitiesCities
(2)(2)DenverDenverSalt Lake CitySalt Lake City
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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