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By BETIY DEBNAM
from The Mini Page by Betty Debnam © 1993 Unw-I Press Syndicate
Oh, Say Can You See?
The Regions of the USA
The United States is often divided into four regions. Regions are areas
of the Earth that are alike in their history, climate, traditions or ways
people make a living. While our regions are alike in some ways, they are
also quite different in others. For each region, here are just a few
industries and farm products and one sight you might see when
passing through.
The Northeast
TH/$/$ THE
MOST 'ENSELY
POPULATE'
AREA OF THE
U.S.
• covers 5 percent of the U.S.
• population: 51 million
Some industries:
For many years this region was our main factory
area.
The land
• Much of the land is
rough and rocky.
fishing
• The Appalachian
Mountains run
through much of the
region.
banking
shipping
electronics
Farming includes:
• There are many lakes,
rivers and valleys.
A sight to see:
The Statue of
Liberty in New
York Harbor.
THE SOUTH USE' TO 'EPEN' ON
FARMINB. TO'AY, MANY FACTORIES
ARE ALSO LOCATINB THEREI
• Sandy beaches and rocky
shores border the Atlantic
Ocean.
The South
Farming
includes:
• covers 25 percent of the u.S.
Ala
tobacco
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A sight to see: Shenandoah
National Park in Virginia.
poultry
corn
lumber
fruits and chickens
vegetables
mining
oil
cattle
cranberries
apples
• population: 85 million
peanuts
cotton
chemicals
The land
• tall, rugged hills and mountains of the Smokies and the
Blue Ridge
• rolling hills and valleys
• many rivers, including the Mississippi
• Sandy beaches border the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of
Mexico.
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NORTHEAST
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
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Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
SOUTH
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
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Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
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Colorado
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
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Chocolate Thins
You'll need:
• 4 squares unsweetened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
chocolate, melted
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
•112 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 112 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
What to do:
1. Place melted chocolate, vegetable oil and sugar in a large
bowl. Mix well.
2. And eggs and vanilla. Mix welL
3. In another large bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Mix
well.
4. Pour dry mixture into chocolate mixture. Mix well.
5. Place teaspoonfuls several inches apart on greased cookie
sheet.
7. Bake in a preheated, 350-degree oven 10 to 12 minutes.
When cool. remove from cookie sheet. Makes about 4 dozen.
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Mini Spy.
Help Alpha Mouse find his road map.
He's going on a trip!
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Meet Earl Hindman
Earl Hindman plays Wilson, the
Taylors' next-door neighbor on ''Home
Improvement." Wilson never shows his
whole face .
Earl was born in the mining town of
Bisbee, Ariz. The family lived near the
world's deepest copper mine.
As a boy, Earl liked to go to the
mOVIes.
He started acting in high school and
studied drama at the University of Arizona in Thcson. After
graduating, he lived in Los Angeles, then in New York.
He has been in several plays, movies and other TV
shows, including soap operas.
Earl, who lives in Connecticut, enjoys "hiking and
campIng.
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Mini Spy and Basset are driving cross-country on vacation
and playing a license plate game. See if you can find:
• number 3
• canoe
• arrow
• boomerang
-letter C
• banana
• carrot
• knife
• bread
• tooth
• ruler
• Band-Aid
• number 2
• word MINI
• bird
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Words that remind us of types of land are hidden in the block
below. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally. See if you
can find : DESERT, CANYON, COAST, MOUNTAIN, LAKE,
RIVER, STREAM, PLAIN, PLATEAU, FOREST, HILL,
VALLEY, PRAIRIE, GLACIER, ISLAND, BAY, SWAMP.
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THE ."WEIT HAl lOME OF OUR
COUNTRr'l 'EIT FARMINI LAN'.
The Midwest
• covers 21 percent of the U.S.
• population: 60 million
Farming includes:
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soybeans hogs
wheat
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The land
Wisconsin
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Michigan
are our
biggest
dairy states.
A sight to see: Mount Rushmore in South
Dakota.
chemicals fertilizer
cars
• rugged hills
• rolling plains
• flat prairies
• many lakes, including parts of the Great Lakes
• rivers, including the Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri
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The West
• covers 50
percent of
the U.S.
• population:
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Farming includes:
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Take this Mini Page on
your next trip. Notice the
license plates. What
regions are they from?
Save this Mini Page. The
next two issues are
about our state capitals.
You'll want to learn their
regions, too.
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for news from different states.
What regions are they in?
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lettuce
grapes
fruit
tomatoes
nuts
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food
lumber
processing
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paper
products
petroleum airplanes electronics oil
The land
• The largest desert and the Rocky Mountains, the biggest mountain range in the U.S.,
run through some of this region .
• Some parts are very dry and depend on irrigation.
• The states bordering the Pacific Ocean have dense forests and rich farmlands.
• Some parts have lakes and rivers.
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tourism
military
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Learn about
U.S. regions
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Teacher's
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Supersport: Rafael Palmeiro
For use by teachers and parents at home and at school.
For use with issue: The Regions of the USA
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Main idea: This issue is about the four regions of the United States. The
following is a list of activities to be used with this issue. They are listed in order
of difficulty, with the easier pre-reader assignments listed first. Ask the children
to do the following:
1. Design a postcard from each of the four regions. On the back, write a note
to a friend describing what you have seen and done.
2. Discuss the following: In which region do you live? How is it alike and
different from other places you have visited? In which region would you most like
to live? Why? Which regions will you visit this summer?
3. With a friend, have a race to find the following numbers: a percentage, a
population figure, a number between 50 and 80, the region with the largest
population, the region with the largest area, the region with the smallest area.
4. Look though the ads in your newspaper for any of the foods or products
mentioned in this issue. From which regions do these products and foods come?
5. Pretend you and a friend are planning a trip that includes visits to all four
regions. Using a U.S. map, decide what places you would like to see and what
route you could take.
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© 1993 Universal p""" Syndicale
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(Note to Editor: Above is the Teacher's Guide for Issue 28.)
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Weight: 188
Birthdate: 9-24-64
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
Rafael Palmeiro is in his fifth year
as first baseman for the Texas
Rangers.
Before joining the Rangers in 1989,
he played with the Chicago Cubs.
Last year Rafael had a .268 batting
average, with 84 runs, 163 hits and 22
home runs. His runs and hits were
best on the team and his batting average was second-best.
In 1990, he led the American League with 191 hits, and
in 1991 with 49 doubles.
Rafael grew up in Miami, Fla.
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in place of ad if desired.)
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