MAJOR CITIES AND STATE REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES.
UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHY: MAJOR
CITIES AND STATE REGIONS
MAJOR CITIES AND STATE REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES.
REGIONS
NON-CONTIGUOUS STATES:
The non-contiguous states
are not attached to the fortyeight (48) continuous”
states.
•Alaska
•Hawaii
THE NON-CONTIGUOUS STATES – ALASKA AND HAWAII
THE PACIFIC COAST STATES –
All of the states in the
contiguous United States
which border the Pacific
Ocean are known as the
Pacific Coast States:
•Washington
•Oregon
•California
THE PACIFIC COAST STATES
THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES –
The four states known as the
Southwestern states all share an
mostly arid geographic
landscape, and they form
A N O T.
•Arizona
•New Mexico
•Oklahoma
•Texas
THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES
THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN STATES:
The Rocky Mountain states are
defined by the presence of the
Rocky Mountains within the
states borders – for the most
part. There really aren’t any
Rockies in Nevada, but …
•Idaho
•Montana
•Nevada
•Colorado
•Utah
•Wyoming
THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN STATES
THE MIDWESTERN STATES:
The state of the Great Lakes
Region, the Interior Lowlands,
and the Missouri River Valley
are all a Midwestern states:
•Ohio
•Indiana
•Illinois
•Missouri
•Iowa
•Wisconsin
•Michigan
•Minnesota
•North Dakota
•South Dakota
•Nebraska
•Kansas
THE MIDWESTERN STATES
THE NORTHEASTERN
STATES:
The New England states,
along with the Mid-Atlantic
Region, are considered
Northeastern states:
•Maine
•New Hampshire
•Vermont
•Massachusetts
•Connecticut
•Rhode Island
•New York
•Pennsylvania
•New Jersey
THE NORTHEASTERN STATES
THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES:
All of the states of the former
Confederacy (except Texas) plus the
pro-Union “border states” (except
Missouri) are Southeastern states.
•Maryland
•Delaware
•Virginia
•North Carolina
•South Carolina
•Georgia
•Florida
•West Virginia
•Kentucky
•Tennessee
•Alabama
•Mississippi
•Arkansas
•Louisiana
THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES.
MAJOR CITIES AND STATE REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES.
CITIES
Cities you need to know
NON-CONTIGUOUS REGION
JUNEAU
This city is the capital of Alaska, and is only accessible by air or by sea – there is no interstate highway
system which serves the area!
HONOLULU, HAWAII
This city is the capital of Hawaii, and one of the most popular tourist destinations in the US.
Cities you need to know
PACIFIC REGION
SAN FRANCISCO
The Golden Gate Bridge, Ghirardelli Chocolates, and trolley cars define this city by the bay, located in Central
California. It is one of the most diverse and tolerant cities in the United States.
LOS ANGELES
This largest city in California is the home of an enormous port, the film industries of Hollywood, the
Dodgers, the Lakers, and the Kings, and perhaps the most crowded and insufferable freeway system in
the world.
SEATTLE
The home of the Space Needle, this city is located along the shores of Puget Sound. It is the home of
Microsoft and Starbucks Coffee – and on a clear day, it is dwarfed by Mt. Rainier.
Cities you need to know
SOUTHWEST REGION
SAN ANTONIO
This Texas city is the home of the Alamo, the River Walk, and the 3-time NBA champion Spurs.
SANTA FE
The capital of New Mexico and the end of the road for an important “trail” from the 1800s.
Cities you need to know
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
DENVER
This former mining city is literally a “Mile High” city; it is also the capital of Colorado
SALT LAKE CITY
This city is the capital of Utah, located on the shore of its namesake body of water.
Cities you need to know
MIDWEST REGION
CHICAGO
This Illinois city is located on the shores of Lake Michigan. It is known as the “Windy City” and was the
center of the meatpacking industry in the United States. The Haymarket Riot happened here.
ST. LOUIS
This city is on the eastern side of Missouri, near where the Missouri River converges with the Mississippi.
It is the home of the Gateway Arch and was the point from whence Lewis and Clark and the Corps of
Discovery embarked to explore the Louisiana Territory in 1804.
DETROIT
Known as “the Motor City,” this was once the center of the automobile industry in the US.
Cities you need to know
NORTHEAST REGION
NEW YORK CITY
The largest city in the United States of America, this city is the home of Wall Street, the Statue of Liberty,
the Brooklyn Bridge, Ellis Island, the United Nations, and the historic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory building.
It is considered the economic and cultural capital of the free world. Many industrial centers boomed here
during the Industrial Revolution.
BOSTON
This city was the cradle of the American Revolution, and still celebrates its tremendous history with the
Liberty Trail. It is also the home of a major port, and the center of trade in the New England region and
one home to New England’s textile industry!
PITTSBURGH
This western Pennsylvania city is the home of the US Steel Corporation and gained its fame as the center
of the steel trade in the United States of America. Just outside of Pittsburgh is Homestead – the city where
Carnegie’s steel workers went on strike at one of his plants.
PHILADELPHIA
This city is mistakenly believed to be the “City of Brotherly Love.” It is the largest city in Pennsylvania, but
really, it’s a suburb of Delaware.
Cities you need to know
SOUTHEAST REGION
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The capital of the United States of America, located between Maryland and Virginia – home to the most
famous address in the country - 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (a.k.a. The White House).
ATLANTA
This city is the capital of Georgia, and was burned to the ground in 1864 courtesy of William Tecumseh
Sherman.
NEW ORLEANS
This city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2004, when the storm surge from the monstrous storm
broke the levies holding back Lake Pontchartrain. Prior to the storm, the city was known for its outstanding
Cajun cooking and the great jazz radiating from Bourbon St!
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