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United States Geography - The Political Regions of the United States

__**Section One. The Southeastern States **__

**Map of the Southeastern States**:

**State Capitals**:

**Major Cities in the Southeast**: Be able to locate Washington, D.C.; Virginia Beach, VA; Atlanta, GA, and New Orleans, LA.

**Major Geographic Features**: The Ohio River, the Chesapeake Bay, the Delaware Bay, the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, the Mississippi River, and the Appalachian Mountains.

__**Section Two. The Northeastern States **__

**Map of the Northeastern States**:

**State Capitals**:

**Major Cities in the Northeast**: Boston, MA; New York City, NY; Pittsburgh, PA; and Philadelphia, PA.

**Major Geographic Features**: The Appalachian Mountains; Lake Ontario; Lake Erie; the St. Lawrence River; Lake Champlain; the Atlantic Ocean; the Delaware Bay.

__**Section Three. The Midwestern States** __ **Map of Midwestern States**:

**State Capitals**:

**Major Cities of the Midwestern States**: Detroit, MI; Chicago, IL; St. Louis, MO; Kansas City, MO

**Major Geographic Features**: Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, and Lake Erie; Mississippi River, Missouri River, and Ohio River.

__<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**Section Four. The Southwestern States** __

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**Map of Southwestern States**:

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**State Capitals**:

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**Major Cities of the Southwestern States**: Houston, TX; Dallas, TX; San Antonio, TX; El Paso, TX; Albuquerque, NM; Phoenix, AZ; Santa Fe, NM.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**Major Geographic Features**: THe Rio Grande River; the Colorado River, the Gulf of Mexico.

__<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**Section Five. The Rocky Mountain States** __

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**Map of Rocky Mountain States**:

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**State Capitals**:

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**Major Cities of the Rocky Mountain States**: Denver, CO; Salt Lake City, UT; Las Vegas, NV.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**Major Geographic Features**: The Rocky Mountains; The Missouri River; the Colorado River; Rio Grande; The Grand Canyon.

__<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**Section Six. The Pacific Coast States** __

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**Map of Pacific Coast States**: <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**State Capitals**: <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**Major Cities of the Pacific Coast States**: San Diego, CA; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA; Oakland, CA; Portland, OR; and Seattle, WA. <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**Major Geographic Features**: The Pacific Ocean; the GUlf of California; the Puget Sound; San Francisco Bay; the Columbia River; the Coastal Ranges.

__<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**Section Seven. The Non-Contiguous States** __

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**Map of Non-Contiguous States**:

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**State Capitals**:

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**Major Cities of the Non-Contiguous States**: Honolulu, HI; Juneau, AK; Anchorage, AK.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**Major Geographic Features**: The Pacific Ocean; Pearl Harbor; the Arctic Ocean; the MacKenzie River.

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