Regional Geography Flashcards
The states along the East Coast came from?
The original 13 colonies
Did you practice labeling the states?
IDK. Did you?
The main part of the United States are called?
The 48 Contiguous States - they touch one another
What are the two non-contiguous states (they do not touch one another)?
Alaska & Hawaii
What are the Great Lakes?
Huron Ontario Michigan Erie Superior
Did you practice labeling the Great Lakes?
Did you??
Where is Lake Superior and what is its fact?
At the very top - farthest north
“Top” - “Superior”
Largest lake by volume and surface area
Where is Lake Huron?
In the middle
Shaped like a bird
- two wings in the NE
- head facing North
Where is Lake Michigan?
Separating Michigan
Looks like a poop
Where is Lake Erie?
Near Pennsylvania NW of Pennsylvania
Transylvania in Pennsylvania is
Erie / Scary
Where is Lake Ontario?
Farthest East
Borders Ontario & US
Did you label the Mississippi River?
Did you?
Where is the Mississippi River and where does it run?
From Minnesota through Louisiana into the Gulf of Mexico
The Missouri River runs into the ?
Tributary
Mississippi River
What is the longest river in the US?
Missouri River
