The Midwest

States

Ohio Missouri
Michigan North Dakota
Wisconsin Illinois
Iowa Minnesota
South Dakota Kansas
Indiana Nebraska

Fun Facts Climate

v Nebraska has the
world’s longest
railroad!
v Indianapolis has the
world’s largest
children’s museum.
v The world’s tallest
man lived in Illinois.
He was almost nine
feet tall!
• Midwest summers are hot and
humid.
• The winters in the Midwest are
cold and long.
• The Midwest is known for it’s
tornados!
• The Midwest can get a lot of
snow and rain due because there
are so many lakes.
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The Midwest is The Midwest has a The manufacturing

known for it’s fertile large population of or making goods for
land. This land is working class others to buy. One
great for farming Americans. These of the biggest good
which allows corn, Americans typical that the Midwest
wheat, soybeans, work in factor produces is cars!
and dairy farmers to positions, including The production of
thrive. the automotive cars is called the
industry! automotive
industry.

Natural Resources

Food Energy Materials

The main form of
There is a lot of food There are many
energy that the
that is grown in the materials that are
Midwest produces is
Midwest. The Midwest
is famous for growing
ethanol which is used found in the
in cars and other Midwest. Iron,
wheat, corn, and
machines. Ethanol is coal, and limestone
soybeans. However,
made from corn which
the Midwest also are some of the
is one of the Midwest's
produces cherries, best materials the
largest resources. The
apples, cranberries, Midwest has to
Midwest is also a
pumpkins, and
leader in wind energy! offer.
blueberries!
 The West

States

California Nevada
Alaska Utah
Hawaii Oregon
Montana Washington
Idaho

Fun Facts Climate

v Hollywood is
located in the west.
v The largest state
(Alaska) is part of
the west.
v People originally
moved to the west
because they were
looking for gold.
• The weather in the west is
different in every state.
• There are rainy, tropical, and
even polar climates in the west.
• The west has deserts, beaches,
mountains, and plains.
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The land in the west The west is mostly The manufacturing

is different in every made up of Americans or making goods for
who work in offices.
state. The west has The workers usually
others to buy. Since
lands that are great work in technology and there is a large
for farming, mining, research. The west also lumber industry
and they also have has a large number of there is a large
a large fishing ranchers in the amount of paper,
industry. southern and eastern books, and
regions.
cardboard.

Natural Resources

Food Energy Materials

The main form of
The West has a large The West has many
energy that the West
amount of farms that valuable resources
provides is oil which is
grow many different
types of food. The west
found in Alaska. The these include,
west also supplies coal wood and paper
grows barley, rye,
which is used for products. The West
lemons, limes, mangos,
making electricity and
cherries, and sugar also has a large
is used by other
beets. The West also amount of copper,
industries for
has fishing which silver, and even
production.
supplies salmon, crab
gold.
and shrimp.
 The Southwest

States

Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma

Fun Facts Climate

v There is only one • Most of the southwest is hot and
natural lake in the dry deserts.
state of Texas. • Oklahoma is the only state that is
v New Mexico has
more Cows than
part of tornado ally.
people. • Some parts of the southwest
v The west is home have mountains can be covered
to the Grand in snow.
Canyon.
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Land Labor Capital

The Southwest is The Southwest has The Southwest

known for its many workers from provides medical
healthcare including
deserts and nurses, doctors, and
products, natural
amazing land surgeons. The gas, and many
formations like the Southwest also has a precious metals.
Grand Canyon. The large amount of They also produce
land is used for accountants and leather and other
ranchers and mining entrepreneurs (or cow products.
businessmen).
for materials.

Natural Resources

Food Energy Materials

The Southwest has
Since the Southwest is The west dose not
many resources that
a dry and hot place have many
can be used for energy.
there are not many
crop that grow there.
The resources include materials to
oil, coal, natural gas, provide, but they
However, onions,
and even water! All of do have copper,
potatoes, grapes, mint,
these resources are
and garlic does grow in minerals, and
used to created
the west. The west is precious metals
electricity in the
also know for its meat and stones.
Southwest.
production of beef and
pork!
 The Southeast

States
West Virginia Arkansas
Virginia Louisiana
Florida Mississippi
Tennessee Alabama
North Carolina Georgia
South Carolina Kentucky

Fun Facts Climate

v Disney World is
located in the • The south is hot and humid during
Southeast!
v Miami is the
the long summers.
most popular • Although the temperature can
place for cruise vary all of the states have high
ships. temperatures.
v The first colony
in the United
• It rarely snows in the south and
States was their winters are mild.
Jamestown, • Hurricanes occur in the Southeast.
Virginia.
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Land Labor Capital

In the Southeast the The Southeast is a The Southeast has

land can be mix of both working many different
beaches, class and business resources. They
mountains, class Americans. provide textiles,
swamps, and even There are many industrial
farms. The land is farms in the south. machinery (like
very different and The south is also a farm equipment),
allows for many busy tourist area. and processed
different products. foods (like Coca-
Cola)!

Natural Resources

Food Energy Materials

The Southeast
The Southeast is The Southeast
mines for oil and
known for having provides many
coal. They use
great soil and there different materials.
these resources as
are a large amount The materials that
their main source of
of farms. These they provide are
energy.
farms produce paper, lumber,
peaches, oranges, rubber and plastic
sugar cane, products.
peanuts, and hay!
 The Northeast

States

Pennsylvania Massachusetts
Maryland Rode Island
Delaware Vermont
New Jersey New Hampshire
New York Maine
Connecticut

Fun Facts Climate

v New York City is • The Northeast has a cooler
located in the
climate. Summer can get
Northeast!
v The smallest hot, but not nearly as hot as
state, Rhode other states.
Island is in the • The winters are cold and the
Northeast.
v Washington Northeast gets a large
D.C. is also in amount of snow!
the Northeast.
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Land Labor Capital

The land in the The Northeast is a The Northeast

Northeast covered business area. provides many
in mountains. There There are not many medial discoveries.
are not many natural resources Boston is where
natural resources, which means most biotechnology
except the vast of the workers are research happens.
amount of seafood business class. The This research can
that the ocean stock exchange is help find new
provides. located in New medical discoveries.
York!

Natural Resources

Food Energy Materials

There is not much food The main form of The Northeast is

produced in the energy in the know for
Northeast. The food
Northeast is natural producing lumbar,
that is produced in the
Northeast is maple gas. However, the steel, glass, and
syrup, berries, milk, Northeast also uses many chemicals
seafood, and ice solar, wind, and that are used in
cream! The Northeast water energy everyday products
is where Ben and (which they get like shampoo!
Jerry’s is made!
from Niagara Falls)!
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