By: Prof.Di Salvo Sergio ITC ““V.Pareto” V.Pareto” - Palermo
US Geography Basics
Third largest country in the world. Half the size of Russia. One third the size of Africa. Half the size of South America. 2 ½ times the size of Western Europe.
Regions & Time Zones of the U. S.
2000 Presidential Election Results
Presidential Candidate
Popular Vote
Electoral Vote
George W. Bush
50,459,624
47.87%
271
50.4%
Albert Gore Jr.
51,003,238
48.38%
266
49.4%
Topography of the US
The Contour of the US
Topography of the Northeast
New York, New York!
New York ’s Canals York’s
Erie Canal
Boston: The Hotbed of Revolution
Philadelphia: The Birth of Liberty
A New England Fall
The back roads of Vermont
Kancamagus Highway, Maine
Covered Bridge over the Connecticut River
North -South Divide: North-South The Mason -Dixon Line Mason-Dixon
Charles Mason & Jeremiah Dixon: 1763-1767
Topography of the Southeast
Charleston, SC: The South ’s First Port South’s
New Orleans, LA: The Big Easy
Topography of the Midwest
Chicago Skyline: The ““Second” Second” City
The Great Plains
Topography of the West
Los Angeles: The City of Angels?
Hollywood: City of Lost Dreams
Bodies of Water
Great Salt Lake
Chesapeake Bay
Lake Okeechobee
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The Mississippi: America ’s Great River Road America’s
The “Big Muddy”. 2,350 miles. Draining all or part of 31 states & 2 Canadian provinces. Covers 40% of the U. S.
Mississippi Riverboat
Great Mississippi Flood, 1993
St. Louis, MO before the flood
St. Louis, MO during the flood
St. Louis, MO after the flood
Great Salt Lake
2000 square miles. 10’ – 28’ deep. 6 times saltier than the oceans.
Lake Okeechobee, FL
The Gulf of Mexico
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Mountains & Plateaus
The Contour of the US
The Continental Divide
Grand Canyon
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Great Basin
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Plains
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The Great Plains
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Plateaus
Cumberland Plateau & ‘‘Gap’ Gap’
AL, KY, TN, VA, WV 24,640 sq. mi. Natural passage [Gap] through the Cumberland Mts.
Deserts
Death Valley Mohave Desert
Mohave Desert – 3,000 3,000’’
Death Valley, CA
3.3 million acres. 95% wilderness.
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Potomac R. Chesapeake Bay
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Lake Okeechobee
The American Landscape
US Wetlands
U. S. Population as of August 22, 2003
291,860,161 One birth every 8 seconds. One death every 13 seconds. One international migrant (net) every 22 seconds. Net gain of one person every 10 seconds.
Racial Changes: Caucasians (1990 -2000) (1990-2000)
Racial Changes: African -Americans (1990 -2000) African-Americans (1990-2000)
Racial Changes: Asians (1990 -2000) (1990-2000)
Racial Changes: Native -Americans (1990 -2000) Native-Americans (1990-2000)
Linguistic Map
Seismography Data: 1977 -1997 1977-1997
Earthquakes Earthquakes!!
Tornadoes Per Year: 1950 -1997 1950-1997
Hurricane Camille: The Storm of the Century
August 17, 1969 Category 5 Killed 412 people
Andrew: The Most Expensive Hurricane
August 24, 1992 Category 5 Killed 65 people Cost $30,000,000,000
National Parks
US National Parks (1)
Glacier National Park, MT
Mt. Rushmore National Park, SD
Grand Teton National Park, WY
US National Parks (2)
Everglades National Park, FL
Yellowstone National Park, MT
Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
US National Parks (3)
Yosemite National Park, CA
Natural Bridges National Park, UT
Acadia National Park, ME