The Fifty States

Unit Review Sheet

Facts and Definitions

Lesson 1: States and Capitals

• The states can be divided into five regions: Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Midwest, and West.
• The land of the U.S. can be divided into geographical regions: Coastal Plain, Appalachian Mountains, Canadian Shield, Interior Lowlands, Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, Basin and Range, and Coastal Ranges.
• Every state has a capital city where the government for the state operates.
• The spelling of capital is different for capital city and capitol building. When you use an "o," it is referring to the building, not the city.

Lesson 2: The Northeast

• The Northeast includes the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Delaware, Massachusetts, and Maryland.
• Many American immigrants arrived on the northeast seaboard and remained in the area.
• The states in the Northeast are small in land size but have large populations.

Lesson 3: The Southeast

• The states of the Southeast include Arkansas, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, and Louisiana.
• The southeastern U.S. has a variety of ecosystems.
• People in the Southeast are known as "southerners" and often speak with a Southern accent.
• In the summer, the weather in the Southeast is hot and humid.

Lesson 4: The Midwest

• The Midwest is known for its manufacturing and agriculture.
• The geography of much of the Midwest is prairie land, and the weather can be cold and windy.
• The Midwest is sometimes referred to as the Heartland of America.

Lesson 5: The Southwest

• States in the Southwest include Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
• The Southwest has influenced the country with its art and architecture, which is inspired by Native American and Mexican culture.
• The weather in the Southwest is typically warm and dry.

Lesson 6: The West

• The western region includes the states of California, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, Montana, and Oregon.
• The climate and geography vary in different parts of the West. Some parts have flat and dry deserts; other parts have dense forests and mountain ranges; and still others have coastal climates on the ocean.
• In the West, people enjoy swimming in the ocean, skiing in the mountains, and going to the rodeo.
• Relief maps are three-dimensional representations of the terrain found in a geographic area. It is a type of map that shows the shape and height of the land, like mountains, valleys, and hills.

Lesson 7: Alaska and Hawaii

• Hawaii and Alaska are located in different geographical locations than the other forty-eight states.
• Temperatures in Alaska are very cold.
• Hawaii has a tropical climate.

Lesson 8: Relationships Among the States

• Food products are transported from region to region.
• Americans have special symbols and holidays that they share.

Lesson 9: People and the Environment

• People change the environment in order to meet their needs.
• Transportation and communication advancements often change the geography of the land.

Lesson 10: Analyzing State Data

• Population refers to the number of people living in a specified area.
• The populations of the regions vary.
• Graphs are visual representations of data.
• Graphs help us organize data, compare data, and find patterns within a set of data.

Final Project: Region Road Trip

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