The States, Mountains, and Rivers

Cover Page by Allie Reisman

Northeast States

This region includes Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

Connecticut

State Capital: Hartford Region: Southern New England

Two Important Places:

Gillete Castle State Park Yale University By Sydney Meyer

Massachusetts

• Capital: Boston • Region: Southern New England

Two Most Important Things:

• This state was one of the original 13 colonies.

• Almost half the cranberries grown in the United States are grown here. Michaela Myers Cranberries

Rhode Island

Capital Region-

England Providence Southern New

Two places you should visit in Rhode Island:

Newport and Block Island By Krista Bauer

Maine

• State capital is Augusta.

• This state is in the Northern New England region.

• Two great things to see here are Mount Katahdin and Acadia National Park.

By: Louis Moore

New Hampshire

• The state capital is Concord.

• The region it is located is Northern North England.

• A place to visit is Dartmouth College.

• Another place to visit is White Mountain National Park.

Map of Hew Hampshire By Allie Reisman observatory

By Trenton Brogan

Vermont

Map of Vermont • The capital of Vermont is Montpellier. It is located in the region known as the Northern New England Region. • One place to go if you visit there is Mount Mansfield . • Another place to visit is the White Mountains. The White Mountains Fall in Vermont

New Jersey

Indian Woman Cooking • Capital: Trenton • Region: Upper Atlantic

Two Most Important Things:

• Its great beaches are its second largest industry.

• Waterloo Village, a peek into the past is located in it.

Abigail Sallee A Beach

New York

Two most important State Capital: Albany things about this state: • Niagara Falls Region: Northern New England • Statue of Liberty By Emma S.

Delaware

• Capital: Dover • Region: Mid-Atlantic Historical building in New Castle which is a city in Delaware Region: Mid-Atlantic By: Landyn Mann

By: Rileigh Dickson

Maryland

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Capital:

Annapolis

Region:

Mid- Atlantic

Two Important Facts:

Fort McHenry National Monument U.S. Naval Academy Francis Scott Key watches Fort McHenry U.S. Naval Academy

Pennsylvania

Capital: Harrisburg Region: Mid-Atlantic Two Important Places: Independence National Park and the Liberty Bell Hershey’s World of Chocolate By Sydney Meyer

Southeast States

• The southeast region of the United States includes the states of: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennesse, Arkansas, Louisiana, and West Virginia.

Capital: Richmond Region: Atlantic

Virginia

Trivia Fact George Washington lived in Mt. Vernon Dylan Cain

West Virginia

State Capital: Charleston Region: Atlantic Trivia Fact West Virginia’s state tree is the sugar maple, the state bird is the cardinal, and the state flower is the rhododendron. Region: Atlantic The cardinal, rhododendron, and sugar maple. By: Emma T.

North Carolina

Capital: Raleigh Region: Lower Atlantic Trivia Fact Michael Jordan graduated from the University of North Carolina.

Dylan Cain

South Carolina

A Garden • Capital: Columbia • Region: Lower Atlantic

Two Most Important Things:

• Brook greens garden is located in it.

• The Hallelujah Singers that sings gospel music and tells stories about slaves from the earliest time Abigail Sallee

Kentucky

Two most important • Capital: Frankfort • Region: South East things: • Kentucky Derby • Mammoth Cave By: Emma S.

Georgia

• Capital: Atlanta • Region: Southeast Stone Mountain Region: Southeast By: Justin Linkmeyer

Tennessee

Capital: Nashville Region: Southwest

Two Important Places:

Great Smoky Mountain National Park Shiloh National Military Park By Sydney Meyer

Alabama

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Capital

: Montgomery

Region

: The South

Two most important things

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a large march for blacks.

• It was the first state to call 911 By: Kyra Hull

B By Jonathon Ward

Mississippi

• The capital of Mississippi is Jackson.

• Mississippi is in the region of the south.

• The two most important things about this state is the Vicksburg National Park, another is Jefferson Davis home.

Mississippi Jefferson Davis

Florida

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Louisiana

Capita

l: Baton Rouge

Region

: South Central

Two most important things

• It is famous for its Mardi Gras • 1915 New Orleans's jazz was spread through Chicago.

By: Kyra Hull

Arkansas

• Capital: Little Rock • Region: South Central

Two Most Important Things:

• It has The Ozarks located in it with Whitaker Point.

• It has Hot Springs National Park located in it.

Abigail Sallee Hot Springs

Midwest States

• The Midwest states are made of Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan.

Capital: Springfield Region: Midwest

Illinois

Trivia Fact Ray Kroc established the first Mc Donald’s in Des Plaines, Illinois Dylan Cain

Indiana

State Capital: Indianapolis Region: Eastern Great Lakes Trivia Fact Abraham Lincoln spent 14 years of his youth life in Indiana.

Abraham Lincoln Region: Eastern Great Lakes By: Emma T.

Michigan

State Capital: Lansing Two Most Important Things • Mackinac Bridge Region: Eastern Great Lakes • Great Lakes (Huron and Michigan) By: Emma S .

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Minnesota

Capital

: St. Paul

Region

: Western Great Lakes

Two most important things

• You can wade across the Mississippi River • 1674 Daniel Greysolon Seiur Duluth claimed most of Minnesota for France. By: Kyra Hull

By Emily Greiwe

Wisconsin

• The state capital of Wisconsin is Madison.

• Wisconsin is in the Western Great Lakes.

• A place you can visit in Wisconsin is Wisconsin is known for their cheese Apostle Islands National Lake Shore.

• Wisconsin is also known for their cheese.

Map of Wisconsin Apostle Islands

• Capital: Columbus • Region: Eastern Great Lakes

Ohio

Some buildings in Columbus which is the capital and the largest city of Ohio.

Region: Eastern Great Lakes By: Landyn Mann

By: Rileigh Dickson • •

State Capital:

Jefferson City

Region:

South Central

Two Important Things :

Gateway Arch Ozark Mountains

Missouri

Gateway Arch Ozark Mountains

North Dakota

• State capital is Bismarck.

• In the Great Plains regions.

• One place to see is the Red River.

• Another place to see is the Theodore Roosevelt.

By: Louis Moore

South Dakota

Capital Region-

Pierre Great Plains

Two places you should visit in South Dakota:

Mount Rushmore and Custer State Park By Krista Bauer

Nebraska

• State capital is Lincoln, Nebraska.

•Nebraska is in the Great Plains regions.

•One man-made landmark to visit in Nebraska is Carhenge.

•One natural feature in Nebraska to visit is Chimney Rock.

By Kyle Bumbala

Iowa

Capital: Des Moines Region: Western Great Lakes Trivia Fact Iowa is the 29 th American State Dylan Cain

The Southwest States

The Southwest region are the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma.

Arizona

• The capital of Arizona is Phoenix.

• Arizona is in the West region.

• The two most important things about Arizona is the Grand Canyon and Tombstone.

By Kyle Bumbala

By Trenton Brogan

Nevada

• The capital of Nevada is Carson City.

• Its location is in The West.

• The Hoover Dam is in Nevada.

• Also if your visiting I would go to lake Tahoe.

Lake Tahoe Hoover Dam Nevada map

• The state capital is Salt Lake City.

• Region: West • You would want to see: • The Great Salt Lake • Bryce Canyon National Park.

Utah

Emily Eberhardt Bryce Canyon

Texas

• The capital of Texas is Austin.

• Texas is in the Southwest region.

• The two most important things in Texas is the Alamo and Big Bend National Park.

Alamo Big Bend National Park By Chase Hogg Texas

Oklahoma

• The capital of Oklahoma is Oklahoma City.

• The two most important things about Oklahoma is Woodlark Ranch, museum and Wildlife Preserve, and the Chickasaw Recreation Area.

• This states region is located in the South Central.

Oklahoma By Chase Hogg Oklahoma City

The West States

The western states are California, Utah, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Alaska, and Hawaii.

California

• The capital is Sacramento.

• The region it is located in is The Pacific.

• A place to visit is Yosemite National Park.

• You would also like to go to Hollywood.

Map of California By Allie Reisman Yosemite National Park

• The state capitol is Denver.

• Region: The Southwest • You would want to see: • Rocky Mountain National Park • Mesa Verde National Park

Colorado

Rocky Mountains Mesa Verde National Park Emily Eberhardt

New Mexico

• The capital of New Mexico is Santa Fe.

• New Mexico is in the Southwest region.

• The two most important things about New Mexico is El Camino Real and the Aztec Ruins National Monument. By Kyle Bumbala

Montana

• Capital: Helena • Region: The Great Plains

Two Most Important Things:

• You can take part in wagon trains.

• Glacier National Park is located here.

Michaela Myers Glacier National Park

Wyoming

• • The capital of Wyoming is Cheyenne.

Wyoming The two most important things about Wyoming are the Yellowstone National Park, the other important thing is the Buffalo Bill Historical Center.

• This states region is located in the Great Plains.

Washington

• The state capitol is Olympia.

• Region: The Northwest • You would want to see: • Olympia National Park • Mount Rainier National Park Seattle Emily Eberhardt

By Trenton Brogan

Oregon

Map of Oregon • The capital of Oregon is Salem.

• Its in the region know as the Northwest.

• Two places to go there are Crater Lake National Park and Mount Hood.

Mount hood Crater Lake

By Emily Greiwe

Idaho

• The capital of Idaho is Boise.

• Idaho is located in the Northwest Region.

• Craters of the Moon National Monument is in Idaho.

• If you ever go to Idaho you can visit the Shoshone Falls.

Shoshone Falls Map of Idaho Craters of the Moon National Monument

• Capital: Juneau • Region: Northwest

Alaska

Region: Northwest Mount McKinley By: Justin Linkmeyer Totem Pole

By: Rileigh Dickson

Hawaii

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State Capital:

Honolulu

Region:

The Pacific

Two Important Things:

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Haleakala National Park Halekala National Park Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Rivers

There are 6 main river drainages in the United States.

Ohio River

Location: Southern Indiana Illinois, and Ohio and Northern Kentucky and West Virginia. Dylan Cain

Snake River

• Rises in Wyoming and near the Continental Divide in Yellowstone National Park.

• It is the chief branch of the Columbia River.

• 125 miles long • Used by pioneers while traveling the Oregon Trail.

Shoshone Falls By Allie Reisman

Mississippi River

• Called Old Man River • Rushes out of Lake Itasca in Northwestern Minnesota Emily Eberhardt

Columbia River

Columbia River • Located in Washington, Oregon, and Canada.

• Flows 1,996 km total • Second longest river in the Western Hemisphere.

• Flows into the Pacific Ocean Michaela Myers

Rio Grande River

• The Rio Grande is the 3rd largest river. It is about 1,885 miles long.

• Rio Grande is Spanish for Great River.

By: Kyra Hull

Colorado River

• The Colorado River rises in the Rocky Mountains and flows into Utah and down into Arizona until it gets to the Gulf of California.

• It flows through and has carved out the Grand Canyon.

Emily Eberhardt

Missouri River

• It is the 2 nd longest river in the United States.

• It runs through Red Rock Creek in Rocky Mountains into the Southwestern Montana.

Emily Eberhardt

Mountain Ranges

• There are three main mountain ranges in the United States.

• They include the Rocky Mountains, the Appalachian Mountains, and the Sierra Nevada.

Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains are run through many parts of the U.S. and Canada The states the Rocky Mountains are in include Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Washington, and Alaska. In Canada the Rockies go through Alberta and British Columbia. The Rocky Mountains are the biggest mountain range in North America.

By Krista Bauer

Appalachian Mountains

The Appalachian Mountains are mainly in the United States. The Appalachian Mountains are in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts. This mountain range is the second biggest in North America. By Krista Bauer

Sierra Nevada Mountains

The Sierra Nevada is a huge mountain range in California. It is about 400 miles long. Its width is somewhere between 40 and 70 miles. This mountain range has many peaks that rise more than 14,000 feet high.

By Sydney Meyer