Standard+USII.2c

c) locating the 50 states and the cities most significant to the historical development of the United States.
 * The student will use maps, globes, photographs, pictures, or tables for**

__**I. Definitions:**__
 * 1. Geography Study Guide**

A. Political- Involves a government or where government has been set up. B. Region- a large area of land, like cities or states that are grouped together because they share similar characteristics. C. Noncontiguous- not connected to. D. Economic- involves money, such as where money is made or how much money is made. E. Cultural- a group of people's traditions, beliefs and ways of life. F. Significance- why something is important.

A state is an example of what kind of a region? States may be grouped as part of different regions.


 * II. What is one way of grouping the 50 states?**


 * States grouped by region:**

A. Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania- **Name this region**:_____________ B. Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas- **Name this region**: C. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota- **Name this region:** D Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona**-Name this region:** E Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho- **Name this region**: F Washington, Oregon, California- **Name this region:** G. Alaska, Hawaii- **Name this region:**

A. New York, Boston, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia- **In what region are these cities located?** B. Washington,D.C., Atlanta, New Orleans- **In what region are these cities located?** C. Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit- **In what region are these cities located?** D. San Antonio, Santa Fe- **In what region are these cities located?** E. Denver, Salt Lake City- In what region **In what region are these cities located?** F. San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle- **In what region are these cities located?** G.Juneau, Honolulu- **In what region are these cities located?**
 * III. What are some examples of cities that historically have had political, economic, and/or cultural significance to the development of the United States?**
 * Cities**