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Social Studies- Regions of the United States

Welcome to the regions of the United States! These are the states listed under each region according to the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks from the Department of Education 2004.
It is important to note that states may belong to different regions according to the different textbooks.

Click on a link below and go immediately to another webpage where you can begin to explore the regions of the United States. Good luck !

Here is a great place to start!

50 States.com


Here is a great website that will link you to all of the states. It is called 50 States.com and when you get on the website, you can click on any of the 50 states for much more information about that state!

Now keep going!


New England States
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont

Middle Atlantic States
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania

Atlantic Coast/Appalachian States
Kentucky
Maryland
North Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia

Southeast and Gulf States
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina

South Central States
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Texas

Great Lakes States
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin



Below are links to games about the 50 states:


To get started on your journey across the regions of the United States, click on the link to play a state game. Have fun!

Geo Quiz- This is a link to a state quiz to test your knowledge of the location of the fifty states to earn points. Good luck!

Geo Net is an interactive game to test geography knowledge and facts. It is pretty challenging so you better be prepared!

Plains States
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota

Mountain States
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Utah
Wyoming

Southwest Desert States
Arizona
Nevada
New Mexico

Pacific States
Alaska
California
Hawaii
Oregon
Washington

Websites for all of the United States


This Biographies of Famous Amercians web site gives you information on important people from the United States. This List of Important Americans will help you locate which region of the United States these important people came from.

This Class Brain web site gives you information on every single state. Just click on the state you are researching and find all sorts of interesting facts!

To learn more about the state quarters and a little bit of state history click on the link to theU.S. Mint.

Kids.gov- This website was designed to help student find links to every state that is age appropriate.

A valuable resource is Ben's Guide to the fifty states. This government created website allows students to get quick facts for each state.

Kids Fact Finder is another source of information on all states.

Here is a wonderful Enchanted Learning website to print out maps of every state in the U. S.

Here is a website that will give you all of the United States' World Almanac for Kids.

Kidzone has printables for all sorts of state emblems and state symbols.

The Fifty Nifty United States website has information on all of the states!

America's Library: Explore the Statesprovides information of each state.

America's Library is also filled with information.

Netstate.com has information on every state.

Postcards from America is a website that has information about how to discover America through postcards.

This Kidspace website has all sorts of
stately knowledge.

If you are still looking for more information, the
US50 is another place to look!

The various state
animals are listed here.

Here is a site that has information on Climate of 100 cities in the United States.

Global Computing- This website gives students a quick fact overview or each state and also proves you a link to each state's official homepage.

Info Please- This website allows students to simply click on a state to learn more information.

Here is a site that has information on Maps of the United States. Look at longitude/latitude, landforms, rivers, etc. Many different types of maps to look at.

This
American Folklore website has retellings of folktales, myths, legends, tall tales, and ghost stories from each of the 50 states including Paul Bunyan, Jessie James, Pecos Bill, and more.

To explore our nation's capital (Washington, D.C.) click on the following link: Washington, D.C. Webquest

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