The States, Mountains, and Rivers

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The States, Mountains, and Rivers
Cover Page by Allie Reisman
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Northeast States

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

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Connecticut

• State Capital Hartford
• Region Southern New England

Two Important Places
Gillete Castle State Park Yale University
By Sydney Meyer
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Massachusetts
Cranberries

• 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
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Rhode Island

• Capital- Providence
• Region- Southern New
• England
• Two places you
• should visit in Rhode
• Island
• Newport and Block
• Island

By Krista Bauer
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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
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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
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Vermont
By Trenton Brogan
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
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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
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New York

• Two most important things about this state
• Niagara Falls
• Statue of Liberty

• State Capital Albany
• Region Northern New England

By Emma S.
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Delaware

• Capital Dover
• Region Mid-Atlantic

Region Mid-Atlantic
By Landyn Mann
Historical building in New Castle which is a city
in Delaware
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Maryland
By Rileigh Dickson

• Capital Annapolis
• Region Mid- Atlantic

Two Important Facts Fort McHenry National
Monument U.S. Naval Academy
U.S. Naval Academy
Francis Scott Key watches Fort McHenry
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Pennsylvania

• Capital Harrisburg
• Region Mid-Atlantic

Two Important Places
Independence National Park and the Liberty
Bell Hersheys World of Chocolate
By Sydney Meyer
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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.

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Virginia

• Capital Richmond
• Region Atlantic

Trivia Fact George Washington lived in Mt.
Vernon
Dylan Cain
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West Virginia

• State Capital Charleston
• Region Atlantic

Trivia Fact West Virginias 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.
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North Carolina

• Capital Raleigh
• Region Lower Atlantic

Trivia Fact Michael Jordan graduated from the
University of North Carolina.
Dylan Cain
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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
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Kentucky

• Two most important things
• Kentucky Derby
• Mammoth Cave

• Capital Frankfort
• Region South East

By Emma S.
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Georgia

• Capital Atlanta
• Region Southeast

Region Southeast
By Justin Linkmeyer
Stone Mountain
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Tennessee

• Capital Nashville
• Region Southwest

Two Important Places
Great Smoky Mountain National Park Shiloh
National Military Park
By Sydney Meyer
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Alabama

• 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

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Mississippi
B
By Jonathon Ward

• 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
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Florida
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Louisiana

• Capital 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

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Arkansas
Hot Springs

• 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
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Midwest States

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

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Illinois

• Capital Springfield
• Region Midwest

Trivia Fact Ray Kroc established the first Mc
Donalds in Des Plaines, Illinois
Dylan Cain
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Indiana

• State Capital Indianapolis
• Region Eastern Great Lakes

Region Eastern Great Lakes
Trivia Fact Abraham Lincoln spent 14
years of his youth life in Indiana.
By Emma T.
Abraham Lincoln
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Michigan

• Two Most Important Things
• Mackinac Bridge
• Great Lakes (Huron and Michigan)

• State Capital Lansing
• Region Eastern Great Lakes

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

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Wisconsin
Map of Wisconsin
By Emily Greiwe

• The state capital of Wisconsin is Madison.
• Wisconsin is in the Western Great Lakes.
• A place you can visit in Wisconsin is Apostle
  Islands National Lake Shore.
• Wisconsin is also known for their cheese.

Wisconsin is known for their cheese
Apostle Islands
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Ohio

• Capital Columbus
• Region Eastern Great Lakes

Region Eastern Great Lakes
By Landyn Mann
Some buildings in Columbus which is the capital
and the largest city of Ohio.
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Missouri
By Rileigh Dickson

• State Capital Jefferson City
• Region South Central

Two Important Things Gateway Arch Ozark
Mountains
Gateway Arch
Ozark Mountains
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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
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South Dakota

• Capital- Pierre
• Region- Great Plains
• Two places you
• should visit in South
• Dakota
• Mount Rushmore
• and Custer State Park

By Krista Bauer
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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
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Iowa

• Capital Des Moines
• Region Western Great Lakes

Trivia Fact Iowa is the 29th American State
Dylan Cain
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The Southwest States

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

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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
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Nevada
By Trenton Brogan

• 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.

Hoover Dam
Nevada map
Lake Tahoe
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Utah

• The state capital is Salt Lake City.
• Region West
• You would want to see
• The Great Salt Lake
• Bryce Canyon National Park.

Bryce Canyon
Emily Eberhardt
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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.

Texas
Alamo
Big Bend National Park
By Chase Hogg
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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
Oklahoma City
By Chase Hogg
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The West States

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

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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
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Colorado
Rocky Mountains

• The state capitol is Denver.
• Region The Southwest
• You would want to see
• Rocky Mountain National Park
• Mesa Verde National Park

Mesa Verde National Park
Emily Eberhardt
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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
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Montana

• Capital Helena
• Region The Great Plains
  Two Most Important Things
• You can take part in wagon trains.
• Glacier National Park is located here.

Glacier National Park
Michaela Myers
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Wyoming

• The capital of Wyoming is Cheyenne.
• 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.

Wyoming
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Washington

• The state capitol is Olympia.
• Region The Northwest
• You would want to see
• Olympia National Park
• Mount Rainier National Park

Seattle
Emily Eberhardt
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Oregon
Map of Oregon
By Trenton Brogan

• 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
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Idaho
Map of Idaho
By Emily Greiwe

• 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
Craters of the Moon National Monument
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Alaska

• Capital Juneau
• Region Northwest

Region Northwest
Mount McKinley
Totem Pole
By Justin Linkmeyer
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Hawaii
By Rileigh Dickson

• State Capital Honolulu
• Region The Pacific
• Two Important Things
• Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
• Haleakala National Park

Halekala National Park
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
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Rivers

• There are 6 main river drainages in the United
  States.

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Ohio River

• Location Southern Indiana
• Illinois, and Ohio and Northern Kentucky and West
  Virginia.

Dylan Cain
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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
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MississippiRiver

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

Emily Eberhardt
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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
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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

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ColoradoRiver

• 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
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MissouriRiver

• It is the 2nd longest river in the United
  States.
• It runs through Red Rock Creek in Rocky Mountains
  into the Southwestern Montana.

Emily Eberhardt
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Mountain Ranges

• There are three main mountain ranges in the
  United States.
• They include the Rocky Mountains, the Appalachian
  Mountains, and the Sierra Nevada.

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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
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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
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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