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U.S. Regions - Under Construction

 

General overview of the regions:

 

Jump right in and explore, using a U.S. map and state links on IExplore.com

http://www.iexplore.com/dmap/United+States/Link

 

A Brief Introduction to and description of U.S. regions can be found at the U.S. government's official information page: http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/factover/ch2.htm

 

A more official and concise look at the regions can be found on the U.S. Census Bureau website. This offers you the U.S. government's official regions used for the census. - http://www.census.gov/geo/www/us_regdiv.pdf

 

Language of the Land - a literary site that surveys 4 regions of the United States using images and excerpts of local literature. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/land/

 

Census regions - http://www.census.gov/geo/www/us_regdiv.pdf

 

Individual states and where they fit in:

 

This link takes you to a list of the 50 states. Click on a specific state name to see an individual map of the state as well as where it is located on a smaller U.S. map - most include state nicknames, etc. and questions underneath about the State's features. - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/

 

 

Demographic Trends in the 20th Century - A web-version of an information booklet that explores a wide variety of trends in the U.S. population during the twentieth century - http://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/censr-4.pdf

 

Explore Further!

Northeast

 

The South

 

Midwest

 

The West