7 Regions of the United States

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At 8 p.m. on March 31, 1880, Wabash, Indiana became the first city in the world to be lit by electricity—via four “Brush lights,” invented by Clevelander Charles F. Brush.

The home state of Orville Redenbacher, Indiana produces more than 20 percent of the country's popcorn supply, with almost half of all the state's cropland used for corn.

Underground vaults at Fort Knox hold one of the largest stockpiles of gold in the country. Not many people have seen the stash, though—and some even question whether the 27.5-pound bars, worth $6 billion, truly exist.

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Idaho's state seal is the only one designed by a woman

Wyoming is home to only two escalators, both in the city of Casper.

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Colorado is the only state in U.S. history to turn down the Olympics.

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The Missouri River is the longest river in North America. The Missouri flows east and south for 2,341 miles before entering the Mississippi River.

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The Great Lakes, are a series of interconnected freshwater lakes , which connect to the Atlantic Ocean through the Saint Lawrence River. They comprise Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario.

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The Black Hills are a small and isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming, United States.

he Rocky Mountains stretch some 3,000 miles from British Columbia and Alberta in Canada through Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and down to New Mexico in the U.S.

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White Mt. - ME & NH

Catskill Mt. - NY

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Minnesota

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Massachusetts grows the most blueberries.

Baked beans, potato chips and buffalo wings were all created in the Northeast!

Wisconsin

Basketball and Volleyball were invented in the Northeast!

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Vermont

Maine

Iowa

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Montana

North Dakota

Rhode Island

The Mojave Desert is the driest desert in North America. It is in the North American Southwest, primarily within southeastern California and southern Nevada, and it occupies 47,877 sq mi

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The Cascade Range is a major mountain range of western North America. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascade

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Colorado

Kansas

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Hershey Park is a very popular amusement park in Pennsylvania.

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Philadelphia is a major city in the Mid-Atlantic. It was the first capital of the United States.

Pocono Mts. - PA

Cumberland Plateau - WV

Alaska

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The first John Deere tractor was created in Delaware.

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Oregon

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Delaware

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Virginia

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The largest sea cave in the United States is located in Florence, Oregon. It is home to countless sea lions and other animals.

Death Valley, an area of the Mojave Desert, located in California is the hottest and driest place in North America. Temperatures there often top 120 degrees Fahrenheit

Maryland

The 7 Regions of the United States

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The Ozarks, also known as the Ozark Mountains or Ozark Plateau, is a region in the U.S. states of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and extreme southeastern Kansas.

The Mississippi River is the second-longest river in North America.

The highest point of the Appalachians is 6,684 feet at Mount Mitchell in North Carolina.

Everglades National Park is a 1.5-million-acre wetlands preserve on the southern tip of the U.S. state of Florida. Often compared to a grassy, slow-moving river, the Everglades is made up of coastal mangroves, sawgrass marshes and pine flatwoods that are home to hundreds of animal species. Among the Everglades' abundant wildlife are the endangered leatherback turtle, Florida panther and West Indian manatee.

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Being closer to the equator than the Northeast region, the climate in the Southeast tends to be very mild and humid with hot summers and short winters.

The Southeast region of the United States is home to about 2 million wild boars, also called feral pigs.

Known as the "The Gateway of the Americas", the port of Miami is the most popular cruise ship port in the world.

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Parts of the Southwest once belonged to Mexico.

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This region is inhabited by many different types of animals; most of which have adapted to survival in the hot dry climate that dominates the region. Examples of some of these animals include the rattlesnake, coyote, bobcat, jackrabbit, gray wolf, prairie dog, American bison, Coral snake, and Elk.

Grand Canyon National Park, in Arizona, is home to much of the immense Grand Canyon, with its layered bands of red rock revealing millions of years of geological history.

White Sands National Monument is in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It's known for its dramatic landscape of rare white gypsum sand dunes.

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More wool comes from the state of Texas than any other state in the United States.

The Red River is between Oklahoma and Texas. As the river cuts into gypsum, copper, granite, and red clay formations, the water acquires a red tint and a bitter taste.