THE WEST

NATURAL RESOURCES:  ZINK, LEAD, CEDAR, BIRCH, SALMON, TUNA, DEER, OIL

CLIMATE:  SEMI-DRY, VARIED TEMPERATURES

MADE UP OF:  FORESTS, OCEAN COASTLINES, BIG CITIES, MOUNTAINS (ROCKY MOUNTAINS, CONTINENTAL DIVIDE)

INCLUDES 11 STATES:  ALASKA, HAWAII, WASHINGTON, OREGON, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, IDAHO, UTAH, MONTANA, WYOMING, COLORADO

THE SOUTHWEST

NATURAL RESOURCES:  IRON, COPPER, OAK, SHRIMP, DEER, RABBIT, NATURAL GAS, OIL

CLIMATE:  WARM, SOME DRY, SOME WET

MADE UP OF:  DESERTS, RIVERS (COLORADO RIVER, RIO GRANDE), GRAND CANYON

INCLUDES 4 STATES:  ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, TEXAS, OKLAHOMA

THE MIDDLE WEST

NATURAL RESOURCES:  IRON, COPPER, MAPLE, SUNFLOWER, BASS, DEER, OIL, COAL

CLIMATE:  HOT SUMMERS, COLD WINTERS, WET

MADE UP OF:  PLAINS, RIVERS (MISSISSIPPI), LAKES (THE GREAT LAKES, LAKE ITSACA)

INCLUDES 12 STATES:  NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA, KANSAS, MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, ILLINOIS, MISSOURI, INDIANA, OHIO, MICHIGAN

THE SOUTHEAST

NATURAL RESOURCES:  IRON, ZINC, MONGROVE, SHRIMP, BEARS, COAL, NATURAL GAS

CLIMATE:  WET, WARM, SOME COLD WNTERS

MADE UP OF:  MOUNTAINS, RIVERS (MISSISSIPPI), COASTAL PLANS, WARM CLIMATE

INCLUDES 12 STATES:  ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE, ALABAMA, GEORGIA, FLORIDA, SOUTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA

THE NORTHEAST

NATURAL RESOURCES:  GRANITE, COPPER, FIR, MAPLE, LOBSTER, SCALLOPS, DEER, COAL

CLIMATE:  COLD WINTER, HOT SUMMER, WET

MADE UP OF:  HUGE CITIES (D.C., BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA)

OCEAN COASTLINES

INCLUDES 11 STATES:  MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, VERMONT, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, MARYLAND, DELAWARE, NEW JERSEY, RHODE ISLAND