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FTSoaitilzieo:4D(5CK8o xsvt ea2rt8 e)3 b my mst a(t1e7 A5#tl aSsG (D EDl0ip4t0ic)al) P.Reflex Blue CV T M Y C K 1 CPoavger 2H29/018/6093 H0ND2TiM3sk-200 KOC040TP8 SC20Q0AC90N SaiTzi:tle4:58D xK 2 s8t3at em bmy (s1ta7t5e#F A oStlGliao s:E (l(DlCipDotv0ice4ar0l ) Use it at home or at school to learn and refine map skills. More than an atlas, DK State-by-State Atlas shows and tells young geographers who, what, when, where, and why. Link places with themes—an important part of mastering geography. DK State-by-State Atlas helps students make comparisons between different parts of America in a variety of subject areas. See our complete product line at www.dk.com Printed in China While every effort has been taken to carry out instruction to customers satisfaction NO RESPONSIBILITY liability wil be acepted for erors. P.Reflex Blue CV T M Y C K CUSTOMERS ARE THEREFORE URGED TO CHECK THOROUGHLY BEFORE AUTHORISING PRINT RUNS. State-by-State ATLAS (c) 2011 Dorling Kindersley. All Rights Reserved. (c) 2011 Dorling Kindersley. All Rights Reserved. State-by-State ATLAS Justine Ciovacco, Kathleen A. Feeley, and Kristen Behrens DK PUBLISHING, INC. (c) 2011 Dorling Kindersley. All Rights Reserved. CONTENTS LONDON, NEW YORK, MUNICH, THE UNITED STATES 6 MELBOURNE, AND DELHI Managing Editor Beth Sutinis Art Editor Megan Clayton Editorial Assistant Madeline Farbman THE NORTHEAST STATES 8 Publisher Chuck Lang Creative Director Tina Vaughan Editorial Director Valerie Buckingham Maine 10 Production Chris Avgherinos New Hampshire 12 MEDIA PROJECTS INC. Vermont 14 Executive Editor Carter Smith Massachusetts 16 Project Editor Kristen Behrens Designer Laura Smyth Connecticut 18 Photo Researcher Kristen Behrens Rhode Island 20 Assistant Photo Researcher James Burmester Photo Research Assistants Katie Briggs and Céline Geiger New York 22 New Jersey 24 First American Edition 2002 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 Pennsylvania 26 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, Inc. Delaware 28 375 Hudson Street The Statue New York, NY 10014 Maryland 30 of Liberty Copyright © 2003 DK Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, THE SOUTHEAST STATES 32 or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited. DK Publishing, Inc. ofers special discounts for bulk purchases for sales promotions or premiums. Specific, West Virginia 34 large-quantity needs can be met with special editions, including personalized covers, excerpts of existing guides, and corporate imprints. For more information, contact Special Markets Department, DK Virginia 36 Publishing, Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014 Fax: 800-600-9098. Kentucky 38 Library of Congres Cataloging-in-Publication Data Tennessee 40 Ciovacco, Justine. North Carolina 42 State-by-state atlas / by Justine Ciovacco, Kathleen A. Feeley, and Kristen Behrens.— 1st American ed. p. cm. South Carolina 44 Includes index. I 1S.BUNn i0t-e7d8 S9t4a-t9es2—57G-1eography—Juvenile literature. 2. United States—Maps for children. 3. U.S. states— Arkansas 46 Juvenile literature. [1. United States—Geography. 2. United States—Maps. 3.Atlases.] I. Feeley, Kathleen, 1968- II. Behrens, Kristen. III.Title. Mississippi 48 E161.3.C56 2002 Alabama 50 912.73—dc21 2002154881 Georgia 52 Louisiana 54 Florida 56 Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore Printed in China by Toppan Printing Co., (Shenzhen) Ltd. Muddy Waters See our complete product line at www.dk.com (c) 2011 Dorling Kindersley. All Rights Reserved. THE MIDWEST STATES 58 THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN STATES 98 Minnesota 60 Wisconsin 62 Idaho 100 Montana 102 Michigan 64 Iowa 66 Wyoming 104 Illinois 68 Indiana 70 Utah 106 Ohio 72 Missouri 74 Colorado 108 Pronghorn THE PACIFIC STATES 110 Wheat field THE PLAINS STATES 76 North Dakota 78 South Dakota 80 Nebraska 82 Kansas 84 Oklahoma 86 Wagon train Willa Cather Alaska 112 Washington 114 Oregon 116 California 118 Hawaii 120 THE SOUTHWEST STATES 88 WASHINGTON, D.C. AND OUTLYING REGIONS 122 Nevada 90 Arizona 92 Puerto Rico, the U.S. New Mexico 94 Virgin Islands, Guam, and Texas 96 American Samoa 124 Index 126 Saguaro cactus Gila monster George Washington (c) 2011 Dorling Kindersley. All Rights Reserved. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA orth America was inhabited for as many as 15,000 Nyears before Europeans arrived.The first permanent European settlement was established in Florida in 1565. 211 years of colonization followed, until the United States was established in 1776. Since then, the nation WASHINGTON has grown from 13 states to 50 and spread across the continent.The United States came to symbolize MONTANA political, economic, and religious freedom for OREGON immigrants who arrived from every corner of the world.Today, with a population exceeding IDAHO 288 million, the U.S. is an international power, WYOMING leading the world in food production, technological innovation, and more. NEVADA UTAH ALASKA CALIFORNIA COLORADO HAWAII ARIZONA Y FOroSmE MwaITteEr fNalAlsT tIoO gNrAovLe sP AofR gKiant sequoia trees to the flower-filled MNEXEIWCO fields of the Tuolumne meadows, the 761,236 acres (308,072 hectares) of this national park were saved from development primarily through the efforts of environmentalist John Muir, the founder of the Sierra Club.The landscape was formed millions of years ago when glaciers created the path in which the Merced River flows. SOUTHWEST STYLE The Spanish, and later the Mexicans, once held the southwestern regions of what would become the United States.Today the flavor of Latin culture is still present in open-air markets such as this one in San Antonio. Many of the place names in this region can trace their names to Spanish roots, as can many of the people.Thirty-two percent of Texas’s population, for example, claims Latino heritage. 6 (c) 2011 Dorling Kindersley. All Rights Reserved. N A C E I C O C I F A P GOLDEN CORN Corn is among the United States’ top crops, generating millions of dollars in revenue each year. Much of that corn is grown in the country’s center, with Iowa leading in corn production. Corn is used as feed for livestock, but it is also processed into meal, oil, and other products that are shipped throughout the NEW ENGLAND REGATTA country, and the world. The Head of the Charles regatta, held in Boston, Massachusetts each year, is just one of New England’s events that link the bustling present to the historic past. Boston is a city loaded with colonial history; it was central to the nation’s birth during the NEW Lake Superior American Revolution. HAMPSHIRE MAINE NORTH DAKOTA VERMONT MINNESOTA Lake Huron WISCONSIN SOUTH MASSACHUSETTS DAKOTA NEW YORK MICHIGAN RHODE ISLAND IOWA PENNSYLVANIA CONNECTICUT NEBRASKA NEW JERSEY OHIO ILLINOIS DELAWARE INDIANA MARYLAND WEST BIG APPLES VIRGINIA WASHINGTON, KANSAS MISSOURI VIRGINIA D.C. New York City is called the “Big Apple,” but not because KENTUCKY New York state is a top apple producer— although it is. In the 1920s and 1930s, NORTH apple was jazz musicians’ slang for city— CAROLINA and the biggest apple was NYC. TENNESSEE OKLAHOMA ARKANSAS SOUTH CAROLINA ALABAMA GEORGIA MISSISSIPPI TEXAS o LOUISIANA c i FLORIDA LIBERTY BELL Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love, was also central to the United States’ birth in 1776.Among the important historic sites are Benjamin Franklin’s home; Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was signed; and, of course, the Liberty Bell. THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA The Mississippi River takes a roughly 2,300-mile (3,701- km) journey from its source in Minnesota to the Mississippi Delta in Louisiana.Today, as when René- Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle journeyed up the river in 1682, the mighty waterway is a “river road” that reaches from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. 7 (c) 2011 Dorling Kindersley. All Rights Reserved. i h c Lake M i n a g A L T A T N C O C I N A E Lake Ontario e i r E Lake u G M f o f l x e THE NORTHEAST STATES lthough Spanish expeditions reached the Northeast’s coastline in the A1500s, English, Dutch, and French explorers claimed the region.At that point,American Indians had been living there for as long as 10,000 years. Nine of the 11 Northeast states—Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland—were among the 13 original British colonies.This The Statue of Liberty, a 305-foot-high (93 m) statue, was a gift from the French region was also a center for gaso vseyrmnmboeln ot.f Dwedlcicoamteed t oin im18m8i6g,r aitn sttsa fnrodms patriot protest in the years apreoduensdta tl,h “eT hweo rNlde. wT hCeo ploosesums ”o bny itEsmma Lazarus, reads, in part, “Send these, the leading up to the American MAINE hlaommpe bleessi,d te mthpee gsto-tldoestn t od omoer!,” I lift my Revolution. VERMONT 夝Augusta Montpelier 夝 NEW Later, the Northeast was the U.S. Industrial HAMPSHIRE Revolution’s birthplace.The port cities of Boston, New NEW YORK Con夝cord York, and Baltimore have long made the region a Albany 夝 MASS. 夝Boston center for commerce and trade.These cities have also served as gateways for immigrants who continue to CO 夝NN. 夝 Providence contribute to a diverse population and culture. PENNSYLVANIA Hartford RISHLAONDDE Outside the region’s urban centers is rural land dotted with apple orchards and dairy farms.The Atlantic Coast’s rich fishing grounds continue to fuel Harrisburg 夝 夝Trenton the region’s economy while the area’s natural beauty, NEW JERSEY rich history, and vibrant cities draw visitors year round. MARYLAND Annapolis 夝 夝Dover CLIMATE DELAWARE The region has warm, humid summers and cold, snowy winters. From north to south, there is a wide variation Autumn in the Northeast in weather. Maine receives as much as 90 inches (229 brings brilliantly colored cm) of snowfall each year, with an average winter foliage in the countryside, which draws many visitors temperature of 22°F (-6°C), while eastern Maryland rtoa ntghes r eagnido nri’vs emr voaulnletaysin. has a humid subtropical climate and receives relatively little snowfall—its winter temperature average is 35°F (2°C). Coastal regions are also subject to hurricanes and storms called nor’easters, which can cause floods and blizzards.The Adirondack Mountains in New York and the Green Mountains in Vermont are among the Northeast’s many mountain ranges. Here weather conditions tend to be colder and windier with peaks that are snow-covered even in early summer. KEY DATES Pilgrims land at Plymouth A major act of colonial Delaware is the first state of 1620 Rock and establish the first 1772 defiance against Great 1787 the original 13 to ratify the permanent settlement by white Britain takes place in Rhode Island, new U. S. Constitution. Rhode people in the Northeast. where colonists sink the Gaspee, a Island is the last to do so, in 1790. British customs ship. 8 (c) 2011 Dorling Kindersley. All Rights Reserved. LANDSCAPE Glaciers shaped the Northeast’s landscape as far south as Long Island, New York, creating mountain chains and river valleys.The region’s highest peak, Mt. Washington, lies in New Hampshire. Forests cover much of the land; more than 60 percent of Connecticut is forested, making it an ideal location to enjoy the Winslow Homer’s painting Maine Fisherman captures the Northeast’s fall foliage. travails of the commercial fishermen who have worked The region’s the waters of the North Atlantic Atlantic coastline is since colonial times. also a source of work and play.The long shoreline changes New England from the steep rock cliffs lobster Jersey and Pennsylvania.The Northeast is rich in of Maine to the sandy historic attractions: the Statue of Liberty welcomes beaches of the coastal plain, visitors to New York Harbor, and Independence stretching south to New Jersey and Hall, in Philadelphia, is where the Declaration of Delaware.The 130-mile (209-km) New Independence and the U.S. Constitution were drafted. Jersey coast is a popular destination for a day at Meanwhile, New England is a region within a the beach.The Jersey shore also features the boardwalk region—the states of Connecticut, Maine, of Atlantic City and the bright lights of that city’s Massachusetts, New gambling casinos. Commercial fishermen navigate the Hampshire, Rhode Island, coastal waters of Maine, Massachusetts, and Delaware, and Vermont share the catching lobster in the waters of New England and “Yankee” spirit. crab to the south in the Chesapeake Bay. ECONOMY Seaports, always essential to the economy of the Northeast, have thrived through the years because of trade, shipbuilding, and fishing. Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay provides much of the nation’s blue crab harvest, while lobster is an important catch in New York City, an international center of finance, commerce, and culture, is the Philadelphia’s Independence Hall is one of many historic sites in the Northeast from the New England. Publishing, nation’s largest city with a population Revolutionary period. The hall is part of a national park site that also houses the Liberty Bell. insurance, and finance of more than eight million. companies are found in the Northeast’s major cities.A LIFESTYLE wide variety of agricultural goods are produced, too, The Northeast includes the hustle and bustle of New including ice cream from Vermont’s dairy products. York City as well as the natural beauty of the Massachusetts’s Cape Cod and the Civil War battlefield Appalachian Mountains. City dwellers can escape to at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, are just a two of the the Delaware Water Gap, which extends from New attractions that bring tourist revenue. Francis Scott Key writes The Battle of Gettysburg The New York Stock Terrorists attack New York 1812 1863 1929 2001 the nation’s anthem after in Pennsylvania is a key Exchange crashes, ending a City and Washington, observing the British attack on victory for the Union.The war period of growth and prosperity and D.C., on September 11, killing more Fort McHenry, Maryland, during ends following the South’s ushering in the Great Depression. than 3,000 people. New York City’s the War of 1812. surrender in 1865. World Trade Center towers collapse. 9 (c) 2011 Dorling Kindersley. All Rights Reserved.
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