National Geographic Our Fifty States
by Bockenhauer, MarkFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2004-10-01
Publisher(s): National Geographic Kids
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Summary
Easy-to-read physical maps introduce each region of the United States and are followed by lively essays with absorbing descriptions of the area's history, climate, natural resources, and physical features as well as additional information on each state of that region.
Author Biography
Mark H. Bockenhauer is an associate professor of geography at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin Stephen F. Cunha is a professor of geography at California's Humboldt State University
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. 7 |
| Map of Our Fifty United States | p. 8 |
| Washington, D.C. | p. 11 |
| The Northeast | p. 13 |
| Ancient Wilderness Meets Modern Megalopolis | p. 14 |
| Connecticut | p. 17 |
| Delaware | p. 21 |
| Maine | p. 25 |
| Maryland | p. 29 |
| Massachusetts | p. 33 |
| New Hampshire | p. 37 |
| New Jersey | p. 41 |
| New York | p. 45 |
| Pennsylvania | p. 49 |
| Rhode Island | p. 53 |
| Vermont | p. 57 |
| The Southeast | p. 61 |
| Tradition and Change Between Two Coasts | p. 62 |
| Alabama | p. 65 |
| Arkansas | p. 69 |
| Florida | p. 73 |
| Georgia | p. 77 |
| Kentucky | p. 81 |
| Louisiana | p. 85 |
| Mississippi | p. 89 |
| North Carolina | p. 93 |
| South Carolina | p. 97 |
| Tennessee | p. 101 |
| Virginia | p. 105 |
| West Virginia | p. 109 |
| The Midwest | p. 113 |
| Land of Plenty Under the Prairie Sky | p. 114 |
| Illinois | p. 117 |
| Indiana | p. 121 |
| Iowa | p. 125 |
| Kansas | p. 129 |
| Michigan | p. 133 |
| Minnesota | p. 137 |
| Missouri | p. 141 |
| Nebraska | p. 145 |
| North Dakota | p. 149 |
| Ohio | p. 153 |
| South Dakota | p. 157 |
| Wisconsin | p. 161 |
| The Southwest | p. 165 |
| Enchanted Places and Multicultural Faces | p. 166 |
| Arizona | p. 169 |
| New Mexico | p. 173 |
| Oklahoma | p. 177 |
| Texas | p. 181 |
| The West | p. 185 |
| A Restless and Enduring Frontier | p. 186 |
| Alaska | p. 189 |
| California | p. 193 |
| Colorado | p. 197 |
| Hawaii | p. 201 |
| Idaho | p. 205 |
| Montana | p. 209 |
| Nevada | p. 213 |
| Oregon | p. 217 |
| Utah | p. 221 |
| Washington | p. 225 |
| Wyoming | p. 229 |
| U.S. Territories | p. 232 |
| Facts & Figures and Map Key | p. 234 |
| Resources | p. 235 |
| Index | p. 236 |
| Credits | p. 240 |
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