U.S. States, Capitals, Regions & Time Zones - Learn them all! - By JenniferESL
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00:00 | Hi everyone . I'm jennifer from english with jennifer and | |
00:04 | I'd like to meet the request of some viewers who | |
00:07 | asked me to say the names of the 50 U | |
00:10 | . S . States and capitals . But did you | |
00:12 | know I already did this . Yes . Way back | |
00:15 | when in 2000 and eight I went over all the | |
00:18 | names in a four part video . I'll put the | |
00:22 | links to that older lesson in the video description just | |
00:25 | in case you'd like to take a trip down memory | |
00:27 | lane . Youtube and my video making were quite different | |
00:31 | then and by the way to those who subscribed early | |
00:35 | and stuck with me all these years . Thank you | |
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00:41 | still so much more we can learn together . Mhm | |
00:46 | . Yeah . When my Children were younger I gave | |
00:53 | them placemats like this one To help them learn geography | |
00:57 | . I remember when they're in fourth grade they had | |
00:59 | to pass a test on the 50 states and capitals | |
01:02 | and I helped them prepare , which was a good | |
01:04 | review for me because most adults tend to forget a | |
01:07 | bit of geography as the years passed . But actually | |
01:11 | I think it's a little unfair If I'm not mistaken | |
01:14 | . Canada has 10 provinces . Australia has six states | |
01:20 | . American school Children have to learn 50 states how | |
01:24 | to spell them , how to say them , their | |
01:26 | capitals and their locations . It's a lot , don't | |
01:29 | you think ? Yeah . Right . Mm . Yeah | |
01:48 | . Yeah . Mm . Yeah . Yeah . Well | |
02:00 | the point of going over all the names is for | |
02:03 | you to hear my model and some possible variations . | |
02:07 | But before we get to the states , let's talk | |
02:09 | about regions . As I said , we adults tend | |
02:12 | to forget some of the specifics , but we have | |
02:15 | a general idea in our head . Sometimes we talk | |
02:21 | about the north and the south were referring to the | |
02:24 | Northeast and the Southeast are associations may be connected to | |
02:28 | history , particularly pre civil war . The mason Dixon | |
02:33 | line is a boundary between the states of pennsylvania and | |
02:36 | Maryland . This line became a way americans separated slave | |
02:41 | states from Free States . Slave states in the South | |
02:44 | . Free States in the North . We can also | |
02:49 | talk generally about the East , the West and the | |
02:51 | Central States . The East coast is here along the | |
02:55 | atlantic ocean , and the West coast is here along | |
02:58 | the pacific . The east coast breaks up into three | |
03:01 | regions New England , the mid atlantic and the Southeast | |
03:09 | . Not everyone agrees on which states belong to which | |
03:12 | regions . For example , texas . Some classify it | |
03:15 | as part of the South . Others see texas as | |
03:18 | part of the Southwest . Yes , just like we | |
03:21 | broke up the East . We can also break up | |
03:23 | the West . We talk about the midwest , the | |
03:26 | Southwest and the West Coast , or pacific coast States | |
03:30 | . We can also talk specifically about the pacific Northwest | |
03:38 | . Not surprisingly , the oceans and the mountains help | |
03:42 | determine the region's out in the west . We can | |
03:44 | talk about the Mountain States or the Rocky Mountain States | |
03:49 | . Do you know the short name for that mountain | |
03:51 | range ? The Rockies . Yeah . Yeah . Yeah | |
04:11 | . Yeah . Yeah mm . Yeah . Mhm . | |
04:26 | Mhm . Okay . Yeah . Mhm . So the | |
04:45 | next time you hear an american say where they're from | |
04:48 | , you can clarify by asking questions like Arizona . | |
04:53 | Is that in the southwest , is that a southwestern | |
04:55 | state Kentucky ? Is that in the south or the | |
05:00 | midwest ? Okay . While we're talking about regions , | |
05:05 | let's briefly mention time zones , How many time zones | |
05:08 | are there in the U . S . 3456 six | |
05:15 | On the mainland . The 48 states have four time | |
05:18 | zones . Eastern Central Mountain and Pacific . Then there's | |
05:23 | Alaska and there's Hawaii Hawaii doesn't observe daylight saving time | |
05:29 | . So it gets confusing sometimes for us to make | |
05:31 | the time conversions . Mhm Yeah . Yeah . Yeah | |
05:49 | . Okay . Now that we've gone over all the | |
05:51 | regions , let's go through the states and capitals . | |
05:54 | I'll use the map and we'll go region by region | |
05:57 | . I'll also list the state abbreviations . The two | |
06:01 | letter postal code for example , massachusetts is M A | |
06:05 | Maryland is MD . Did you know when I was | |
06:08 | in school ? I also got quizzed on the postal | |
06:10 | codes . At one point I had to memorize all | |
06:13 | 50 abbreviations . And did you know that each state | |
06:19 | has at least one nickname ? Something that the state | |
06:22 | is known for . We become familiar with these nicknames | |
06:26 | because we see them on license plates of cars . | |
06:29 | I've spent a lot of time in the east . | |
06:31 | So I know the nicknames of most of these states | |
06:34 | . I don't know the others as well . But | |
06:36 | to be fair I'll include the nicknames of all the | |
06:39 | states . Okay , here we go , Augusta maine | |
06:47 | maine is the Pine tree state . It's also called | |
06:50 | vacation land montpelier Vermont . The Green Mountain State Concord | |
07:01 | New Hampshire , the granite state . Now I say | |
07:06 | conquered some might also say concord . Let's not talk | |
07:11 | about right or wrong . Let's just talk about the | |
07:13 | variations you may hear . I say concord Concord New | |
07:17 | Hampshire boston massachusetts . My state massachusetts is the Bay | |
07:26 | State providence Rhode island . The Ocean State , Hartford | |
07:38 | Connecticut , the Constitution state , Albany new york , | |
07:48 | the Empire state . Harrisburg pennsylvania . Did you know | |
07:57 | that pennsylvania is the only state that uses the two | |
07:59 | letter abbreviation in conversation . For example , my hometown | |
08:04 | is Pittsburgh . P . A Pennsylvania is known as | |
08:08 | the Keystone State because of its central position within the | |
08:12 | original 13 colonies . Trenton , New Jersey the garden | |
08:20 | state . Most americans will use a global stop when | |
08:24 | they say that capital city . You could say Trenton | |
08:28 | but most will say threaten Trenton . New Jersey Dover | |
08:36 | Delaware the first state Annapolis Maryland . It's called the | |
08:48 | Old line state . But personally I know it as | |
08:51 | the crab state . They have wonderful steamed crabs in | |
08:55 | Maryland , charleston west Virginia . The Mountain state . | |
09:06 | Richmond Virginia . The old Dominion state . It was | |
09:11 | one of the 13 colonies Frankfurt Kentucky . The Bluegrass | |
09:19 | state Nashville Tennessee , the volunteer state . And I'm | |
09:27 | not sure why it has that nickname . If you're | |
09:29 | curious about any of the nicknames , google them . | |
09:33 | It will be interesting reading in english Raleigh north Carolina | |
09:42 | , the tar heel state , another nickname worth researching | |
09:49 | , Columbia , south Carolina , the palmetto state . | |
09:54 | I hear palmetto , palmetto , the palmetto state . | |
10:02 | Atlanta Georgia , the peach state . You may hear | |
10:08 | that second T . Dropped sometimes Atlanta Atlanta Georgia . | |
10:16 | Tallahassee florida the Sunshine State . Now as someone from | |
10:23 | the Northeast , I say florida florida with two syllables | |
10:27 | . Some people say florida with three syllables and they're | |
10:32 | also val variations florida florida florida . Let's not talk | |
10:38 | about right or wrong . It's just about what you'll | |
10:41 | hear personally . I say florida , Tallahassee florida , | |
10:49 | Montgomery Alabama , The yellow hammer state . That's a | |
10:54 | bird . Jackson , Mississippi , the magnolia state . | |
11:04 | Little rock Arkansas the Natural state . I say Arkansas | |
11:11 | without an S . Some people say the S Arkansas's | |
11:15 | I actually saw in a dictionary are Kansas as a | |
11:18 | possible variation . I don't hear that much , but | |
11:22 | apparently it exists . I say Arkansas , little rock | |
11:26 | Arkansas baton rouge Louisiana . The pelican state . Notice | |
11:35 | how I use a global stop baton like Trenton , | |
11:39 | New Jersey baton rouge Louisiana columbus Ohio the buckeye state | |
11:52 | Lansing michigan the great lakes ST you know that we | |
11:57 | have five great legs , right ? Lake michigan is | |
12:00 | one of them . Yeah , okay . Yeah , | |
12:19 | yeah . Mm right Indianapolis indiana the Hoosier state . | |
12:35 | Springfield Illinois . Land of Lincoln , as in president | |
12:40 | abraham Lincoln . Some people may say Illinois boys , | |
12:44 | but I think that's far less common . I say | |
12:48 | Springfield Illinois , Madison , Wisconsin . The badger state | |
12:56 | , A badger is an animal . Saint paul Minnesota | |
13:04 | , the North Star state des Moines Iowa , the | |
13:10 | hawkeye state bismarck North Dakota , the Peace Garden State | |
13:20 | . Pierre South Dakota . The Mount Rushmore state Lincoln | |
13:27 | , Nebraska , the cornhusker state , Topeka Kansas the | |
13:35 | sunflower state jefferson city Missouri the show me state denver | |
13:47 | colorado . The centennial state . Cheyenne , Wyoming the | |
13:55 | equality state I say Cheyenne . But I've also heard | |
14:00 | Cheyenne Helena Montana . The treasure state Boise , Idaho | |
14:11 | , the gym state . Salt Lake city Utah , | |
14:17 | the beehive state Carson city Nevada . The Silver State | |
14:26 | . I say Nevada . I also hear Nevada sometimes | |
14:31 | . So take your pick austin texas , the lone | |
14:37 | star state Oklahoma city Oklahoma . The sooner state santa | |
14:48 | fe new Mexico . The Land of Enchantment . Notice | |
14:54 | how I dropped the tea and santa santa fe you | |
14:57 | don't have to but it's very common just like we | |
15:01 | dropped the tea often in Atlanta Atlanta Georgia and santa | |
15:06 | fe new Mexico phoenix Arizona . The Grand Canyon State | |
15:16 | . Olympia Washington . The evergreen state , Salem Oregon | |
15:25 | . The beaver state . I think I usually say | |
15:29 | Oregon but sometimes I may say Oregon . People may | |
15:33 | think that one variation is right , another is wrong | |
15:36 | , but be prepared to hear . Both . Go | |
15:39 | to a tool like you ghoulish , listen to about | |
15:42 | a dozen speakers and you'll start to hear a preference | |
15:46 | Oregon is probably what most american english speakers say . | |
15:50 | Salem Oregon , sacramento California a golden state . We | |
15:59 | can drop the T . In sacramento . Sacramento can | |
16:03 | become sacramento just like santa fe santa fe Atlanta Atlanta | |
16:10 | sacramento , California Juneau Alaska , Our 49th state and | |
16:19 | our largest state , Honolulu hawaii . The aloha state | |
16:27 | Hawaii is our 50th state by the way . Do | |
16:33 | you know that ? Half or more of our states | |
16:35 | have native american names ? Massachusetts is one of them | |
16:40 | interesting history in terms of pronunciation . Look for words | |
16:46 | , dress patterns . This will help you develop a | |
16:49 | better instinct for saying unfamiliar names . For example , | |
16:53 | all the states with new have stress on the syllable | |
16:58 | that immediately follows new Hampshire , new york , new | |
17:04 | jersey , new Mexico and the states with north and | |
17:11 | south share the same stress pattern . North Dakota , | |
17:17 | south Dakota , north Carolina , south Carolina . Search | |
17:27 | for other stress patterns based on syllable count . For | |
17:31 | example , find the states with four syllables . Say | |
17:34 | the names aloud . Do notice a pattern . Listen | |
17:40 | , pennsylvania indiana , Mississippi Oklahoma Arizona California . And | |
17:58 | hey , let's not forget the capital of the United | |
18:00 | States Washington D . C . If you just say | |
18:04 | Washington you may be asked Washington D . C . | |
18:07 | Or Washington state Washington D . C . Our capital | |
18:12 | is right there . It's between Virginia and Maryland . | |
18:18 | What does D . C . Stand for ? District | |
18:22 | of Columbia ? Remember Washington D . C . Isn't | |
18:26 | part of any one state . It's a district all | |
18:29 | by itself . I hope you found the lesson useful | |
18:34 | . If you'd like to compare this presentation to the | |
18:36 | lesson back in 2008 , then check out the links | |
18:40 | in the video description . In that older lesson , | |
18:43 | you'll hear the pronunciation of other native speakers and I | |
18:46 | also included the dates of statehood and the state flags | |
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