Discussing Where You are From

Unlike English, Spanish does not use indefinite articles when dealing with one's occupation, religion or citizenship.

Jorge es abogado. Jorge is a lawyer.
Soy mexicano. I am Mexican
Mi hermano es budista. My brother is a Buddhist.

In order to talk about where you are from you will need to keep in mind the following terms and their articles.

el estado     the state                el este    the east
la región     the region               el oeste   the west
la provincia  the province             la plaza   the square
la calle      the street               el río     the river   
el centro     the center, downtown     el lago    the lake 
el norte      the north                la sierra  the mountains 
el sur        the south                la costa   the coast

ciudad - city
nación (f) - nation
origen (m) - origin
país (m) - country
pueblo (m) - town
región (f) - region
venir - to come
ir - to go
llegar - to arrive
clima caluroso - hot weather
clima lluvioso (m) - rainy weather
clima templado (m) - mild weather
estado (m) - estado