New Jersey Regions
Paramus is in this county.
What is Bergen?
This part of a map tells you what the symbols mean.
What is the legend or key?
People build these to cross rivers and connect places.
What are bridges?
This is a natural resource that falls from the sky.
What is rain?
Long ago, these Native American people lived in New Jersey.
Who are the Lenape?
The Outer Coastal Region has this popular destination where people like to go in the summer, especially on really hot days.
What is the beach?
These are the four main directions on a map.
What is North, South, East, or West?
This is a reason why people might move from one place to another.
What is a job, better schools, or to be closer to family?
Name one natural resource found in New Jersey.
What are forests, water, or soil?
This invention allowed for people to drive themselves or families across long distances.
What are cars?
This popular mountain range cuts through New Jersey and runs all the way down to Georgia.
What is the Appalachian?
You would need to travel in this direction to go from NJ to California.
What is West?
Name one way people change their environment.
What is building houses, roads, or farms?
This is how farmers use soil as a natural resource.
What is growing crops?
This is how the climate on the earth has changed over time.
What is becoming warmer?
Name one of the regions in NJ.
What is the Piedmont, Ridge and Valley, Highlands, or Coastal Plains?
This shows you where north is on a map.
What is a compass rose?
The climate/weather of an environment typically effects how people do this. Most of you are coming in with jackets today.
What is how you dress?
This is a way people can conserve water.
What is taking shorter showers or turning off the faucet while brushing teeth?
This technology has allowed people to learn much more information at a much faster pace.
What is the internet?
This is the region in which Paramus is located.
What is the Piedmont?
Before Waze and Google Maps, most maps were printed on this.
What is paper?
This major invention helped carry lots of goods across our country and would eventually help people go from place to place. Note, it has wheels.
What is a train?
This body of water was typically close by factories and plants to help power them.
What is a river?
These landforms are typically cut down to allow for builders to put up houses, shopping centers, schools, etc...
What are forests?