Features
This feature stretches across a massive amount of land and encompasses the entirety of Kansas, Nebraska, North & South Dakota, and portions of eight other states.
Great Plains
With over 20 million people living in its metropolitan area, this city is the United States’ most largest city in terms of population.
New York City
This type of settlement is almost always located in a rural area because of the large amount of land required to grow crops and allow livestock to graze.
Ranching / Farming
This type of settlement is typically where residential areas where people who work in a larger city often choose to live.
Suburban
The land from the coast of the Atlantic Ocean and westward to the Appalachian Mountains.
Atlantic Coastal Plains
This city is the third most populous metropolitan area and located on Lake Michigan.
Chicago
This settlement is located on fertile soil next to the James Rivera river with a large forests nearby for lumber and hunting wildlife.
Jamestown
Chicago is a major city located on which major waterway?
Lake Michigan
These mountain ranges, stretching from British Columbia in Canada to northern California in the United States.
Cascade Mountains
This city is located on Atlantic Ocean & Hudson River
New York City
The three commonalities that immigrants look for when choosing to settle.
Nationality, ethnicity, Religion
The area of advancement that made more people live in urban areas right now than at any other point in history.
Agriculture
This river, stretching approximately 981 miles, flows through or along the borders of six states, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Illinois.
The Ohio River
This is one of the four regions as categorized by the U.S. Census; it includes the cities of Miami and Atlanta
South
This term refers to how more people live in “urban” areas now than in “rural” areas.
Urbanization
Fire and police departments, as well as, roads and highways, are examples of this type of land use.
Government
This large, shallow body of water in the western United States is known for its high salinity and unique ecosystem.
The Great Salt Lake
This street in Lower Manhattan is synonymous with the financial markets and is home to the New York Stock Exchange.
Wall Street
Identify the 5 natural resources that impact where people might settle.
This is one of the four regions as categorized by the U.S. Census; it includes the states of MN & MO
MidWest