How many regions are there in the United States?
5 regions
What tool shows direction? We also use this tool to name each of the regions.
What is a landform?
A physical feature at or below Earth's surface.
This is the condition of the air at a certain time and place.
Weather
What is a natural resource? An example?
Something in the environment that people can use. Forests, trees, soils, water, plants, sun
What region do we live in?
Northeast region
What are the North, East, South, and West directions called?
Cardinal Directions
Give 3 examples of a landform.
Mountain, volcano, cave, hill, valley, canyon etc
The weather of a place averaged at a certain time and place.
Climate
What is the most valuable resource?
Humans
Why do Geographers divide the U.S. into regions?
Grouping things that are alike are easier to study.
What are the Intermediate directions?
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest
What is the difference between a mountain and a hill?
What are the major factors that determine the weather and the climate?
Temperature, Precipitation, and Humidity
What does it mean to conserve a resource?
Why do Geographers disagree about how to divide the regions?
A state that falls in between 2 regions can have the characteristics of both.
What is a natural line or feature that divides one area from another or one state from another?
A boundary
What is a physical feature? Give an example.
A natural feature like landforms or water.
What are the 3 things that determine the climate of the area?
1. Distance from the equator.
2. How far a place is from a body of water.
3. Elevation.
What is a renewable resource? An example?
A resource that can be replaced. Trees, solar energy (sun), wind power.
What are the names of each region?
Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, West
What is the difference between a state and regional boundary?
A state boundary has legal borders.
A regional boundary is not set by and rule or law.
What is a human feature? Give a example.
A feature that is man-made. Road, bridge, town etc.
What are the 4 major climate zones in the United States?
Tropical, subtropical, temperate, and polar
What is a nonrenewable resource? An example?
A resource that cannot be replaced. Coal, natural gas, oil.