Rollin' on the River
Names & Nicknames
Hodge Podge
On to Regionals
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100

This divides the United States into 2 main regions.

The Mississippi River

100

This is an acronym (letter that make a word) to remember the 5 Great Lakes.

HOMES

100

The first 10 Amendments in the U.S. Constitution were given this name.

The Bill of Rights

100

The Region we live in.

The Midwest

100

Most populous ethnic group in the U.S.

Caucasion

200

The Great Lakes flow into this river.

The St. Lawrence River

200

New York City was originally named this.

New Amsterdam

200

Basic Rights that belong to all citizens.

Civil Rights

200

New Your City is part of this region.

Mid-Atlantic Region

200

This religion has the largest number of followers in the U.S.

Christianity

300

These Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers combine to form this river.

The Ohio River

300

This Agency (Also an Acronym) helps people after disasters and known by this name.

FEMA

300

This is another word for "manufacturing"

Industry

300

The movement of 6 million African Americans from the Southeast to the northern regions was called this.

The Great Migration

300

Native Americans are believed to be the original people of America. This word also means native to an area.

indigenous

400

Many settlers turned back when they reached the Mississippi River because of this reason.

Too difficult to cross

400

The Nickname for the Midwest.

The Nation's Bread Basket

400

Coal is this type of fuel.

Fossil

400

The Appalachian Mountains stretch from Canada all the way to this State in the Southeast region.

Alabama

400

This city was an important commercial trade center near the Gulf of Mexico.

New Orleans

500

Gated Passageways in dams along rivers.

Locks

500

Areas where many factories closed.

The Rust Belt

500

This environmental program was started to clean up hazardous waste sites.

Superfund

500

The Southeastern region of the United States has this type of climate.

Humid Subtropical

500

The most powerful current that flows through the Atlantic Ocean is this.

The Gulf Stream

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