US Regions
Name a large area of the US with similar physical features.
What is a region?
A large body of land that rises above the surrounding area.
What is a mountain?
A large body of saltwater.
What is an ocean?
Plants that grow naturally in an area.
What is vegetation?
A violent shaking of the ground caused by movement of the Earth’s crust.
What is an earthquake?
Which region is home to the Mississippi River and has lots of farmland?
What is the Midwest?
A flat area that is higher than the land around it.
What is a plateau?
A smaller body of fresh water surrounded by land.
What is a lake?
A type of vegetation that grows in dry areas and includes cacti.
What is desert vegetation?
A mountain that erupts, releasing molten rock, ash, and gases.
What is a volcano?
Which US region borders the Atlantic Ocean and has warm weather most of the year?
What is the Southeast?
A piece of land completely surrounded by water.
What is an island?
A flowing body of water that is long and empties into another water body.
What is a river?
Tall grasses that grow in areas with a lot of rainfall.
What are grasslands?
A storm with strong winds and heavy rainfall that can cause flooding.
What is a hurricane?
Which US region includes states like New York and Massachusetts?
What is the Northeast?
Large, slow-moving mass of ice.
What is a glacier?
Two bodies of water that form country borders
A type of forest that has many different kinds of trees and plants and lots of rain.
What is a rainforest?
Large amounts of rock, mud, or snow sliding down a mountain or hillside.
What is a landslide?
Which US region is known for deserts, mountains, and the Pacific Coast?
What is the West?
A landform that is wide, flat land.
What is plains?
A climate that has four seasons.
What is temperate?
Mosses and lichens grow in which type of vegetation
A rapid movement of snow down a mountain.
What is an avalanche?