What is a Region?
What does Interdependent mean?
pg.2
Relying on one another for resources, products, and services.
The U.S shares a border with which 2 countries?
pg.4
Canada and Mexico
In what year did Englishmen Henry Hudson explore the Northeast?
pg.6
1610
Who wrote "The adventures of tom sawyer"?
Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain
Why did people flood into California in 1848?
pg. 16
The Gold Rush
in a cultural region people share the same:
pg.2
traditions, religions, and language.
States are divided into countries called ______ or __________.
parishes or boroughs
The southeasts land is ___________ and gets plenty of _______.
pg.8
flat, sun and rain
Most of the central plains became known as the Northwest territory in what year?
pg. 12
1783
when did the drought in California take place?
from 1976 to 1978
Political regions are:
pg.2
cities, countries, and states that share a government.
police officers are part of what government?
pg.5
local
Why did the population of cities of the Northeast increase quickly?
pg.6
*DOUBLE POINT*
Many immigrants entered the U.S through this region.
How did Chicago change as a result of railroads?
**DOUBLE POINTS** pg. 13
It became a business center or "financial hub" of the Midwest.
Which place in the West is home to a large entertainment industry?
**DOUBLE POINTS** pg.17
Hollywood
How many different types of regions are there?
pg. 2
4
what is an example of a service in the federal government?
U.S Postal Service
pg.7
fish, timber, and natural Harbors
How do the Great Lakes shape the winter weather in the Midwest?
**DOUBLE POINTS** pg. 12
cold winds blow across which pick up moisture from the Great lakes resulting in cold snowy winters
Who did Lewis and Clark have to help them on their trip?
pg.17
Sacagawea
regions are connected by:
pg.2
roads and railroads
What are the 5 geographic regions?
(Name all for the full points) pg.5
Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and West.
Why did lives of African Americans in the Southeast remain difficult for many years after the end of slavery? PG.9
**DOUBLE POINTS**
because of local laws and customs denying or banning them from places and/or jobs
How did the settlement of the Southwest change lives of Native Americans?
**DOUBLE POINTS** pg.15
in 1830 the U.S gave most of Oklahoma to Native Americans who were forced off their land. In 1889 the U.S made the lands freely available to all settlers.
How many states are part of the West?
pg.16
11