Regions of the US
What are the 5 major regions?
Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and West
5 Themes of Geography: _______
Location, place, Human/Environment, Interaction, Movement, and Region
What are the four cardinal directions?
North, South, East, and West.
How many senators are in the U.S. Senate?
100 (2 from each state).
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution that protect individual freedoms.
What is a region?
Large Area of a land.
Name the 5 Great Lakes
Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior
What are the seven continents?
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
What is supply and demand?
Supply is how much of something is available; demand is how much people want it.
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
State two major bodies of water in the Southeast
Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi River
What are the two lines that are represented on Earth?
Prime Meridian and Equator
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington.
What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China?
To protect China from invasions.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson.
Name at least 3 states in the Midwest
Illinois, Michigan, Ohio
Define Hemisphere.
Where the equator and prime meridian are divided into halves.
What are the three branches of the U.S. government?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.
What is culture?
The beliefs, customs, art, and way of life of a group of people.
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest.
Give the estimated population in the Northeast region
56 Million
Define Landform
A natural feature of Earth's surface, such as a hill, a cliff, or an island.
What is the highest law of the United States?
The Constitution.
What is an immigrant?
A person who moves to live in another country.
What is the capital of Illinois?
Springfield