States and Regions
Which region includes states like California, Nevada, and Oregon?
the West
There are several climates in the United States. What is a climate?
The kind of weather a place has over a long time.
There are hundreds of inlets along the United States coast. What is an inlet?
Any area of water extending into the land from a larger body of water.
Sometimes climate can be affected by elevation. What is elevation?
The height of the land in relation to sea level.
The United States has a southern and a northern neighbor. Which country is the southern neighbor?
Mexico
There are different landform regions in the United States. What is a landform region?
A region that has similar landforms throughout (plains, mountains, plateaus, hills, valleys).
A river system is made up of a large river and its tributaries. What is a tributary?
A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river.
What is the cause of the change in seasons?
The United States has a northern and a southern neighbor. Which country is the northern neighbor?
Canada
If I am in Florida, I am likely in which landform region in the United States?
The Coastal Plain
What are the names of the five Great Lakes?
Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario
What is the difference between a renewable resource and a nonrenewable resource?
Renewable resources can be made again by people or nature. Nonrenewable resources cannot be made again by people, or nature takes a long time to replace it.
Which region includes Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri, and other states?
The Midwest region
What are the five landform regions in the United States?
The Coastal Plain, the Appalachian Mountains, the Interior Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and the Great Basin.
The Mississippi River
List the three factors that affect climate.
Elevation, distance from larger bodies of water, and distance from the equator.
What are the five regions in the United States?
The West, Southwest, Midwest, Southeast, and Northeast
If I am at the east base of the Appalachian Mountains, in a region of hills and valleys, what region am I in?
What is the name given to a river AND its tributaries?
river system
Why did people choose to settle along major rivers and bodies of water?
Major bodies of water were easy to use for transportation.