Features
Political
Settlements
Potpourri
100

This feature stretches across a massive amount of land and encompasses the entirety of Kansas, Nebraska, North & South Dakota, and portions of eight other states.

Great Plains

100

With over 20 million people living in its metropolitan area, this city is the United States’ most largest city in terms of population.

New York City

100

This type of settlement is almost always located in a rural area because of the large amount of land required to grow crops and allow livestock to graze.

Ranching / Farming

100

This type of settlement is typically where residential areas where people who work in a larger city often choose to live.

Suburban

200

The land from the coast of the Atlantic Ocean and westward to the Appalachian Mountains.

Atlantic Coastal Plains

200

This city is the third most populous metropolitan area and located on Lake Michigan.

Chicago

200

This settlement is located on fertile soil next to the James Rivera river with a large forests nearby for lumber and hunting wildlife.

Jamestown

200

Chicago is a major city located on which major waterway?

Lake Michigan

300

These mountain ranges, stretching from British Columbia in Canada to northern California in the United States.

Cascade Mountains

300

This city is located on Atlantic Ocean & Hudson River

New York City

300

The three commonalities that immigrants look for when choosing to settle.

Nationality, ethnicity, Religion

300

The area of advancement that made more people live in urban areas right now than at any other point in history.

Agriculture

400

This river, stretching approximately 981 miles, flows through or along the borders of six states, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Illinois.

The Ohio River

400

This is one of the four regions as categorized by the U.S. Census; it includes the cities of Miami and Atlanta

South

400

This term refers to how more people live in “urban” areas now than in “rural” areas.

Urbanization

400

Fire and police departments, as well as, roads and highways, are examples of this type of land use.

Government

500

This large, shallow body of water in the western United States is known for its high salinity and unique ecosystem.

The Great Salt Lake

500

This street in Lower Manhattan is synonymous with the financial markets and is home to the New York Stock Exchange.

Wall Street

500

Identify the 5 natural resources that impact where people might settle.

Water, Forests, fertile soil/land, Wildlife and Mountains
500

This is one of the four regions as categorized by the U.S. Census; it includes the states of MN & MO

MidWest