Vocabulary
5 Regions of the US
Cultural Groups
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100

Something that people do the same way year after year

What is Tradition?

100

known for soul food, the appalachian mountains and disney world

What is the Southeast?

100

taught the colonists about medicine, natural resources, fishing and hunting

What are the Native Americans?

100

an area that has some shared natural human feature

What is Region?

100

3 elements that make up a cultural region

food clothing holidays

200

A person who moves from one country to live in another

What is an immigrant?

200

known for having folk music, the Rocky Mountains,, and state parks including Yellowstown National Park

What is the West?

200

helped build the transcontinental railroad and shared the celebration of the Lunar New Year with parades, including red dragons

What are Asian Americans?

200

someone in your family who lived before you were born

What is an Ancestor?

200

3 elements that make up a cultural region

traditions music language

300
an official member of a community

What is a citizen?

300

Known for deserts, Cactus plants and the Grand Canyon

What is the Southwest?

300

art including wooden masks, clothes including the dashiki and music with drums and chants used to tell stories

What are African Americans?

300

name the 5 regions

northeast, southeast, west, southwest, midwest

400

The way of life of a group of people

What is culture?

400

Known for colder temperatures, the status of liberty, fishing and the capital of our country

What is the Northeast?

400

introduced foods including tamales, churro and empanadas and the Cinco de Mayo celebration on May 5th

What are Hispanic Americans?

500

Normal behavior for a group of people

What is custom?

500

Known as the breadbasket of the US with lots of farming, crops and plains

What is the Midwest?