Regions and Territories
This region is known for its diverse culture and historical ties to the Civil War and Civil Rights Movement.
What is the South?
Located in the western part of the country, these
mountains are young and rugged.
What are the Rocky Mountains?
This climate is predominately found in parts of California.
What is a Mediterranean climate?
Mainly found in Texas, Alaska, and the Gulf of Mexico.
What is oil and natural gas?
The study of natural features, landforms, and processes of the Earth.
What is Physical Geography?
This region is comprised of states such as Ohio, Michigan, and Illinois
What is the Midwest?
The largest group of freshwater lakes in the world by total area.
What are the Great Lakes?
Found in high altitude areas like the Rockies.
What is an alpine climate?
Primarily in the Appalachian region and Wyoming.
What is coal?
A specific area distinguished by its unique characteristics.
What is a region?
Known for its industrial history and dense population centers
What is the Northeast?
One of the longest river systems in the world, it drains much of the continental U.S.
What is the Missouri River?
Predominant in the Southwest, particularly Arizona and New Mexico.
What is a desert climate?
Fertile soil in the Midwest, also known as
the "breadbasket of the world."
What is Agricultural/Farm land?
The arrangement of natural and artificial physical features of an area.
What is topography?
Alaska and Hawaii are geographically separate from the remaining United States
What is Non-Contiguous?
Flat, expansive terrain found in the central U.S.
What are the Great Plains?
Found in the northern interior, characterized by more
extreme temperature ranges.
What is a continental climate?
Abundant in the Pacific Northwest and the Appalachian region.
What are forests?
This means a country has absolute power over an area.
What is sovereignty?
The Rocky Mountains belong to this region.
What is the West?
This landform runs from Quebec, Canada to Alabama.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
Exists in the Southeast and parts of the
Midwest.
What is a humid subtropical climate?
This and other resources such as soil, animal populations, fishing, and precious metals are all found here in the United States.
What is timber?
A piece of land that belongs to the United States, but is not a state or a sovereign nation.
What is a territory?