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SS Geography Unit
Social Studies
Question | Answer |
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Name the five regions of the United States | West, Southwest, Middle West, Southeast, Northeast |
What is the climate in the West region? | Arid. Rainy in the NW. |
What is the climate in the Southwest region? | Arid. Temperatures vary with latitude. |
What is the climate in the Midwest region? | Humid in the east. Arid in the west. |
What is the climate in the Southeast region? | Humid, mild winters and hot summers. |
What is the climate in the Northeast region? | Humid, cold winters and hot summers. |
Name landforms of the West. | CONTINENTAL DIVIDE and mountains |
Name landforms of the Southwest. | GRAND CANYON & PAINTED DESERT |
Name landforms of the Middle West. | Black Hills, GREAT LAKES, GREAT PLAINS |
Name landforms of the Southeast. | MISSISSIPPI RIVER, Coastal Plains |
Name landforms of the Northeast. | Appalachian Mountains, Coastal Plains, Finger Lakes |
Name crops of the West | GRAPES, CITRUS FRUITS, POTATOES |
Name crops of the SW | Cattle |
Name crops of the Midwest | Corn "Corn Belt" |
Name crops of the SE | PEANUTS, ORANGES, COTTON |
Name crops of the NE | Steel, SEAFOOD |
Which region has more people moved too recently? | Southwest |
Which region is called the "Bread Basket"? | Middle West |
Name resources of the West. | lead, zinc, cedar, birch salmon, tuna, deer, oil, minerals, forests |
Name resources of the Soutwest. | Iron, Oak, Cactus, shrimp, deer, rabbit, natural gas, oil, minerals, copper |
Name resources of the Middle West. | iron, maple, bass, oil, copper, sunflower, deer, coal, minerals |
Name resources of the Southeast. | Iron, pine, mangrove, shrimp, bears, coals, natural gas, minerals |
Name resources of the Northeast. | granite, copper, fir, lobster, scallops, (seafood), deer, coal |
Arid America | receives less than 20 inches of precipitation a year. |
Geography | The study of Earth and the way the people live on it and use it |
Interdependent | dependent of each other to meet needs and wants |
Megalopolis | group of cities that have grown so close together that they seem to form one city |
Non-renewable resource | a material found in nature that connot be replaces usch as coal, oil and natural gas. |
Renewable resource | material found in nature that can be replaced, such as forests |
Region | a large are with common features that set it apart from other areas |
Climate | the weather of an area over a number of years |
Natural Resource | a material found in nature that people use to meet their needs and wants |
Economy | ways a country's people use natural resources, money and knowledge to produce goods and services. |
Mineral | A substance found in the Earth that is neither plant nor animal. |
Conservation | The protection and careful use of natural resources. |
Acid Rain | precipitaion containing harmful chemical pollution that can destroy trees and wildlife and poison water. |
Humid America | receives more than 20 inches of precipitation a year. |
Which regions are Arid? | West, Southwest, western part of Midwest |
Which regions are Humid? | Southeast, Northeast, eastern part of Midwest |
Which region is the Grand Canyon located in? | Southwest |
Which region is the Great Lakes in? | Middle West |
Which region has seafood as a crop? | Northeast |
Which region includes the Mississippi River? | Southeast |
Which region has grapes, citrus fruit, and potatoes as crops? | West |
Which region includes the Continental Divide as a landform? | West |
Which region has cold winters and hot summers? | Northeast |
Name the regions of the United States. | West, Southwest, Southeast, Middle West, Northeast |
List the five features used to define regions. | Location, climate, landforms, resources, crops |
List the factors that determine a region's climate. | Temperature, precipitation |
Humid America stretches from Atlantic Ocean to where? | The Great Plains |
Name a nonrenewable resource. | Oil, coal, natural gas |
Example of how two regions can be interdependent. | Depending on another region for something. Midwest depends on the Northeast for lobster. |
How are weather and climate different? | Weather-temperature and precipitation Climate-weather over a long period of time |