1. Social Studies
Chapter 1 Lesson 1
Regions & Landforms

2. Region an area in which places share similar characteristics

3. Region To the tune of Found a Peanut Found a region, found a region,
Found a region last night
It's an area
Where the places
All share things that are alike

4. Landform a natural feature on Earth's surface

5. Landforms To the tune of Boom Boom
Landforms, they are natural features
Mountains and rivers on the face of the earth

6. Northeast Region
Contains part of the Appalachian Mts. (oldest mountain range in the U.S.)
Hilly and rocky along Atlantic coast
Good farmland in the west
Appalachian Mts.
Atlantic coast

7. Mountain a very high landform with steep and rocky sides
King’s Canyon NP California

8. Mountain To the tune of She'll Be Coming around the Mountain
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes
It's a very high landform
with steep and rocky sides

9. Southeast Region Contains part of Appalachian Mts.
Mts. flatten into the Atlantic Coastal Plain
West of mountains plains lead to Gulf of Mexico
Mammoth Cave in Kentucky (world’s largest cave)
Atlantic Coastal Plain
Mammoth Cave

10. Plain a large area of mostly flat land that is often covered with grass

11. Plain
To the tune of BINGO
P-L-AIN
flat land that's very grassy

12. Midwest Region Flat, grassy plains, forests and rolling hills
Mississippi River, Ohio River, & Missouri River all flow through this region
4 of 5 Great Lakes border this region; Lake Erie, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, & Lake Superior
Lake Superior

13. Southwest Region Only 4 states; Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, & Oklahoma
Deserts and canyons
Grand Canyon
Includes part of the Rocky Mt. Range

14. Desert an area that gets very little rain

15. Desert To the tune of London Bridge Desert air is hot and dry
Not much rainfall

16. Canyon a deep valley with steep rocky walls

17. Canyon To the tune of Happy Birthday It's a canyon, you see
It's a really deep valley
With steep rocky walls
It's a canyon you see

18. Plateau a large, flat raised area of land

19. West Region Highest and lowest temperatures in U.S.
Highest and lowest landforms in U.S.
Pacific Ocean and sandy beaches
Rocky Mountain Range
Fertile, green valleys in Oregon and California
Alaska and Hawaii are in this region

20. Boundary a line of natural feature that divides one area from another or one state from another

21. Boundary To the tune of Camp Town Races Bound-a-ries are like a line
do dah
And their job is to divide
All the do dah day