VocabularyNortheastWestMidwestSouth

Question An area with common characteristics is called a….

Answer 1 – 10 A Region

Question A type of region with set boundaries, like a fence.

Answer 1 – 20 Formal Region

Question A type of region that is determined how people see or perceive an area. Example: Slower Lower Delaware

Answer 1 – 30 Perceptual Region

Question How a region is used. Example: Farming

Answer 1 – 40 Functional Region

Question When an area focuses on ONE type of product to produce, this is called….

Answer 1 – 50 Specialization

Question What are the names of 5 states found in the Northeast region?

Answer 2 – 10 Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Massachusetts

Question This major Northeast City is known for medical, technology, and sciences.

Answer 2 – 20 Boston

Question This major Northeast City is known for shipping, factories, and healthcare.

Answer 2 – 30 Philadelphia

Question Rivers have a major impact on the economy of the northeast because…..

Answer 2 – 40 Shipping industries are set up along the northeast creating jobs and trade relationships.

Question The northeast can best be characterized by it’s….

Answer 2 – 50 Major Cities

Question Name 5 states make up the Western US….

Answer 3 – 10 California, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, New Mexico, Montana, Nevada

Question What types of physical features make up the Western US?

Answer 3 – 20 Rocky Mountains, Coastal Range, Volcanos, Forests, Deserts

Question What natural resource caused a “Rush” to the West in the 1840s?

Answer 3 – 30 Gold

Question What types of challenges are facing the urban areas in the West?

Answer 3 – 40 Pollution!

Question Why has the West been known as a land of opportunity?

Answer 3 – 50 - Gold Rush -Settlers moving out West -Hollywood

Question Which is NOT a state found in the Midwest? Illinois Delaware Ohio Michigan

Answer 4 – 10 Delaware

Question What main physical feature dominates the Midwest?

Answer 4 – 20 The Great Plains

Question Because of the type of land found in this region, what industry makes up most of the Midwest?

Answer 4 – 30 Farming

Question Besides Farming, the Midwest is known for its major cities. What are those cities?

Answer 4 – 40 Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, and The Twin Cities.

Question What are some examples factories found in the Midwest?

Answer 4 – 50 Pillsbury Chrysler General Motors Ford

Question These states make up what region of the United States? Maryland North Carolina South Carolina Virginia Mississippi Alabama Georgia Louisiana

Answer 5 – 10 The South

Question What bodies of water impact the Southern Region?

Answer 5 – 20 Mississippi River Gulf of Mexico

Question What impact do the physical features of the South have on its people? *Think- how can they be dangerous and helpful*

Answer 5 – 30 - Water for farming -Rivers could flood -Hurricanes across the Gulf

Question What resources make the South an attractive place to live?

Answer 5 – 40 - Warm climate -Lots of entertainment -Jobs -Beaches -Historical Sites

Question How is the Southeast different from the Southwest? *think of geography*

Answer 5 – 50 Southeast has more access to water and farming, while the Southwest is more of a desert.