Social Studies: Regions of the U.S.

Question 1

How many regions are there in the U.S.? What are they?

Answer 1

There are 5: the Northeast, the Southeast, the Midwest, the Southwest, and the West

Question 2

What is a region?

Answer 2

A region is an area that has places with similar geographic features

Question 3

What is a landform?

Answer 3

A natural feature of the earth’s surface

Question 4

What is a mesa

Answer 4

A flat topped landform with slopes on all sides

Question 5

What is a plateau?

Answer 5

A large, flat, raised area of land

Question 6

What is a canyon

Answer 6

A deep valley with steep, rocky walls

Question 7

What is a flood plain

Answer 7

A plain that was formed by flooding along a river

Question 8

What is a feature?

Answer 8

A part, or a characteristic

Question 9

What is a desert?

Answer 9

A dry area that gets very little rain

Question 10

What is varied?

Answer 10

Different or changed

Question 11

How are lakes different from oceans?

Answer 11

Most lakes have fresh water, while oceans have salty water

Question 12

What are some landforms that are found in the U.S.?

Answer 12

Mountains, mesas, plateaus, canyons, flood plains, beaches, dunes, plains

Question 13

What are some characteristics of the Northeast Region?

Answer 13

There are forests and hills. The soil is rocky, but further south and west, the soil is good for farming. The Appalachian Mountains runs through this region.

Question 14

What are some characteristics of the Southeast Region

Answer 14

This region has low coastal plains along the Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico Coast. The Appalachian Mountains also runs through this region.

Question 15

What are some characteristics of the Midwest Region?

Answer 15

This region is known for broad grassy plains, forests and rolling hills. Major rivers also run through this region, such as the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio Rivers.

Question 16

What are some characteristics of the Southwest Region?

Answer 16

There are low coastal areas, dry plains, canyons and deserts. One of the best known landforms in this region is the Grand Canyon, formed by the Colorado River over millions of years.

Question 17

What are some characteristics of the West Region?

Answer 17

It is the largest and most varied region. There are forests, rich soil for farming, and a long coast. Its landforms has plains and mountains. Both the nation’s highest (Mount McKinley in Alaska) and lowest (Death Valley in California) points are found in this region.

Question 18

Which region has the highest population? Which region has the lowest?

Answer 18

Southeast Region has the highest population, and the Southwest Region has the lowest.

Question 19

What are boundaries?

Answer 19

A line that divides one area or state from another

Question 20

Why are some boundaries straight lines, while others are curved or irregular?

Answer 20

Some boundaries for cities, states and countries are set by law, so they are straight. But other boundaries such as regional boundaries follow natural features such as rivers, and thus they are irregular.

Question 21

What causes people to live close to each other, or far from each other?

Answer 21

There could be several reasons such as what jobs people have. For example, farmers live far from cities because they need land to raise animals or grow crops, while office workers live in cities because many office buildings are there.

Landforms also play a part, for example fewer people live in deserts or mountainous regions.

Question 22

Name one state in reach region.

Answer 22

Northeast: Maine, Vermont, New York

Southeast: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina

Midwest: Michigan, Ohio, Illinois

Southwest: Texas, New Mexico, Arizona

West: California, Oregon, Alaska