Regions of the U.S.

Regions of the U.S.

What is a region?

A region is an area unified by similar characteristics that are either physical or human

How do we determine regions?

• Physical characteristics (landforms or climate)

• Human characteristics (population, culture, or economy)

Multiple Choice

What is this an example of?

• Physical characteristic

• Human characteristic

Multiple Choice

Which of these is an example of a physical characteristic?

• Population

• Money

• Accents

• Mountain range

Physical Characteristics

• Mountains

• Plains

• Climate (wet, dry, hot, cold, tropical)

• Bodies of water

Human Characteristics

• Population - rural (countryside) or urban (of the city)

• Culture - areas where people have the same language, beliefs, and customs

• Economics - when a group of people are affected by a natural resource or product of a region

Multiple Choice

A ______________ is a group of places that share certain characteristics.

• state

• region

• country

• landform

Multiple Choice

Climate is an example of a _____________ feature.

• physical

• human

Multiple Choice

What region is Arkansas in?

• Southeast

• West

• Northeast

• Southwest