Land and Regions Lesson

Match

Match the following

• West

• Midwest

• Southwest

• Northeast

• Southeast

Includes some of the country’s highest m

Great Plains& Great Lakes; corn & wheat

Hot; home to the Grand Canyon

Long coastlines; New York City is here

Fertile farmlands; includes Mississippi

• Includes some of the country’s highest m

• Great Plains& Great Lakes; corn & wheat

• Hot; home to the Grand Canyon

• Long coastlines; New York City is here

• Fertile farmlands; includes Mississippi

Match

Match the following

• Agriculture

• Irrigation

• George Washington Carver

business of crops & raising animals

a method of bringing water to dry land

discovered hundreds of uses for crops

• business of crops & raising animals

• a method of bringing water to dry land

• discovered hundreds of uses for crops

Open Ended

How can irrigation help make land more productive?

Match

Match the following

• Precipitation

• Climate

• Weather

Rain, snow, & sleet

The weather in an area over time

conditions at a specific time/place

• Rain, snow, & sleet

• The weather in an area over time

• conditions at a specific time/place

Dropdown

Arid means ​

Select answer

.

Humid means ​

Select answer

.

Open Ended

What is the main difference between the arid west and the humid east?

Multiple Choice

What is the main type of climate in the Southeast region?

• dry cool maritime

• humid subtropical

• humid warm temperate

• humid warm continental

Open Ended

Explain in your own words the statement: “The five regions of the United States are interdependent.”

Multiple Select

George Washington Carver helped farmers restore the soil by growing which of the following crops? (choose all that apply)

• Peanuts

• Soybeans

• Sweet Potatoes

• Cotton

• Corn