USA Studies Weekly Week 1 5th Grade

How many U.S. natural regions are there?

• 6

• 8

• 7

• 9

__________ are ones that were created at the time something happened by people who were involved or saw what happened? (Letters, diaries, and photographs are examples)

• Primary sources

• Secondary sources

___________ are written by people who were not involved in what they are writing about. (Examples are history books and encyclopedias.)

• Primary source

• Secondary source

What was the 49th state?

• Oklahoma

• Hawaii

• Alaska

• Texas

What was the 50th state?

• Hawaii

• Kansas

• California

• Texas

The Ozark Highlands covers which areas?

• Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas

• Alabama, Mississippi, Louisana, Arkansas

• Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, New Mexico

• Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado

The Grand Canyon National Park is in what region?

• Rocky Mountains

• Interior Plains

• Western Plateau

• Appalachian Region

What is a region?

• A major geographical area with its own unique physical features

• A former president of the United States.

• A colorful songbird that lives in all parts of the U.S.A.

• What do you mean?

Which region do you live in?

• Western Plateau

• Pacific Coastal Plains

• Atlantic Coastal Plains

• Rocky Mountains

Your Studies Weekly uses a simile to describe our country's diversity. They say the different cultures and backgrounds in the USA are like . . .

• A melting pot of colored crayons

• Fish in the sea

• The ingredients in a large salad

• m&m's in a large bag