Country Mural Vocab

an area of land with common features

• country

• town

• region

• commonland

these include location, landforms, bodies of water, climate, soils, natural vegetation, and animal life.

• physical characteristics

• regional facts

• roadmaps

• human characteristics

the natural world, as a whole or in a particular geographical area

• region

• climate

• atmosphere

• environment

traditions, customs, beliefs, language and other ways of life of distinct groups of people

• religion

• culture

• values

• customary beliefs

True or False: Ohio is in the West region

• True

• False

Which of the following states is NOT in the Northeast region?

• Pennsylvania

• New York

• Maine

• Kentucky

True or False: Colorado is in the West region

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a physical characteristic of a place?

• religion

• landforms

• bodies of water

• animal life

Which of the following is part of American culture?

• the English language

• football

• Thanksgiving

• All of the above