Social Studies: Chapter 1 Lesson 1

Name 4 of the 5 regions of the US.

• Notheast

• Southeast

• North

• West

• Midwest

Dividing the US into smaller regions helps us to better understand its _______ ________.

• many regions

• great diversity

• low population

• many landforms

What are the 3 characteristics geographers use to define a region?

• Environment

• weather

• People

• History

Climate, Landforms and Natural Resources are all....

• human features

• physical features

Economy and population are...

• human features

• physical features

Resources that can be replenished or built up again.

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

Resources that take millions of years to form and can't be replenished are called...

• renewable resources

• nonrenewable resources

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY!! Examples of renewable resources are...

• coal

• soil

• water

• lumber

• wheat

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY!! Examples of nonrenewable resources are...

• coal

• water

• oil

• minerals

• soil

True or False....People use water for drinking, agriculture, transportation and manufacturing.

• True

• False