Regions of the U.S. Review

Why do geographers divide the United States into five regions?

• They can only study five states at a time.

• It gives them something to do to keep busy.

• Grouping things that are alike makes it easier to study.

• Grouping things that are alike makes it easier to draw maps.

Which of these is not a natural resource?

• apples

• fish

• roads

• rocks

Which of these is not a part of a region's culture?

• food

• music

• sports

• vegetation

Why do geographers disagree about how to divide the United States into regions?

• All of the regions have the same features.

• There are too many states to put into groups.

• A state in between two regions might have features of both regions.

• Some geographers think that there should be an even number of regions.

Select all the examples of human features

• statue

• bridge

• mountain

• road

• canyon

_______ are groups of areas that have similar physical features.

• regions

• human features

• physical features

• climate

_________ are features a region has such as landforms, water, and plants.

• regions

• physcial features

• human features

• natrual resources

________ are features that are made by humans such as towns, roads, and bridges.

• regions

• physical features

• human features

• culture

_______ is the type of weather an area has over a long period of time.

• temperate

• arctic

• climate

• vegetation

Different regions have different ________ such as thick forests or grass plains.

• regions

• climate

• culture

• vegetation