Political and Economic Regions of the United States

__________ are groups of states that have similar industries that are the major economic force for that region.

• Educational regions

• Physical regions

• Political regions

• Economic regions

Which of the following is NOT one of the economic regions of the United States?

• Breadbasket

• Silicon Valley c

• Silver Basin

• Rust Belt

What stone was so valuable 4,000 years ago that it was traded far from the quarry?

• diamonds

• coal

• flint

• redstone

In trading, what were rivers and waterways used as?

• highways

• recreation

• irrigation

• barriers

How was the soil in the Middle Colonies?

• not fertile

• rocky

• fertile

• sandy

What were winters in the Southern Colonies like?

• harsh

• hot

• mild

• freezing

What dictates the climate of a region?

• geography

• movement

• technology

• map tools

Which of the following is NOT an example of a natural resource?

• natural gas

• concrete

• coal

• lumber

People who live near deposits of minerals like gold, silver, or iron might make their living as __________.

• miners

• farmers

• researchers

• teachers

Large cities like Chicago and Denver are heavily dependent on __________ to transport their goods.

• canals

• rivers

• railroads

• trade routes