L.2 S. 6-10 Exploring Regions of the United States

A ____________ is a bowl-shaped landform that is lower than the land around it.

• inland

• coastal plain

• region

• basin

A ________ is a high, flat landform that rises steeply from the land around it

• coastal plain

• inland

• plateau

• region

True or False

Geographers make different kinds of maps for different purposes.

• True

• False

The Midwest is an __________ region. It does not border any ocean.

• plateau

• inland

• basin

• region

A low, flat plain runs along the coast in both regions. It is known as _________ ________.

• plateau

• coastal plain

• basin

• region

The grid you see on the map below is called a _________ ________ because it covers all of Earth.

• latitude

• longitude

• global grid

• crisscrossing

____________ ________ show how many people live in different areas.

• physical map

• Population maps

• political map

• language map

__________ __________ show just one kind of information. Rainfall maps, for example, show how much rain falls in different parts of the world.

• elevations

• Special-purpose maps

• geographers

• human features

Most of the __________ is flat plains.

• Northeast

• Southwest

• West

• Midwest

The ____________ region has a mild winter climate. Winters are usually warmer than in the Northeast. Summers are hot and humid. (Like the climate in Florida.)

• MidWest

• Northeast

• Southeast

• South