Geography Quiz

________ ________ - an area with common features that set it apart from other areas.

• Region
• Swamp

• Desert

• State

The United States is divided into _____ regions.

The regions of the United States are: ________, ________, ________, ________, and ________.

• Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, East

• Northeast,Southeast,Midwest,Southwest,West

• Middle,Northeast,Southeast,Northwest

Mississippi is located in the ________ ________ region of the United States.

________ ________ - a wetland with many trees.

• Swamp
• Marsh

• Bayou

• Desert

________ ________ - an area of low, wet land covered mostly with tall grasses.

• Bayou

• Swamp

• Marsh

• Desert

________ ________ - a marshy, slow moving stream.

________ ________ - dry land where little rain falls.

________ ________ - the side of the mountain that is usually dry because precipitation falls on the other side.

• Rainstorm

• Rain shadows

• Desert

• Bayou

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Mississippi is divided into ________ regions.