Ch 2 Lesson 1 Social Studies : One Country, Five Regions

Our country is divided into _____ main regions.

• 5

• 3

• 4

• 6

A _____ is an area with common features that set it apart from all other areas.

• region

• city

• continent

• country

Pennsylvania is in the _____ region.

• Northeast

• Midwest

• Southwest

• Southeast

Many cities in the Northeast are located on the coastal plain. Two cities on the coastal plain are _____ and _____.

• Philadelphia, Boston

• New York, Washington D.C.

• Baltimore, Providence

• Hartford, Newark

Like the Northeast, the _____ Mountains run through the Southeast.

• Appalachian

• Rocky

• Sierra Nevada

• Cascade

The (a)   River empties in the Southeast.

The _________ of a river is its starting point. Where the river ends is called the _________.

(a)  

The Central Plains and the Great Plains make up the __________ Plains.

• Interior

• Canadian

• European

• Asian

The Central Plains are low in _________. The main crop of this region is _________.

(a)  

Beyond the Mississippi River is the ___________ Plains. The main crop of this region is _________.

(a)