4A Art 6Understanding Regions Quiz

What is a region?

• A place with different characteristics

• An area with similar characteristics

• A type of climate

• A type of landform

Which of the following is a physical characteristic of a region?

• Language

• Population

• Landforms

• Culture

What is an example of a human characteristic used to organize regions?

• Climate

• Biomes

• Language

• Landforms

How can regions be organized besides physical and human characteristics?

• By climate

• By biomes

• By hemispheres and continents

• By weather patterns

What is an example of a political boundary?

• Climate

• Language

• Cities

• Biomes

Which of the following is NOT a way regions can be organized?

• By systems of people

• By goods and ideas

• By weather patterns

• By political boundaries

What is an example of a region organized by historical context?

• The Deep South

• The original 13 Colonies

• Metropolitan areas

• Suburbs

Which regions were the original 13 Colonies organized into?

• Eastern, Western, and Southern

• Northern, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern

• Northern, Eastern, and Western

• Mid-Atlantic, Southern, and Western

What does organizing regions by imaginary borders and cultural characteristics imply?

• Only geographic location

• Only climate

• Traditions, beliefs, and manners

• Only landforms

Which of the following is an example of a region organized by systems of people?

• The Deep South

• Suburbs

• The original 13 Colonies

• Hemispheres