S.S. CBA 1 Review

A region is an area that has similar characteristics.

What kind of region are the examples in the photo?

• Physical

• Political

• Economic

• Vegetation

What kind of region are the examples of this list: Wall Street, Silicon Valley, Coal Country, and the West Texas oil Fields

• Physical

• Political

• Economic

• Vegetation

Why would people who study the Earth consider the states of the United States to be political regions?

• Because all of the states are part of a larger region.

• Because each state shares common cultural practices.

• Because everyone in a state speaks the same language.

• Because each state has a government and boundaries.

Which kind of map is shown above?

• Physical: it shows physical features like landforms.

• Political: it shows boundaries of a country or state.

• Population: it shows the amount of people in an area.

• Economic: it shows how an area makes money or its popular industries.

The landmark shown in the illustration is the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon is located in which region?

• Northwest

• Southwest

• Rocky Mountains

• Atlantic Coastal

What is different about the physical geography in the Great Plains versus the Northwest?

• The Northwest is drier and colder than the Great Plains region.

• In the Northwest the snowfall is greater than on the Great Plains.

• Swamps and wetlands are common in the Northwest but not on the Great Plains.

• There are more trees and mountains in the Northwest compared to the Great Plains.

Which common characteristic makes the Great Plains a region within the United States?

• Language

• Vegetation (Plants)

• Government

• Political boundaries

Which type of physical geography is found in the Atlantic Coastal Plains?

• Mountains and basins

• Rich farm land and wetlands

• Grasslands with very few trees

• Rocky shores and rugged beaches

Based on the map, which states were affected by the Dust Bowl?

• Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Nebraska

• Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

• Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah

• Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah

Which city on the map is Philadelphia?

• 1

• 2

• 3

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