Region created by humans - specific regions with shared characteristics (government and laws) like a city, State, county, country

Region defined by similar economic characteristics (how money is made and spent)

Region in which the people share beliefs, customs, clothing styles, foodchoices

Region that has similar weather patterns - rainfall,temperatures,wind, humidity

Low grasslands and rolling hills between the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean/Gulf of Mexico. Includes some swamps and wetlands (Everglades in Florida) - also includes the Mississippi River Delta where it drains into the Gulf of Mexico

Lower elevation, mostly wooded - the first barrier for westward expansion across the US

Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes - rich, fertile soil, rolling hills

Flat, treeless grassland -deep rich soil

Rugged, high-elevation mountains, forests at the lower elevations, largest mountain chain in North America - top of the range is the Continental Divide

Low-elevation, dry land - low rainfall and little vegetation - Sonoran and Mojave Deserts

Coastal Range Mountains - 3 smaller mountain ranges along the western side of the US - west of the Rocky Mountains - rugged mountains

A city and the area surrounding a city (suburbs, towns...); lots of houses, commercial buildings, roads, bridges, railroads; large population

Smaller community or town located right next to a cit; mainly houses & places to live with a few businesses and shopping; moderate population

In the country; much smaller population

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11 states; Appalachian Mountains; long Atlantic Coastline - north rocky/ south sandy; coastal fishing; forests, rich soil in the coastal plains & along the rivers good for farming& dairy cows, rocky soil in other areas; islands along the coast; deep harbors for shipping; deep rivers,large forests, plants & animals; climate humid with rainfall, 4 seasons: summer warm winter cold & sometimes stormy, spring & fall mild; mining

12 states; flat sandy beaches - long coastline along Atlantic Ocean & Gulf of Mexico =fishing & shipping; variety of landforms - Appalachian Mts. & connecting ranges, lower Mississippi River & Delta,Everglades (wetlands), Ozark Mts., coastal plains, swamps& marshes, forests; rich farming soil; climate - humid, subtropical, long hot summers sometimes drought, cool mild winters with little snow, often hit by hurricanes; coal & oil & gas mining

12 states; many lakes & rivers (Great Lakes, Mississippi River, Missouri River, Ohio River); part of the Great Plains, rolling hills, Black Hills, Ozark Mts.; thick forest=logging; rich soil=farming, cattle (beef & dairy) ranching, hog raising; iron ore & oil mining; climate=cold & snowy winters and hot humid summers

11 states including AK & HI - Pacific Coast & Arctic oast; LARGE variety of land forms & natural features = mountains, desserts, volcanoes, canyons, plateaus, plains, geysers, rugged frozen tundra, forests, beaches; VARIED climate = tropical (warm, humid) to subarctic (cold), semi-arid (mostly dry), humid, dry, hot, freezing,... many natural resources - trees (logging),fur-bearing animals (hunting & trapping), minerals, gold, oil, gas, coal, rich soil, sand & gravel, fishing

4 states; only coastline is TX Gulf Coast; Great Plains, canyons, rocky desserts, plateaus, rugged mountains, rivers, caverns,..., climate overall summers are hot & dry and winters are cool/warm, the eastern side is more humid than the west, the west is dry; tornadoes; farming& ranching, oil, gold,silver, copper & minerals