Now, take out your history folder and fill in these blanks:

Write 3 features of each region:

West-
1.
2.
3.
Southwest-
1.
2.
3.
Midwest-
1.
2.
3.
Southeast-
1.
2.
3.
Northeast-
1.
2.
3.

Political Boundaries

Multiple Choice:
1. What is a political boundary?
A) A line that shows where two countries, states, or cities are separated
B) the taxes you owe on your house
C) A type of economic activity
D) A road that connects two places

Short Answer:
2. Give one example of a political boundary in the United States.

True/False:
3. The boundary between Texas and Oklahoma is a political boundary.

Multiple Choice:
4. Why are political boundaries important?
A) They help organize land and show who is in charge of an area
B) They tell people what the weather will be like
C) They show where rivers flow
D) They explain why people trade

Short Answer:
5. How can political boundaries sometimes cause disagreements between countries?

STOP

Economic Regions

Multiple Choice:
6. What is an economic region?
A) An area where people share similar jobs, industries, or resources
B) An area where everyone speaks the same language
C) An area with the same weather patterns
D) An area separated by a boundary line

True/False:
7. The Midwest in the United States is known as an economic region because it produces a lot of crops.

Short Answer:
8. Name one type of economic activity (like farming, fishing, or manufacturing) and the region where it might take place.

Multiple Choice:
9. Which of these is an example of an economic region?
A) The Rocky Mountains
B) The Corn Belt in the Midwest
C) The Mississippi River
D) The Grand Canyon

Short Answer:
10. Why do people in different economic regions often trade with each other?

https://play.blooket.com/play?hwId=68a7830a26b26370e0c63ee2
Cut and paste this web address into the browser to play

All students have already done this blooket during class today, but they are welcome to complete the blooket again.

region – an area of land that is unified by a common characteristic, such as political unity, language unity, or common climate patterns
Landform– a natural physical feature on the earth’s surface
geographic factors – physical and human conditions that impact the environments of places and regions
Settlement patterns – the physical arrangement observed by looking at where people live

These are the words we will be learning this week:

1. Mountain-land that is much higher in elevation than the area around it.
2. Hill-land that is slightly higher in elevation than the area around it.
3. Desert-land that is very dry with few plants in it.
4. Lake-body of water with land on all sides
5. River-large stream of water that flows across the land.
6. Plain-a large area of flat land.
7. Plateau-area of high mostly flat land.
8. Island-land that has water on all sides.
9. Gulf-part of a sea or ocean that extends into the land, usually larger than a bay.
10. Ocean-a large body of saltwater.