Fifty States Regions

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FIFTY STATES ~ REGIONS

Introduction

1. How are states characterized into regions?

Noncontiguous States

2. Define “noncontiguous.”

3. What two states in the United States are noncontiguous?

Pacific Coast States

4. List the three states in the Pacific Coast region.

5. What are TWO geographic characteristics of this region?

Mountain States

6. List the six states in the Mountain region.

7. Describe the climate in the Mountain region.

The Southwest

8. List the four states in the Southwest region.

9. How are states in the western portion of this region different than states in the eastern portion?

10. What important geographic feature is located in Arizona?

The Heartland

11. List the seven states in the Heartland region.

12. What is the dominant geographic features in this region?

13. What is the nickname for the Heartland region?

14. What “staple crops” are produced in this region?

The Midwest

15. List the five states in this Midwest region.

16. The states in the Midwest region border the ______.

17. Detroit, Chicago, and Cleveland are considered ______centers.

18. Wisconsin is a major ______farming center, and Indiana is a center for ______production.

The Southeast

19. List the seven states in the Southeast region.

20. Describe the different portions of the Southeast region:

Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana –

Alabama, South Carolina, and Georgia –

Florida –

The Appalachian Highlands

21. List the five states in the Appalachian Highlands region.

22. What is the main geographic feature in the region?

23. What geographic feature protects the region’s mainland from the sea?

The Mid-Atlantic

24. List the five states in the Mid-Atlantic region.

25. The Mid-Atlantic region is comprised of the Appalachians and their ______, as well as the ______.

26. What is the largest city in the United States?

New England

27. List the six states in the New England region.

28. How did the region get its name?

When you are finished play the “Locate the State” game!