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The United States is huge, and it changes as you cross it. Geographers split it into five regions.
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What your child will learn: The Five Regions of the United States
- The five regions are the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest and West.
- The Northeast has big cities and the earliest colonies; the Southeast is warm with a long coastline.
- The Midwest is flat farmland, often called the nation's breadbasket.
- The Southwest is dry desert and canyons; the West has mountains, forests and the Pacific coast.
- Landforms and climate decide what people grow, build and do for work in each region.
Sample worksheet questions
1. What decides the work people do in a region?
Answer: Its landforms and climate
2. Which region is warm with a long coastline?
Answer: The Southeast
3. How many regions is the United States usually divided into?
Answer: Five
4. Name the five regions.
Answer: Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest and West
5. Which region had the earliest colonies?
Answer: The Northeast
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🗺️ Activity Sheet: Region Map: Draw the United States and colour the five regions. Label one state, one landform and one crop or industry in each.
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