1. Which physical region is Missouri located in?
American History
Which physical region is Missouri located in?

2. Physical Regions of the U.S.
Label the 8 climate regions of the U.S.

3. United States
For each region, decide what are the major landforms in each area.
Region
Landforms
Pacific Coast
Sierra Nevada and Cascade Mts.
Great Basin
Rocky Mts. and Plateaus
Great Plains
Mississippi River and Great Lakes
Appalachian Mountains
Atlantic Coastal Plains
10 minutes to list landforms and compile class lists. 3

4. United States For each region, label the states in each region. Region
Pacific Coast
Sierra Nevada and Cascade Mts.
Great Basin
Rocky Mts. and Plateaus
Great Plains
Mississippi River and Great Lakes
Appalachian Mountains
Atlantic Coastal Plains
List the states within each region. 4

5. Climate in the U.S.
Climate= the weather in a place over a long period of time. (Weather is short period of time)
Climate is influenced by latitude and elevation.
Latitude: lines running east and west, measure north and south of the equator.
Elevation: height

6. Location of the U.S.
The United States is located on the continent of North America.
North America is in the mid-latitudes, this means our temperatures change according to the seasons.

7. Climate: Latitude
At the equator temperatures are hot because it gets direct sunlight.
At the poles temperatures are cold.
Where a location’s latitude is effects how hot or cold temperatures are.

8. Climate: Elevation
The higher up the land, the colder the temperature.

9. Review
There are 8 physical regions in the U.S. Each contain important landforms and US states.
The climate of the U.S. is effected by latitude and elevation.