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2. The darker areas on the map have a higher population density.
Describe where the areas
with the highest population density
are located in the U.S.

3. Areas in the east and mid-west have a high population density than most places in the west.

4. What makes this a region?
What would be a good
name
for this region?
What makes this a region?

5. Possible names: Southern U.S., The Sun Belt
This area has a warm climate with little snow. It is located in the southern part of the U.S.

6. Describe what information you can find out by looking at an elevation map.

7. A elevation map tells how high the land is above sea level.

8. What is the difference between human and physical characteristics?
Give a U.S. example for each.

9. Human characteristics are man-made. Mackinaw Bridge, Chicago
Physical characteristics were made by nature, NOT by humans.
Lake Michigan, Rocky Mountains

12. The world can be divided into ____ hemispheres.
(Name them!)

13. 4 hemispheres:
North
South
East
West

14. The Grand Canyon is an example of a ________ ________ of the U.S.
Detroit is an example of a
__________ _________

15. Grand Canyon: physical characteristic
Detroit: human characteristic

16. ______ is the number of people living in an area.
vs.
______ ______ is the number of people living in a measured area (usually per square mile).

17. population
vs.
population density

18. ____ is weather over a
long period of time.

19. climate

22. A large city and its surrounding towns is called a _________.

23. metropolitan area

24. What is a region?

25. An area (part of a country) with one or more common characteristics.

26. What is water that falls to the ground as rain, sleet, hail, or snow called?

27. precipitation

28. Part 1: What is elevation?
Part 2: Name an area of the U.S. that has a high elevation.

29. Height above sea level
The Rocky Mountains

32. Explain which of the following has a higher population density and why:
metropolitan area or
farming town

33. A metropolitan area has a higher population density than a farming town because there are more people living there per square mile.

34. Name 2 things:
The imaginary line the divides the Earth into the West and East hemispheres
The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the North and South hemispheres.

35. Prime Meridian – divides Earth into West and East
Equator – divides Earth into North and South

36. Name at least 3 ways the U.S. can be divided into regions.

37. Climate
Landforms
Location
Natural resources
Population
History
Culture

38. Describe the location of the U.S. Include: Continent 2 Hemispheres
2 Neighboring countries

39. Neighboring Countries:
Continent:
North America
Hemispheres:
North and West
Neighboring Countries:
Canada and Mexico

42. Describe the Midwest region.
Include as many of these as you can:
Location
Climate
Landforms
Bodies of Water
Vegetation
Natural Resources
Major Cities

43. Midwest Region: Location: middle of the U.S., borders Canada
Climate: hot summers, cold winters
Landforms: plains, sand dunes
Bodies of Water: The Great Lakes
Vegetation: corn, oats, wheat, soybeans
Natural Resources: water, trees, fertile soil
Major Cities: Detroit, Chicago