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© Teachers’ Curriculum Institute Exploring Regions of the United States 1

Create a map of your home as if you were looking down on it from above. Label each room. Then divide your home into five regions and make each region a different color. Last, answer the question, What sets each region apart from the rest of the house?

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2 Exploring Regions of the United States

Geography Challenge ARead Sections 1 through 5 in your Student Text. • Follow the directions on each card. On the map, write the number of

the card and label the location(s).• Use a physical map of the United States to help you.

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Geography Challenge CRead Sections 7 through 12 in your Student Text. Then you will look at photographs and clues for five locations. Use the clues and physical and special-purpose maps of the United States to identify each location.• When you know the answer write it in the space below and explain your reasons.• Mark the location on the Geography Challenge C Map.

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6 Exploring Regions of the United States © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute

Draw a map that shows different regions in your state.• Draw an outline of your state. Also draw a compass rose and lines of

latitude and longitude.• Research different physical features (bodies of water, mountains, and

other landforms). Draw and label these features on your map.• Research the state capital and major cities. Label them. • Research different regions in your state. Label them.

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Chose a region in your state.

Region: ________________________________________________

Think of three questions that can help you understand how the region’s features affect how people live.

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Write a few paragraphs to answer this question: How does the region’sfeatures affect people who live there?


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Use the map below to help you and your partner ask and answer questions about the Mississippi River.

QuestionsWrite three questions to ask another pair. For example: How many states does the Mississippi River run through?

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Choose three locations around the United States that you would like to visit. For each location,

• list the exact latitude and longitude.• list the average annual rainfall.• list the population density.• list the approximate elevation.• draw a simple picture of the location.

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Average annual rainfall

Population density

Approximate elevation

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