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15
Social Studies
4th Grade
11/16/2011

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Name the 5 Regions in the United States
Definition
1. Northeast
2. Southeast
3. West
4. Midwest
5. Southwest
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Name a lalndform found in the Midwest
Definition
Plains
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Name a landform found in the Sourtheast.
Definition
1. Deserts
2. Canyons (Grand Canyon)
Term
How are regional boundaries different from the state boundaries?
Definition
State boundaries are marked with signs and are legal boundaries with exact measurements. Regional boundaries are not marked with signs and are based on landforms.
Term
How are regional boundaries determinded?
Definition
They are based on landforms.
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How are climate different from weather?
Definition
Climate is weather averaged over a long period of time.
Term
What are the two major factors of weather and climate?
Definition
Temperature and Precipitation
Term
What does not effect weather and climate?
Definition
Population
Term
What type of climate is warm all year?
Definition
Tropical
Term
What is the climate in the Southwest?
Definition
Hot and Dry
Term
What is the most valuable resources in the Northeast?
Definition
Coal
Term
Which is not a major resource of the Southwest?
Definition
Cotton
Term
How is a renewable resource different from a nonrenewable resource?
Definition
A renewable resource can be replaced and a nonrenewable resource can't.
Term
Give an example of a nonrenewable resource?
Definition
Oil
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What is a human resource?
Definition
People who make products or provide services.
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