5 Regions

How does physical characteristics of the Northeast shape its economic development?

Forests provide lumber and animals for furs, the ocean provides seafood, natural deep harbor seaports allows for shipping goods easily.

In the West, why are there more forest fires than the other regions?

Its vegetation in the forests spends most of the summer slowly drying out because of a lack of rainfall and warmer temperatures. The dry conditions allow the fires to start easily.

How were the colonies of Jamestown(Southeast Region) and Plymouth(Northeast Region) geographically different from each other?

Jamestown had fertile soil, while Plymouth had rocky soil.

Which natural diaster mostly affects the Southeast?

Hurricanes due to being next to warm ocean waters.

How does physical characteristics of the Southeast shape its economic development?

Oceans provide seafood, people mine coal & drill oil, fertile soil provides agriculature(farming)

How does physical characteristics of the Southwest shape its economic development?

People mine metals/minerals and drill oil, grazing land for farming animals, people use the soil with clay to build adobe houses

How did the physical characteristics of the land in the Midwest and the Great Plains attracted settlers and provided economic opportunity?

People moved to the Midwest to get affordable land for farming or mining.

Which statement best describes why the railroads and canals were built?

People needed easier ways to travel and transport goods.

How does physical characteristics of the Midwest shape its economic development?

People work in coal mining, flat land and fertile soil allows for agriculture

Why was there more slavery in the southeast than in the Northeast?

Slaves were used mostly to plant and pick crops, so they were needed for the farming in the Southeast.

In which region would you find the Rocky Mountains?

The West

Describe the physical geography of the Southeast.

There are bayous, rivers, and fertile soil for farming.

Describe the physical geography of the Southwest.

There are deserts, canyons, and grazing animal farming.

Describe the physical geography of the Midwest.

There are grassy plains, rivers, and farmland.

How did the physical characteristics of the Northeast lead to many factories in the region.

There are many waterways for shipping goods, such as the Erie Canal and deep natural ports for ships in the Atlantic Ocean.

Describe the physical geography of the West.

There are mountains, ocean coastline, farmland, and forests.

Describe the physical geography of the Northeast.

There are natural deep harbor ports, forests, and rocky soil.

How does the physical characteristics of the West Region shape its economic development?

There is mining for gold/minerals, sea ports and seafood on the coast, and timber.

In the Southeast region, how did people impact land in order to control flooding?

They built levees

In the Northeast region, how did people impact land in order to make travel and help factories ship goods?

They built the Erie Canal.

Which natural disaster mostly affects the Midwest?

Tonadoes due to warm air masses moving northward easily over flatland and combining with another cold air mass from Canada.

Which mountain range would you find in both the Southeast and Northeast regions?

the Appalachian Mountains

Which region would you find 4 of the 5 Great Lakes?

the Midwest