Students complete nine sentences about the Grand Canyon in the Southwest, crops of the Southeast, and the Midwest's flat Great Plains. The matching activity pairs Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, and Southwest with their characteristic climate and geographic features.
Matching regions to their distinguishing features builds the geographic reasoning students need to correctly place unfamiliar states and historical events in their regional context.
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US Regions and States
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The Grand Canyon is a famous landform in the Southwest region.
2. Oranges and cotton are important crops in the Southeast region.
3. The Midwest is known for flat land called plains.
4. Oil and natural gas are important resources in the state of Texas.
5. The Northeast region has the most states of any US region.
6. Lumber is a major resource from forests in the West region.
7. The Great Basin is a dry, sandy area in the Southwest.
8. Dairy farming is a major industry in the Midwest state of Wisconsin.
9. Lines of latitude measure distance north or south of the equator.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Northeast
→ Harbors and fishing industry
Warm climate and long coastline
Southeast
→ Warm climate and long coastline
Deserts and canyons
Midwest
→ Great Lakes and farmland
Harbors and fishing industry
Southwest
→ Deserts and canyons
Great Lakes and farmland
US Regions and States
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The Grand Canyon is a famous landform in the Southwest region.
2) Oranges and cotton are important crops in the Southeast region.
3) The Midwest is known for flat land called plains.
4) Oil and natural gas are important resources in the state of Texas.
5) The Northeast region has the most states of any US region.
6) Lumber is a major resource from forests in the West region.
7) The Great Basin is a dry, sandy area in the Southwest.
8) Dairy farming is a major industry in the Midwest state of Wisconsin.
9) Lines of latitude measure distance north or south of the equator.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Northeast
→ Harbors and fishing industry
Warm climate and long coastline
Southeast
→ Warm climate and long coastline
Deserts and canyons
Midwest
→ Great Lakes and farmland
Harbors and fishing industry
Southwest
→ Deserts and canyons
Great Lakes and farmland
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