Name:______________________________
Date:__________________
Mr. R’s Social Studies Class
Geography is a look at our home planet, Earth.
Town and County
1A. A town is made of many locations, like our s_______ address and your h_________ address.
1B. A town also has businesses like g______ stations, banks, stores, c________, police and
f________departments, just to name a few. What else makes up our town? _______________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
2A. Many towns in a close location make up a c_________________.
2B. Our school is located in S_____________ County.
2C. ____________________________________________________________ are just some of
the other towns along with Franklin, that make up S________________ County.
States
3A. _________________ is south of New Jersey. 3C. ___________ is north of New Jersey.
3B. ________________ is west of New Jersey.
4A. On the mainland of the United States, ______________ is the state furthest north.
4B. On the mainland of the United States, ______________ is the state which is furthest south.
5. ____________ and ________ are two states not found on the mainland of the United States.
Regions
6A. New Jersey is part of the __________________ region.
6B. The northeast is called this because that is where it is located on the map of the United States.
6C. Other states in the northeast region include:_____________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
7A. States in a region have similar location, which usually includes _______________/seasons
and landforms.
7B. New Jersey shares the ______________ Mountains with most states in the region on
America’s east coast.
7C. New Jersey and other states in the Northeast have the changing of the seasons in common.
7D. Most states in the Northeast have the ______________ Ocean along their coast.
(Pennsylvania and Vermont do not border the ocean)
Name:______________________________
Date:__________________
Mr. R’s Social Studies Class
Regions (continued)
8. The northwest region is noted for its large mountains and _____________ weather
9. America’s M_____________ is noted for its flat landscape and fields of g________, (rice,
c______, w_____________ and oat are just a few). It is known as America’s B________________
because it grows the many grains which make up our breads, cereals and evening meals.
10A. The S___________ is famous for its deserts and scenic landscapes like the G_________
C______________.
10B. ___________________________ are 4 southwestern states which meet in an exact location.
10C. The ____________ Mountains are located on the _______ coast of the United States, in both
the great Northwest and scenic Southwest regions of the United States.
11. The S_____ B ____ ____ spreads across southern United States, from California to the
A______ _ __ O________ on the E_________ coast. It includes states like: _______________
______________________________________________________________________________
12. The South is noted for its H_______________ and t______________.
Bodies of Water
13. The P__________ Ocean is located on the west coast of the United States.
14. The A____________ Ocean is located on the E__________ coast of the United States.
15. The G________ of M___________ borders both Texas and Florida.
16. The G_________ L_____________ begin near Minnesota and end by New York.
17. The M______________ R_________ begins in Minnesota and dumps into the Gulf of Mexico.
Country and Continent
18. The United States of America is a c_____ and is part of a c________ which is North America.
19. C_____________ is a larger country to the ________________ of the United States.
20. M_____________ is a smaller country to the _______________ of the United States.
21. ____________ ____________ and the __________________ make up the continent of
___________ America.
22. North and South America make up _________ the world, which is known as a ____________.
It is called the Western Hemisphere.