Region
an area in which places share similar characteristics
Region
To the tune of Found a Peanut
Found a region, found a region,
Found a region last night
It's an area
Where the places
All share things that are alike
Landform
a natural feature on Earth's surface
Landforms
To the tune of Boom Boom
Landforms, they are natural features
Landforms, they are natural features
Mountains and rivers on the face of the earth
Landforms, they are natural features
Northeast Region
• Contains part of the Appalachian Mts. (oldest
mountain range in the U.S.)
• Hilly and rocky along Atlantic coast
• Good farmland in the west
Appalachian Mts.
Atlantic coast
Mountain
a very high landform with steep and rocky sides
King’s Canyon NP California
Mountain
To the tune of She'll Be Coming around the Mountain
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes
It's a very high landform
with steep and rocky sides
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes
Southeast Region
• Contains part of Appalachian Mts.
• Mts. flatten into the Atlantic Coastal Plain
• West of mountains plains lead to Gulf of
Mexico
• Mammoth Cave in Kentucky (world’s largest cave)
Atlantic Coastal Plain
Mammoth Cave
Plain
a large area of mostly flat land that is
often covered with grass
Plain
To the tune of BINGO
P-L-AIN
P-L-AIN
P-L-AIN
flat land that's very grassy
Midwest Region
• Flat, grassy plains, forests and rolling hills
• Mississippi River, Ohio River, & Missouri River
all flow through this region
• 4 of 5 Great Lakes border this region;
Lake Erie, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, & Lake Superior
Lake Superior
Southwest Region
• Only 4 states; Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, &
Oklahoma
• Deserts and canyons
• Grand Canyon
• Includes part of the Rocky Mt. Range
Desert
an area that gets very little rain
Desert
To the tune of London Bridge
Desert air is hot and dry
hot and dry
hot and dry
Desert air is hot and dry
Not much rainfall
Canyon
a deep valley with steep rocky walls
Canyon
To the tune of Happy Birthday
It's a canyon, you see
It's a really deep valley
With steep rocky walls
It's a canyon you see
Plateau
a large, flat raised area of land
West Region
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Highest and lowest temperatures in U.S.
Highest and lowest landforms in U.S.
Pacific Ocean and sandy beaches
Rocky Mountain Range
Fertile, green valleys in Oregon and California
Alaska and Hawaii are in this region
Boundary
a line of natural feature that divides one area from
another or one state from another
Boundary
To the tune of Camp Town Races
Bound-a-ries are like a line
do dah
do dah
And their job is to divide
All the do dah day