Social Studies- Regions Chart
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REGIONS OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE North North America America Midwest South North America East North America West Caribbean Canada Central America South America Amazon Basin South America Andes Mountains South America Pampas South America Coasts Landforms natural feature on Earth’s surface Great Lakes Great Plains Rivers Appalachian Mts. Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Mexico Appalachian Mountains Atlantic Ocean Rocky Mountains A few deserts Pacific Ocean Grand Canyon Islands Caribbean Ocean Great Lakes Canadian Rockies Gulf of Mexico Pacific Ocean Flat lands Tropical rain forests Amazon river Andes Mts. (elevation 22,847 feet) Plains/ grasslands Wetlands Pacific Ocean (in Argentina) Atlantic Ocean Coastline Climate temperature precipitation 4 seasons Spring-rainy Summer-hot Fall-windy Winter-cold, snowy Hot &humid Cooler in winter 4 seasons Spring-rainy Summer-hot and humid Fall-cooler Winter-cold and snowy 4 seasons Hot, breezy Humid Cooler and snowier Hot and humid Hot, humid area Dry area Seasons determined by rainfall Snowy, cold, windy Hot and dry Moderate temperatures year round Hot, wet 7090degrees year round 60-80” rain/year Population number of people (density of people) 25-124 people per sq. mile Few big cities Lots suburbs Many farms 25-124 people per square mile A few high cities 60-250 people per square mile Some big cities 2-24 people per square mile A few big cities 60-249 people per square mile Less than 2 people per square mile 25-250 people per square mile Less than 2 people per square mile Less than 2 people per square mile 60-249 people per square mile 60-249 people per square mile Culture The language, religion, dress, architecture, food, art, dance of a people LanguageEnglish Food- corn, grilling out Sports-baseball LanguageEnglish with southern dialect Food- biscuits, fried food Art- fold and much story telling ReligionSouthern Baptist ArchitecturePlantation homes LanguageEnglish ReligionChristian LanguageEnglish ReligionChristian Cowboys Indians Dutch, French, English, Spanish LanguagesEnglish and French LanguageSpanish LanguageSpanish, Portugese Language-Spanish LanguageSpanish LanguageSpanish and Portugese Catholic Eat lots seafood Farming (tobacco) Fishing Tourism Government Centers of business Economics How people and countries make money. Farming Auto industry medical Cattle Farming Fishing Tourism Huts Culture of settling country Tourism A little mining Many Indian groups Oil/gas Industries Factories Automotive Subsistence living Dress- little ReligionCatholic Food- corn, rice, nuts, local Everything form nature Everything is obtained (gotten) from environment (subsistence living) Dress- animal fur Religion-Catholic Food- rice, milk, farmed animals Architecture- huts ReligionCatholic Food- fresh meat, wine Some native tribes Mining Everything gotten from environment (subsistence living) grow potatoes llamas, alpacas Cattle ranching (other animals, too) Farming Paper High tech Fishing manufactur ing tourism
