DIRECTIONS: Fill in the table. Use an atlas or a map of the regions.
A region is a group of states that share land, climate, history or work.
Region
Two states in it
What the land is like
What the weather is like
Northeast
Southeast
Midwest
Southwest
West
The Five Regions — Land Shapes Living
Grade 4 · Geography · Page 2 of 3
Give the geography reason. Deep harbors make ports; flat, rainy land makes farms;
fast rivers made mills.
This region…
is known for…
and the geography reason is…
Midwest
growing corn, wheat and soybeans
Northeast
early factories and big ports
Southeast
a long growing season and warm crops
Southwest
desert cities that need water piped in
West
mountains, forests, earthquakes and film
Choose the region you would most like to visit. Give two reasons, and at least one of them must be about the geography.
The Five Regions — Questions
Grade 4 · Geography · Page 3 of 3
Which region do you live in? Name two other states in the same region as yours.
The Midwest is sometimes called "the breadbasket". Explain what that nickname means and why the land there earns it.
Phoenix and Las Vegas are large cities in the desert. What is the biggest problem with building a city where it hardly rains, and how do you think they solve it?
Some books put a state in a different region from others. Does that mean one of the books is wrong? Explain.