Ariana's Social Studies 1

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A region defined by what it looks like - landforms and nature

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Physical region/Geographic region/Landform region

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Region created by humans - specific regions with shared characteristics (government and laws) like a city, State, county, country

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Political region

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Region defined by similar economic characteristics (how money is made and spent)

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Economic region

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Region in which the people share beliefs, customs, clothing styles, food choices

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Cultural region

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Region that has similar weather patterns - rainfall, temperatures, wind, humidity

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Climate region

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Low grasslands and rolling hills between the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean/Gulf of Mexico. Includes some swamps and wetlands (Everglades in Florida) - also includes the Mississippi River Delta where it drains into the Gulf of Mexico

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Coastal Plains

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Lower elevation, mostly wooded - the first barrier for westward expansion across the US

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Appalachian Mountains

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Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes - rich, fertile soil, rolling hills

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Interior Plains

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Flat, treeless grassland -deep rich soil

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Great Plains

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Rugged, high-elevation mountains, forests at the lower elevations, largest mountain chain in North America - top of the range is the Continental Divide

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Rocky Mountains