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| Region | A large area that has common features that set it apart from other areas. |
| Northeast, Southwest, Midwest, Southeast, and West | The 5 regions of the United States. |
| Geography | The study of the Earth and how people use it. |
| Pacicific States and Mountain States | The West is divide into these two regions. |
| West | This region contains some of the country's highest mountains. |
| Southwest | The Grand canyon is located in this region. |
| Midwest | This region produces more wheat and corn than any other part of the country. |
| Great Plains states and the Great Lakes states | The Midwest is divided into these 2 smaller regions. |
| Northeast | The nation's largest city, New York City, is located in this region. |
| New England and the Middle Atlantic states | The Northeast can be divided into these two smaller regions. |
| Southeast | The busy port cities of Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana are located in this region. |
| Southeast | This area has the largest population. |
| West | This region is the largest in land size. |
| Agriculture | The business of growing crops and raising animals. |
| Irrigation | A method of bringing water to dry land. |
| George Washington Carver | The scientist who invented hundreds of new uses for crops such as peanuts and sweet potatoes. |
| Climate | The weather in an area over a long period of time. |
| Precipitation | Moisture that falls to the Earth in the form of rain, snow, or sleet. |
| Eastern | This half of the United states usually gets more precipitation than the Western half of the United States. |
| Arid | This word means dry. |
| Humid | This word means wet. |
| Temperature and precipitation | These two items are an important part of an area's climate. |
| Equator | One thing that affects an area's climate is distance from this. As you move farther away from it, it becomes cooler. |
| Rivers, lakes, and oceans | Early cities were built close to these because it made it easier to travel and carry goods from place to place. |
| New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, and Philadelphia | The nation's five biggest cities. |
| Interdependent | The term that describes the fact that different regions need each other. |
| Landforms | Shapes of the Earth's surface such as mountains, canyons, and plains. |
