Exploring Regions of the United States

Our Essential Question: What are the characteristics of the Midwest and other regions of the United States?

Think About: Where is the location of the region? What landforms exist? What is the climate like? What cultural groups settled in that particular region? What natural and economic resources influenced those communities over time?

• What is the location of the region you are researching?

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• What landforms exist?

• What is the climate like?

  • What geographical region (Plains, Southwest Woodlands, Northwest Coast, Woodlands, Northeast Woodlands, Plateau, Artic, Subartic, California, Great Basin, Southeast)

  • What was their environment like? (woodlands, grasslands, desert, mountains, etc...cold, hot, wet, dry)

  • Is this their original homeland?

• What cultural groups settled in that particular region?

• What natural and economic resources influenced those communities over time?

  • What food did they eat?

    • What animals did they hunt or fish?

    • What plants did they gather?

  • What clothing did they wear? Was it traditional or ceremonial?

  • What type of shelter did they use?

The Midwest Region

Do any images surprise you? Are they staged? When were they taken?

Is there a topic that you want to find more about?

What do you notice about their daily lives?

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