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The United States: States and Regions

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The United States: States and Regions
5 min3rd4th5thSocial Studies
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Summary

Explores how the 50 states group into regions of the country, and what makes each region different. Builds map skills and a sense of the whole country.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

The United States is one country made of 50 states grouped into regions.

  1. What is a region of a country?
  2. Which region of the United States do you live in?
  3. How might one region be different from another?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: region, state, United States, map, border.

Try it: On a US map, shade the region where you live and name two states that are in it.