Title – U.S. Land Regions Project

By – Scott Jamison

Primary Subject – Social Studies

Secondary Subjects – Art, Language Arts

Grade Level – 7th

Students will research one of the 5 U.S. land regions.

Coastal Plain

Appalachian Region

Interior Plains

Mountain West

Pacific Region

Research the following:

1. States & Capitals: Identify each state and its capital city which is located within the land region. List the states and capitals in vertical columns. If any part of the state lies within the region, include that state in the list.

2. Region Climates: Identify and define the different climates within the land region (not each state).

3. Natural Resources: Identify the 4 most common natural resources for the land region. State the relative location for each (where is each resource located within the land region).

4. Identify the 3 most common industries within the region.

A. List each industry separately and write a short expository response stating the reasons why that industry is important to the region (think resources & location).

5. Identify and state the relative location for the following physical features located within your assigned land region.

1. Coastal Plains:
1A. Rivers:
Mississippi

St. John’s

Potomac

1B. Lake Okeechobee

1C. Plains:

Gulf Coastal Plain

Atlantic Coastal Plain

1D. Swamps:

Okefenokee

Everglades

2. Appalachian Region:

2A. Rivers:
Ohio

Potomac

2B. Mountains:

Appalachian

Adirondack

Blue Ridge

2C. Allegheny Plateau

3. Interior Plains:

3A. Rivers:
Mississippi

Missouri

Rio Grande

3B. 5 Great Lakes

3C. Ozark Plateau

3D. Mountains — Black Hills

3E. Plains:

Great Plains

Central Lowlands

4. Mountain West:

4A. Rivers:
Rio Grande

Missouri

Snake

Colorado

4B. Great Salt Lake

4C. Rocky Mountains

4D. Plateau:

Colorado

Columbian

4E. Great Basin

4F. Death Valley

4G. Grand Canyon

4H. Desert:

Sonora

Mojave

5. Pacific Region:

5A. Rivers:
Columbia

Sacramento

San Joaquin

5B. Lake Tahoe

5C. Central Valley

5D. Mountains:

Coast Ranges

Sierra Nevada

Cascade Range

Mt. Rainier

Scoring

Final Product: 100 total points

1. Information to be presented in outline form — (outline example in class). 40 pts.

2. Poster Requirements: Include A & B on poster 30 pts.
A. Region Map: Display information from items 1-5 above. Use correct symbol and color for each item.

B. Illustrate the answers for items 2, 3, and 4 in a creative manner (examples in class).

3. Bibliography — utilize MLA format 30 pts

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