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Social Studies
Chapter 3 Review
Looking at Regions
Mrs. Deena Green
4th Grade
Symsonia Elementary
October 2002
What have we
learned?
Places are divided into regions for
different reasons.
States are divided into smaller parts
called counties.
Absolute Location & Relative Location
Regions can be based on physical
features, cultures, etc.
Technology and communication are
important to families today.
Question 1:
Why do people divide places
into regions?
A. Regions help
unite
citizens
B. Regions
make it
easier to
learn and
talk about a
place.
C. Regions are
necessary to
find relative
locations
D. Regions help
the economy
grow.
Question 2:
Which of these could be based
on physical features?
A. Jasper
County
C. Adams
School
District
B. Vermont
D. The Rocky
Mountains
Question 3:
Which of these is an example
of relative location?
A. 40°N, 105°W
C. The United
States
B. 227 East
19th Street
D. Next door to
the fire
station
Question 4:
Which of these best describes
a rural region?
A. Most Homes
are built
far apart
C. Buildings
are very tall
B. Many
apartment
buildings
D. Shops and
stores are
nearby.
Question 5:
A region based on a group’s
customs, foods, or language is:
A. An
industrial
region
C. A cultural
region
B. An urban
region
D. A mining
region
Question 6:
Which of these statements
about counties is correct?
A. A county is
always
bigger than
a state.
B. Each county
can only
have one
city.
C. A county
does not have
a government
D. A county is
always part
of a state.
Question 7:
People in one region depend on
people in another regions
because…
A. No one region
has all the
products and
resources it
needs.
C. Prices are
cheaper in
other regions
B. Laws make
them trade
with another.
D. Some
regions have
no resources.
Question 8:
Which of these items helps
link people who live in
different regions?
A. A computer
C. A fax
machine
B. A telephone
D. All of the
above
Question 9:
Which of these is a region based
on the kind of natural resources
in the area?
A. The Coastal
Plain
C. A suburb
B. The oilproducing
states
D. New York
City
Question 10:
This is another name for a
city region…
A.Urban
C. Rural
B. suburb
D. Country
Question 11:
The exact position of a place
on the Earth’s surface is…
A.Relative
location
C. Absolute
Location
B. Right
here
D. Suburb
Question 12:
The way people and goods
are moved from place to
place is…
A. Communication
C. Transportation
B. specialization
D. Technology
Question 13 :
To work at only one kind of
job is to…
A. specialize
C. Industry
B. localize
D. urbanize
Question 14:
The way people use new ideas to
make tools and machines is…
A. specialize
C.
transportation
B. technology
D.
communication
Question 15:
A town or a small city near
a larger city is a…
A. Rural region
C. Monument
B. Village
D. Suburb
Question 16:
All the businesses that make
one kind of product or provide
one kind of service is…
A. Technology
C. Industry
B. Factories
D. Community
The US has many different regions. A
region can share a government, can be
based on physical features, what people
make or where they live, or culture.
Let’s look at a few kinds of regions.
 The Coastal Plain is
based on physical
features.
 A Manufacturing
Region is based on
what people use and
make.
 Suburbs are places
people live.
A city is based on
government and
where people live.
Mexican American
neighborhoods are
based on culture.
Cotton-producing
regions are based
on what people
make.
LET’S DISCUSS!!
Technology helps people
communicate more easily,
and this helps bring people
together.
What are some ways
technology helps with
communication today?
Today’s Technology
Telephones
Cellular phones
Computers
Fax Machines
E-mail
Teleconferencing
On the Map
Lines of
Latitude run
east to west (or
across the
map). They are
measured in
degrees north
or degrees
south.
Lines of
Longitude run
north to south.
(or up and
down the map)
They are
measured in
degrees east or
degrees west.
** Always list locations with latitude first.