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2. It is home to “Motor City” Midwest Regions

3. It is one of the fastest growing regions of the United States. South Regions

4. Congress created several national parks in this region to help preserve the wilderness West Regions

5. Rich fertile soil made this a good farming region in the past. Today the economy is based more on industry. South Regions

6. Most immigrants entering the U.S. from the 1890s to the 1940s arrived at Ellis Island in this region of the country. Northeast Regions

7. Its biggest city is Chicago. Midwest Regions

8. It has a long chain of coastal cities that make up a megalopolis. West Regions

9. It is the most densely populated region of the United States Northeast Regions

10. Engineers built dams and hydroelectric plants in this region to provide water and power to its cities West Regions

11. It is often called the “Heartland” because it is the nation’s agricultural center. Midwest Regions

12. The forty-niners were looking for gold in this region West Regions

13. It is nicknamed the “Sunbelt” – its warm climate attracts people to the region. South Regions

14. a fertile, hilly area between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the Appalachian Mountains Piedmont Physical Features

15. State that is located on the North American continent but is not part of the contiguous U.S. Alaska Physical Features

16. Deep valleys with steep sides that have worn through rock canyon Physical Features

17. A high ridge of the Rocky Mountains that determines the direction that rivers flow in North America Continental Divide Physical Features

18. Oldest mountains in North America that run from eastern Canada to Alabama Appalachian Mountains Physical Features

19. The river that flows 2,300 miles from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico Mississippi River Physical Features

20. Area of the United States that has a tropical climate Southern Florida Physical Features

21. A major source of hydroelectric power for both Canada and the United States Niagara Falls Physical Features

22. The vast prairie located west of the Mississippi River Great Plains Physical Features

23. An almost continuous line of settlement of the Atlantic coastal cities and their suburbs megalopolis Physical Features

24. A group of mountain ranges that run side by side cordillera Physical Features

25. The mountain range that begins in Alaska and runs south to New Mexico Rocky Mountains Physical Features

26. Center for goods and people going to and from Central and South America Miami, Florida Cities

27. The largest city in the Midwest Chicago, Illinois Cities

28. Cheap electricity attracted many manufacturing industries to this city Portland, Oregon Cities

29. “Motor City USA” Detroit, Michigan Cities

30. Birthplace of Jazz New Orleans, Louisiana Cities

31. Located in the Silicon Valley- home to the computer industry San Jose, California Cities

32. Home to 20 colleges and universities and many historical sites Boston, Massachusetts Cities

33. Home to the nation’s leaders and diplomats Washington D.C. Cities

34. Hosted the 1996 Olympics – home to Coca Cola Atlanta, Georgia Cities

35. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed in this city Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Cities

36. Located on the Mississippi River and is considered the “Gateway to the West” St. Louis, Missouri Cities

37. Home to the United Nations New York City Cities