WEST

MIDWEST

SOUTHWEST
SOUTHEAST

Mrs. Shelton’s 2nd Grade

Social Studies

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 Learning Standard and Objectives
2.17 Life in the United States
Compare and contrast regions of the U.S. in terms
of climate, physical features, and population.

1. Student will be able to explain characteristics of

the 5 U.S. regions.
2. Students will be able to have a general
understanding of where each area is located on
a map.
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 Directions

1. Use the tree icons at the bottom of each page as a menu

throughout the field trip.
2. Each time you see a magnifying glass, click on it to be taken
to the video, article, or game.
3. Whenever given a prompt, please write/illustrate your
answers in your journal.

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 What are Regions???

NORTHEAST

SOUTHEAST

SOUTHWEST
WEST

MIDWEST

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 Vocabulary
1. Feature: an aspect or characteristic of something

2. Climate: the usual condition of the weather over a long period of time in
a specific area.

3. Landform: a natural feature of the earth’s surface

4. Region: areas broadly divided by physical, human, and environmental

characteristics

5. Vegetation: plants found in a particular area or habitat.

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 Types of Land

• Explore all regional features from the website.

• Describe what you saw in the deserts of the
west and plains of the southeast.
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 Northeast Region

1. List the states included in the Northeastern region.

2. Describe the climate found in the Northeastern region of
the U.S.
3. Name 2 of the major geographical features found in the
area.
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 Midwest Region

Illustrate 2 features you noticed in this photo gallery of

images from the Midwest region.
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 Southwest Region

Observe more about this region’s

vegetation and write 3 complete
sentences on what you see in the
photos here.

Remember, you can always ask for a little help

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 Turn & Talk

• Now, find your shoulder buddy and

pick your favorite new thing you
learned from today’s virtual field trip
across the United States!
Did you
know in
the West…

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