Region
You currently live in a region of the United States known as the Northeast, but might have heard it called 'New England'. A REGION is an area (of a large place) that has something in common with whatever else is around it. A region can be an area of a country or even an area of the world. An example of a country with regions is below to help further explain...
Let's look at the United States. It has four main regions in its country, but even those are broken down into smaller sub-regions. Three of those regions are matched on the map by the same color circle. We have...
The Northeast, The Southeast, and The Southwest.
The states in these regions have many common characteristics that link them together. Look below at the list of states in each of these regions. Think about what they have in common with each other...are these common characteristics what make them a part of their region?
The Northeast
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The Southeast
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The Southwest
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I'm curious to know...did you say weather (or climate) was a reason for these states to be grouped into their specific regions? How much does weather have to do with defining a country? I think this is something to look into! Let's continue...