1. Name the four U. S. cultural regions (Northeast, South, Midwest, and West) in separate columns.

2. Describe each region by focusing on facts and details that make each region different or unique.

3. Name one cultural landmark for each U. S. region.

4. Explain how the landmark is important to its cultural region.

Northeast: The Northeast includes Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

2. - plenty of natural untouched land.

- well established and fully developed

- it has the best of the four seasons

- the economy is stable and strong

- crimes rates are low

3. chocolate factories (Hershey's Chocolate)

4. Chocolate factories are reknown all over the world and receive a large number of visitors and foreign tourists.

South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Giorgia, Kentucky, Lousiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

2. - more conservative

- the central role is played by agriculture (tobacco, sugarcane, cotton, rice).

- warm climate

3. Oak Alley Plantation (Vacherie, Louisiana)

4. It was the setting for 1994 film "Interview with the vampire"; the majestic house has been restored to its former glory.

Midwest: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio.

2. - Plains and Plateaus. The Great Plains stretch across the Midwest from Missouri and Nebraska, where there are relatively flat grasslands with treeless areas and fertile soil suited for farming,

- Mountains and Hills

- Lakes and Rivers ...

-Valleys and Ravines.

3. - Mount Rushmore, South Dakota

4. - It is the most iconic American memorial in the USA. The sculpture is carved into the cliffside of the Black Hills Mountains featuring the faces of four former American presidents: Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Roosevelt.

West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

2. - rainforests of the northwest

- the Rocky mountains

- the Great Plains

- the Gulf coast

3. - Spanish missions

4. - In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Spanish crown established missions throughout the American West with the goal of converting Native Americans to Christianity