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Study Guide Geographic Regions Social Studies, Grade 3
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GEOGRAPHIC
REGIONS
What
is
a
Geographic
Region?
A
region
is
a
large
land
area
that
has
special
features
that
make
it
different
from
other
areas.
Deserts
-
One
fifth
of
the
land
on
earth
is
desert.
A
desert
is
an
area
that
is
arid
and
parched
by
the
sun.
It
is
hot
in
the
day
and
freezing
at
night.
It
receives
less
than
10
inches
of
rainfall
per
year.
Most
deserts
are
covered
in
rock
which
lacks
topsoil
so
there
is
little
vegetation.
In
deserts
of
sand,
high
winds
blow
causing
the
sand
to
constantly
shift.
Camels
are
well
suited
to
desert
winds
because
of
their
bushy
eyebrows,
two
rows
of
eyelashes,
and
nostrils
that
can
close.
A
camel’s
hump
contains
stored
fat
which
is
used
for
food
on
long
journeys.
An
oasis
is
a
fertile
and
green
area
where
water
is
found
in
a
desert.
Polar
Regions
-
are
very
far
from
the
equator
so
they
are
very
cold.
The
North
Polar
region
is
called
the
Arctic.
It
has
been
called
“the
land
of
the
midnight
sun”
because
the
sun
rises
only
once
each
year
and
does
not
set
for
six
months.
Permafrost
is
frozen
soil
that
never
thaws.
Polar
bears
and
seals
are
suited
to
the
arctic
region.
Large
amounts
of
coal,
oil,
iron
and
uranium
are
here.
The
South
Polar
region
is
called
the
Antarctic.
Adelie
Penguins,
seals,
whales,
and
birds
live
in
the
southern
polar
region.
o
Tundra
-
vast,
level
treeless
plain
found
in
the
Arctic
Circle,
where
the
ground
is
frozen
10
months
of
the
year.
Temperatures
never
rise
above
45ºF.
Only
moss,
lichens
and
low
bushes
can
grow
in
the
two
months
when
the
ground
thaws.
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Tropical
Rainforests
-
a
land
of
lush
growth
close
to
the
equator
where
it
is
usually
hot,
humid
and
rainy.
A
bout
60
-100
inches
of
rainfall
per
year
keeps
the
trees
green.
There
are
several
layers
of
trees.
The
emergent
layer
is
the
top
where
trees
can
be
200
feet
tall.
Under
that
is
the
canopy
and
the
understory.
The
forest
floor
gets
little
sun
so
few
plants
grow
there.
Many
rainforests
are
found
near
mountains
because
mountains
push
wind
upward.
As
wind
rises,
it
cools,
so
clouds
release
land
next
to
the
mountain.
Temperate
Forests
-
cover
about
one
third
of
the
earth’s
surface.
These
woodlands
have
warm,
rainy
summers
and
cold,
snowy
winters.
Deciduous
trees
lose
their
leaves
in
the
fall
and
grow
new
ones
in
the
spring.
Maple,
oak,
beech,
and
poplar
are
deciduous.
Temperate
forests
are
found
in
the
eastern
part
of
the
US,
southeastern
Canada,
northern
Europe
and
Asia,
and
southern
Australia.
Evergreen
Forests
-
are
farther
from
the
equator.
Most
evergreens
produce
cones
so
they
are
called
conifers.
Pines,
hemlocks,
firs,
and
spruces
are
evergreen.
On
mountains
in
the
northern
latitudes,
there
is
a
tree
line
above
which
no
trees
grow.
Mountain
Regions
-
very
high
places
with
cold
climate.
The
tops
of
the
highest
mountains
such
as
the
Rockies,
the
Himalayas,
the
Andes
and
the
Alps
are
called
the
alpine
region.
Only
a
few
wildflowers
and
small
shrubs
can
grow.
Grasslands
or
Plains
-
Found
in
the
middle
latitudes
between
the
polar
and
tropical
regions,
the
plains
are
nearly
flat
land
with
no
canyons
or
valleys,
no
tall
trees.
Grasses
have
deep
roots.
Temperatures
range
from
below
0
in
winter
to
over
100ºF.
in
summer.
Thunderstorms,
hailstorms
and
tornadoes
are
common.
The
soil
is
fertile
because
of
light
rainfall
so
minerals
are
not
washed
away.
Bison,
antelope,
and
cattle
are
suited
to
the
grasslands.
Steppes
and
Prairies
are
grasslands.
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o
Steppes
-
semi-arid
climate
with
less
than
20
inches
of
rain
per
year,
have
short
grasses.
Russia
and
Central
Asia
have
huge
steppes.
o
Prairie
-
are
found
in
a
sub-humid
climate
which
gets
20
-30
inches
of
rain
per
year.
They
have
tall
grass
with
deep
root
systems.
Grains
such
as
wheat
grow
well.
(The
American
Great
Plains
and
the
Pampa
of
Argentina
are
prairies)
o
Savanna
-
a
grassland
with
a
tropical
climate
where
short
coarse
grass
grows.
The
Sudan
in
Africa
is
a
savanna.
Try
this!
In
what
type
of
geographical
region
do
you
live?
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