Printable U.S. regions worksheet for educational use.

Let’s solve this step by step.

We are given a map of the United States with 5 numbered regions and a word bank with these terms:
Midwest, Southwest, Northwest, Southeast, West

Our job is to match each number on the map to the correct region name from the word bank.

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Step 1: Look at Number 1 — It’s in the upper left part of the U.S., including states like Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming. That area is called the Northwest.

Wait — actually, let’s double-check. In many school maps, “Northwest” refers to the Pacific Northwest (WA, OR, ID), but sometimes “West” includes that too. Let’s look at all numbers first.

Number 2 — This is in the southwest corner: Arizona, New Mexico, maybe parts of Texas and California? Actually, looking closely, it covers Arizona, New Mexico, and maybe Nevada/Utah? But typically, Southwest = AZ, NM, OK, TX panhandle, etc. So likely Southwest.

Number 3 — This is the big middle section: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio. That’s classic Midwest.

Number 4 — This is the southeastern part: Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, Carolinas. That’s clearly Southeast.

Number 5 — This is Alaska! And also Hawaii is shown separately. But since Alaska is labeled as 5, and it’s far west/northwest, but in most elementary curriculums, Alaska and Hawaii are grouped under West along with California, Nevada, etc. Wait — but we already used “West”? Let’s check the word bank again.

Word Bank: Midwest, Southwest, Northwest, Southeast, West

So we have five regions and five numbers.

Let’s assign based on standard U.S. Census Bureau or common school grouping:

- Northeast isn’t even in the word bank — so we don’t need it.
- The map doesn’t label Northeast — good, because it’s not in the options.

Standard regional breakdown for schools often uses:

- West: CA, NV, UT, CO, AZ, NM, AK, HI → but wait, AZ/NM are usually Southwest.
Actually, let’s use a more precise approach.

Common K-8 social studies regions:

1. Northwest: WA, OR, ID, MT, WY → matches Number 1
2. Southwest: AZ, NM, OK, TX → matches Number 2
3. Midwest: ND, SD, NE, KS, MN, IA, MO, WI, IL, MI, IN, OH → matches Number 3
4. Southeast: FL, GA, AL, MS, LA, AR, TN, KY, VA, NC, SC → matches Number 4
5. West: CA, NV, UT, CO, AK, HI → but wait, Number 5 is only Alaska and Hawaii? On the map, Number 5 is pointing to Alaska and Hawaii inset. So yes — those two states are often grouped under “West” in simplified models.

But hold on — if Number 1 is Northwest, then what about California? It’s not labeled separately. Looking back at the map outline:

Actually, re-examining the map:

- Number 1: Covers the northern Rockies and Pacific Northwest — WA, OR, ID, MT, WY → Northwest
- Number 2: Southwest — AZ, NM, maybe OK/TX? But looks like just AZ/NM area → Southwest
- Number 3: Great Plains + Great Lakes → Midwest
- Number 4: Deep South + Southeast coast → Southeast
- Number 5: Alaska and Hawaii → These are non-contiguous, and in many curricula, they’re included in the West region.

Yes — that makes sense. For example, the U.S. Census Bureau groups Alaska and Hawaii in the “West” region.

So final matching:

1 → Northwest
2 → Southwest
3 → Midwest
4 → Southeast
5 → West

Let’s verify no duplicates and all words used:

Used: Northwest, Southwest, Midwest, Southeast, West — perfect, all five from word bank.

Final Answer:
1. Northwest
2. Southwest
3. Midwest
4. Southeast
5. West