Study Guide for Geography Unit Test 2
SOL 1.2c Major Bodies of Water
Identify, locate, and correctly label each of the following
terms below on a map.
Rivers
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio
Columbia
Colorado
Rio Grande
St.
Lawrence
Lakes
Superior
Michigan
Huron
Erie
Ontario
Gulfs
Gulf of
Mexico
Lakes
The
Great
Lakes
Oceans
Atlantic
Ocean
Pacific
Ocean
SOL 1.2c Significance of Major Bodies of Water in
North America
______ Gulf of Mexico
A Inland port cities grew in this area
B Explored by Lewis and Clark
______ Columbia River
C Connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic
______ Mississippi River
D Served as an ocean highway between Europe and
North America
______ Atlantic Ocean
E The most famous river in America and used to transport
farm and industrial goods
______ Pacific Ocean
______ Ohio River
F Carved the Grand Canyon and was explored by the
Spanish
______ Great Lakes
G Forms the border with Mexico
______ St. Lawrence River
______ Colorado River
______ Rio Grande
______ Missouri River
H Known as the gateway to the West
I The Earth's largest ocean and an early exploration
destination
J Provided the French and Spanish with exploration routes
to Mexico
K Longest river in North America and used to transport
farm and industrial goods
SOL 1.2b North American Regions
Identify, locate, and correctly label each of the following terms below on a map.
Appalachian Mountains
Basin and Range
Canadian Shield
Coastal Plain
Coastal Range
Great Plains
Interior Lowland
Rocky Mountains
Color the
regions on the
map to match
the chart on
the right.
SOL 1.2B Use the choices below to answer the following questions. You will use two answers twice.
(A) Coastal Range
(B) Appalachian Mountains
(C) Rocky Mountains
(D) Great Plains
(E)
(F)
(G)
(H)
Interior Lowlands
Canadian Shield
Basin and Range
Coastal Plain
____ 1. Rugged mountains located along the Pacific Coast that stretch from Canada to California.
____ 2. Found along the Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico.
____ 3. Wrapped around the Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape.
____ 4. Located west of the Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains.
____ 5. The Blue Ridge Mountains are part of this region which is east of the Interior Lowlands.
____ 6. Located west of the Great Plains and provide the tallest mountains in the United States.
____ 7. Contains the oldest mountain range in the United States, west of the Coastal Plain.
____ 8. Rolling flat land with many rivers including a large part of the Mississippi River and found east of the Great Plains.
____ 9. Contains Death Valley and is east of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Mountains.
____10. Contains the Continental Divide which determines the directional flow of rivers. (It ranges from Alaska to Mexico
with high elevations.)