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Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and
North Carolina surround Virginia
8 Geographic Regions of USA!
Basin and Range
Great Basin meets Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Great Plains
Interior Lowlands
Appalachians
Canadian Shield
___ Coastal Plain
A. Rugged mountains along the Pacific Coast
that stretch from California to Canada.
Contains fertile valleys
___ Rocky Mountains
B. Located along the Atlantic Ocean and
Gulf of Mexico. Broad lowland providing
many excellent harbors
___ Basin & Ridge
C. Located west of Rocky Mountains and
east of the Sierra Nevadas and the Cascades.
Area of varying elevations containing
isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley,
the lowest point in North America
___ Coastal Range
D. Located west of the Great Plains and east
of the Basin and Range. Rugged mountains
stretching from Alaska almost to Mexico;
high elevations. Contains the Continental
Divide, which determines the directional
___ Coastal Plain
A. Rugged mountains along the Pacific Coast
that stretch from California to Canada.
Contains fertile valleys
___ Rocky Mountains
B. Located along the Atlantic Ocean and
Gulf of Mexico. Broad lowland providing
many excellent harbors
___ Basin & Ridge
C. Located west of Rocky Mountains and
east of the Sierra Nevadas and the Cascades.
Area of varying elevations containing
isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley,
the lowest point in North America
___ Coastal Range
D. Located west of the Great Plains and east
of the Basin and Range. Rugged mountains
stretching from Alaska almost to Mexico;
high elevations. Contains the Continental
Divide, which determines the directional
___ Great Plains
E. Rugged mountains along the Pacific Coast
that stretch from California to Canada.
Contains fertile valleys
___ Appalachian Mountains
F. Located west of Rocky Mountains and east
of the Sierra Nevadas and the Cascades.
Area of varying elevations containing
isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley,
the lowest point in North America
___ Canadian Shield
G. Located west of Interior Lowlands and
east of the Rocky Mountains. Flat land that
gradually increases in elevation westward;
grasslands
___ Interior Lowlands
H. Located west of the Great Plains and east
of the Basin and Range. Rugged mountains
stretching from Alaska almost to Mexico;
high elevations. Contains the Continental
Divide, which determines the directional
flow of rivers
___ Great Plains
E. Wrapped around Hudson Bay in a horseshoe
shape. Hills worn by erosion and hundreds of
lakes carved by glaciers. Holds some of the oldest
rock formations in North America
___ Appalachian Mountains
F. Located west of the Appalachian Mountains and
east of the Great Plains. Rolling flatlands with
many rivers, broad river valleys, and grassy hills
___ Canadian Shield
G. Located west of Interior Lowlands and east of
the Rocky Mountains. Flat land that gradually
increases in elevation westward; grasslands
___ Interior Lowlands
H. Located west of Coastal Plain extending from
eastern Canada to western Alabama; includes the
Piedmont. Old, eroded mountains (oldest
mountain range in North America)
The _______ Ocean served as the highway for
explorers, early settlers, and later immigrants.
A. Pacific
B. Atlantic
C. Arctic
D. Indian
The _____River was the gateway to the
west.
F. Mississippi
G. Missouri
H. Colorado
J. Ohio
Inland port cities grew in the Midwest along the
_________.
A. Mountains
B. Factories
C. Great Lakes
D.
Oregon Trail
The _____________ Rivers were the
transportation arteries for farm and industrial
products.
F. Mississippi & Missouri
G. Columbia & Colorado
F. Ohio & James
G. York & Mississippi
The __________ River was explored by Lewis
and Clark.
A. Colorado
B. Columbia
C. York
D. Mississippi
What river forms a border between the USA and
Canada?
A. Mississippi River
B. Missouri River
C. Rio Grande River
D. Colorado River
What is the name of the inlet that is beside
Mexico?
A. Pacific Ocean
B. Gulf of Mexico
C. Mississippi River
D. Atlantic Ocean
The Appalachian Mountains are lower than the
Rocky Mountains because they are:
F. newer
G. older
H. farther south
J. more volcanic
Compared with the Atlantic Coast, the Pacific
Coast has:
A. Very little flat land along the coast.
B. More land at sea level
C. Fewer mountain ranges near the coast
D. fewer volcanoes
Which landform region covers eastern Virginia?
F. Coastal Plain
G. Piedmont
H. Appalachian Plateau
J. Blue Ridge
The largest body of water on Earth is the:
A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Pacific Ocean
C. Indian Ocean
D. Arctic Ocean
The Continental Divide is an imaginary line that
separates:
A. western and eastern rivers
B. the Appalachian Mountains from the Rocky
Mountains
C. rivers that drain into the Atlantic Ocean from
those that drain into the Pacific Ocean
D. the United States from Canada
What is the central line of longitude called?
A. Prime Meridian
B. Equator
C. Tropic of Cancer
D. Tropic of Capricorn
44. Which of these is a line of longitude?
F. 10 S
G. 50 N
H. 100 N
J. 30 E
Which river rises in the Rocky Mountains?
A. Colorado River
B. Hudson River
C. Mississippi River
J. Ohio River
The equator passes through the center of:
A. Africa
B. Asia
C. Australia
J. Europe
Which Europeans were the first to explore the
Colorado River?
F. The English
G. The French
H. The Portuguese
J. The Spanish
Which of the Great Lakes lies entirely within the
United States?
A. Lake Erie
B. Lake Huron
C. Lake Michigan
D.
Lake Superior