Geographic Review

Coastal Plain1. Broad lowland providing many

excellent harbors

2. Old eroded mountains

3. Hills worn by erosion and hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers

Appalachian Mountains1. Located along the Atlantic

Ocean and Gulf of Mexico2. Holds some of the oldest rock

formations in North America3. Old eroded mountains (oldest

mountain range in North America)

Canadian Shield1. Hills worn by erosion and

hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers

2. Rolling flatlands with many rivers

3. Flat land that gradually increases in elevation westward

Interior Lowlands1. Located west of the Appalachian

Mountains and east of the Great Plains

2. Flat land that gradually increases in elevation westward

3. Wrapped around Hudson Bay

Great Plains1. Rolling flatlands with many

rivers2. Flat land that gradually

increases in elevation westward

3. Wrapped around Hudson Bay

Rocky Mountains1. Rugged mountains stretching

from Alaska to Mexico2. Hills worn by erosion and

hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers

3. Wrapped around Hudson Bay

Basin and Range1. West of the Rocky Mountains

and east of the Sierra Nevadas and the Cascades

2. Rugged mountains that contain fertile valleys

3. Lowlands located between mountain chains

What is the lowest point in North America?

1. Death Valley

2. Great Lakes

3. Low Valley

What are the lakes called that provided inland ports in the Midwest?

1. Gulf of Mexico

2. Great Lakes

3. Midwest Lakes

What is the name of the Gulf located in the southern United States?

1. Gulf of Mexico

2. Gulf of the United States

3. Gulf of Panama

What river is called the gateway to the west?

1. The Ohio River

2. The Mississippi

3. The James River

Who explored the Columbia River?

1. The Spanish

2. The French

3. Lewis and Clark

Who explored the Colorado River?

1. Lewis and Clark

2. The Spanish

3. The French

What river forms the border between the US and Mexico?

1. The James River

2. The Rio Grande

3. The Mississippi River