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GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS
Grade 6, CCPS, USI.2b
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico | Coastal Plain |
| Old, eroded mountains | Appalachian Highlands |
| Hills worn by erosion and hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers | Canadian Shield |
| Rolling flatlands with many rivers, broad river valleys, and grassy hills | Interior Lowlands |
| Flat land that gradually increases in elevation westward; grasslands | Great Plains |
| Rugged mountains stretching from Alaska almost to Mexico; high elevations | Rocky Mountains |
| Located west of Rocky Mountains and east of the Sierra Nevadas and the Cascades • | Basin and Range |
| Rugged mountains along the Pacific Coast that stretch from California to Canada | Coastal Range |
| The lowest point in North America | Death Valley |
| This is in the Rocky Mountain region and determines the directional flow of rivers | Continental Divide |
| The Canadian Shield is wrapped around the ___________________ Bay in a horseshoe shape. | Hudson |
| Appalachian Highlands are located west of Coastal Plain and extend from eastern _______ to western Alabama. | Canada |
| The Coastal Plain is broad low land that has many excellent _________ for sea vessels to seek calm water. | harbors |
| This is the name given to Europe and Asia as they are often considered the same continent by scientists. | Eurasia |
| ___________ is the second largest of the earth’s seven continents and makes up approximately 22% of the earth’s total land area. | Africa |
| Despite its thick ice, this continent is classified as a desert because so little moisture falls from the sky. | Antarctica |
| __________ unlike some continents is designated for political more than geographical reasons. | Europe |
| This continent is the largest island.It is also the smallest continent in the world. | Australia |
| This continent is the only continent that has every kind of climate. | North America |
| This continent has the world's largest river the Amazon. | South America |
| It is the largest continent.It covers one-third of earth’s surface. | Asia |
| The __________ is the second biggest ocean in the world and is between the continents of America and Europe and Africa. | Atlantic |
| The __________ is the second biggest ocean in the world and is between the continents of America and Europe and Africa. | Atlantic |
| The _________ Ocean is the biggest ocean of the world and covers more than 30% of the Earth's surface. | Pacific |
| The waters of the this ocean provide for the largest breeding grounds of the world for humpback whales. It is to the east of Africa. | Indian |
| This ocean is located around the North Pole. | Artic |
| This Ocean around the South Pole is the home of Emperor Penguins and Wandering Albatrosses. | Southern |
| The Rocky Mountains are located west of the Great Plains and _____ of the Basin and Range | east |
| The Great Plains are located ______ of the Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains | west |
| The Coastal Range is located along the Pacific Coast, stretching from California to_________ . | Canada |
| The Continental Divide determines the directional flow of __________ . | rivers |
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