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 |