Question | Answer |
Mt. McKinley | highest mountain in North America |
Rocky Mountains | largest mountain system in North America. |
Continental Divide | boundary that divides the direction water flows on a continent. |
Appalachian Mountains | 2nd longest mountain range in the United States. |
Great Plains | rich farmland of the United States. Formed by glaciers picking soil up in Canada and leaving it in the US when glaciers melted. |
Great Salt Lake | largest body of salt water in North America. |
Great Basin | region of plateaus and basins west of the Rockies. Includes The Great Salt Lake and Death Valley. |
Death Valley | hottest place in North America. |
Sierra Nevada | In California. |
Cascades | in Washington and Nevada, created by volcanoes. |
Great Lakes | world's largest group of freshwater lakes. Formed by glaciers as they moved and filled by the melting waters. |
Mississippi River | longest river in the US. |
Ohio River | formed by the confluence of the Monogahela and the Allegheny in Pittsburgh and flows into Mississippi River as one if its tributaries. |
Missouri River | Nicknamed "Big Muddy", 2nd longest river in the US. |
Atlantic Ocean | forms Eastern border of the US. |
Pacific Ocean | forms Western border of the US. |
Gulf of Mexico | creates part of the southern border of the United States. |
Laurentine Highlands | continuation of the Appalachians into Canada. |
Canadian Shield | covers about half of Canada. Made of ancient rock with few inhabitants. |
St. Lawrence River | Canada's second longest river. Connects The Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. |
St. Lawrence Lowlands | smallest land region in Canada, but home to more than half the countries population, produces 1/3 of the countries crops, and is it's manufacturing center. |
Interior Plains | plains are in central Canada. |
Mackenzie River | longest river in Canada. |
Mt. Logan | tallest mountain in Canada. |