US Regions Review

This is the main mountain range in the western United States.  It runs from Canada down through the US and into Mexico.

• Appalachian Mountains
• Andes Mountains
• Rocky Mountains
• Sierra Nevada Mountains

This is the longest river in North America

• Mississippi River
• Missouri River
• Nile River
• Ohio River

This is the vast area of flat grassland east of the Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains
• Great Plains
• Hawaii
• Iowa

This is a major water feature in the Interior Plains (Midwest).  There are five of them. 

• Mississippi River
• Gulf of Mexico
• Atlantic Ocean
• Great Lakes

This mountain range is found in the Eastern part of the United States.  Its mountains are more rounded at the top.

• Rocky Mountains
• Cascade Mountains
• Appalachian Mountains
• Sierra Nevada Mountains

This is the only state located entirely in the tropics.

• Florida
• Hawaii
• Alaska
• South Carolina

This is the only state in the west that has a subarctic climate.

• Montana
• Washington
• Maine
• Alaska

Which region has the most varied climates (tropical, dry, and wet/mild)

• Southeast
• Northeast
• West
• Midwest

Climates in the United States are similar across the country.

• True 
• False

What were the group of settlers who moved west hoping to find a valuable resource?

• Pilgrams
• Native Americans
• Gold Diggers
• Pioneers