Physical Geography of the United States

Rugged mountains from Alaska almost to Mexico with very high elevations; contains the Continental Divide

• Rocky Mountains
• Appalachian Highlands
• Coastal Range
• Basin and Range

Which physical feature is a broad expanse of flat land, much of it covered in prairie, steppe, and grassland, that lies west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. and Canada.

• The Great Plains

• The Great Basin

• The Great Lakes

• The Great Valley

Broad (wide) lowlands and many excellent harbors; edged by the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico

• Rocky Mountains

• Gulf Coastal Plain

• Great Plains

• Interior Lowlands

Rugged mountains along the Pacific coast from California to Canada; fertile valley's 

• Coastal Plain
• Appalachian Highlands
• Coastal Range
• Basin and Range

Which mountain range is located on the EASTERN side of the United States?

• Rocky Mountains 
• Appalachian Mountains

What ocean is on the west coast of the United States?

• Pacific
• Indian
• Arctic
• Southern

What ocean is on the east coast of the United States?

• Atlantic
• Pacific
• Indian
• Southern

The region lies between the Ohio River and the Great Lakes and stretches to beyond the 95th meridian. Included are eight states: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri.

• Central Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Great Basin

• Rocky Mountains

This body of water is at the southeast shores of the United States. It borders five of the 50 United States.

• Mississippi River

• Ohio River

• Gulf of Mexico

• Atlantic Ocean

Which land side of the U.S. is larger, east or west of the Mississippi?

• East

• West