Colorado Regions

Which region is the furthest east and colored yellow?

• Mountains

• Mountain Parks

• High Plains

• Western Plateaus

Which region has high peaks and runs through the middle of our state (highlighted grey)?

• Mountains

• Mountain Parks

• High Plains

• Piedmont

Which region as at the foot of the mountains and is where most people in our state live (highlighted green)?

• Mountains

• Mountain Parks

• High Plains

• Piedmont

Which region has mesas and is furthest west in our state (highlighted orange)?

• Mountain Parks

• High Plains

• Western Plateaus

• Mountains

Which region contains low valleys in between the mountains (highlighted blue)?

• Mountains

• Mountain Parks

• High Plains

• Piedmont

Where is our state capital located?

• In the middle of the piedmont

• In the northern high plains

• In the middle of the mountains

• In the southern piedmont

Where is Windsor located?

• In the southern Piedmont

• In the middle of the high plains

• In the northeastern Piedmont

• In the Western Plateaus

Which river runs from the northeastern side of our state through Denver?

• Arkansas River

• South Platte River

• Rio Grande

• Colorado River

Which river runs through the San Louis Valley (southern most Mountain Park)?

• Colorado

• South Platte

• Arkansas

• Rio Grande

Which river runs from the middle of our state to the southeastern side of our state?

• Arkansas

• Colorado

• Rio Grande

• South Platte