USI.2b Geographic Regions of North America

Which region can be described as rolling flatlands with many rivers, broad river valleys, and grassy hills?

• Interior Lowlands

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Canadian Shield

Which region has rugged mountains along the Pacific Coast that stretch from California to Canada; Contains fertile valleys?

• Coastal Range

• Basin and Range

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

Which region can be described as flat grasslands that gradually increases in elevation westward?

• Interior Lowlands

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Canadian Shield

Which region is located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico with broad lowlands providing many excellent harbors?

• Interior Lowlands

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Canadian Shield

Which region is wrapped around the Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape with hills worn by erosion and hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers, and holds some of the oldest rock formations in North America?

• Interior Lowlands

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Canadian Shield

Which region has rugged mountains stretching from Alaska almost to Mexico with high elevations and contains the Continental Divide, which determines the directional flow of rivers?

• Coastal Range

• Basin and Range

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

Which region extends from eastern Canada to western Alabama and includes the Piedmont with old, eroded mountains ?

• Coastal Range

• Basin and Range

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

Which region is an area of varying elevations containing isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley (the lowest point in North America)?

• Coastal Range

• Basin and Range

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

Which region is shaded in the map?

• Coastal Range

• Basin and Range

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

Which region is shaded in the map?

• Coastal Range

• Basin and Range

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains