Physical Features of the United States

A mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico.

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Chinook

• Cordilerra

A gated passageway used to raise and lower ships in a system of connected canals

• Locke

• Tributary

• Great Plains

• Timberline

An American national park located mostly in Wyoming, with small sections in Montana and Idaho

• Rocky Mountains

• Coastal Plain

• Yellowstone National Park

• Palo Duro Canyon

A group of five freshwater lakes of central North America between the United States and Canada.

• Great Plains

• Timberline

• Levee

• The Great Lakes

An imaginary line through the Rocky Mountains that separates rivers flowing west from rivers flowing east.

• Lock

• Continental Divide

• Mississippi River

• Rocky Mountains

A small river that flows into another river

• Ethanol

• Fall Line

• Grand Canyon

• Tributary

A steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona.

• Grand Canyon

• Chinook

• Coastal Plain

• Palo Duro Canyon

A raised riverbank built to control flooding and reduce damage to homes and crops.

• Levee

• Lock

• Ethanol

• Great Lakes

A major river in the United States, it raises from northern Minnesota and empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

• Coastal Plain

• Fall Line

• Mississippi River

• Rio Grande River

Also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range located in western North America.

• Mount Royal

• The Rocky Mountains

• The Appalachian Mountains

• The Himalaya Mountains