Pre-assessment: US Geography

This is where you find the highest mountains of the United States!

• Appalachian Mountains

• Basin and Range

• Rocky Mountains

• Coastal Range

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This region is on the west coast of the US!

• Coastal Range

• Coastal Plain

• Interior Lowlands

• Canadian Shield

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The oldest mountains on the North American continent are here!

• Interior Lowlands

• Rocky Mountains

• Coastal Range

• Appalachian Mountains

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Which body of water is on the western coast of the United States?

• Gulf of Mexico

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Lake Michigan

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Death Valley, the lowest point in the US, is found in this region.

• Basin and Range

• Coastal Range

• Great Plains

• Interior Lowlands

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Based on this map, this region of the US gets more rain each year than anywhere else in the country!

• Interior Lowlands

• Basin and Range

• Appalachian Mountains

• Coastal Range

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Which of these describes the "Continental Divide" of the US?

• The top of the Rocky Mountains; rivers flow away from it

• The Great Plains; they split the country in half

• Canadian Shield; separates Canada from the US

• Appalachian Mountains; divides Virginia and West Virginia

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Where are you most likely to find these animals?

• Rocky Mountains

• Great Plains

• Basin and Range

• Coastal Plain

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Because it is wide, flat, and grasses, like wheat, grow there so easily, which region is "America's breadbasket"?

• Great Plains

• Coastal Range

• Interior Lowlands

• Coastal Plain

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Which two geographic regions is Virginia spread across?

• Coastal Plain

• Basin and Range

• Interior Lowlands

• Appalachian Mountains

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