U.S. Chapter Review

Which one of these is not a body of water that borders the United States?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

• Caribbean Sea

• Pacific Ocean

Which of these is NOT one of the 5 Great Lakes

• Lake Michigan

• Lake Texhoma

• Lake Ontario

• Lake Erie

What connects the 5 Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?

What is the longest river in the United States?

• Mississippi River

• Rio Grande River

• Colorado River

• San Antonio River

What term means a smaller river that flows into a larger river?

• Levee

• Tributary

• Cordillera

• Timberline

What term means an imaginary line through the Rocky Mountains that separates rivers that flow west to the Pacific from rivers that flow east to the Mississippi River?

• Cordillera

• Levee

• Tributary

• Continental Divide

What landform area do you find along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico?

• Coastal Plains

• Great Plains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Central Lowlands

What are the oldest mountains in the United States?

• Rocky Mountains

• Sierra Nevadas

• Appalachian Mountains

• Andes Mountains

What term means the elevation above which it is too cold for trees to grow.

• Cordillera

• Timberline

• Levee

• Tributary

What is the name of the tallest mountain in the United States?