Tutorial - 3/1 (7th Grade Social Studies) - Geography

An edge of a continent’s land mass which extends under the ocean’s surface.

• megalopolis

• continental divide

• continental shelf

• coastal plain

The highest point in the United States.

• Mt. Whitney

• Mt. McKinley

• Rocky Mountains

• Smokey Mountains

A densely populated city area.

• rural

• suburb

• belt

• urban

The 48 states that are joined together touching inside a common boundary.

• rural

• suburb

• belt

• urban

Northern states on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.

• New England

• Rust Belt

• Four Corners

• Sun Belt

The lowest point in the United States.

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Death Valley

• The Ozarks

The ridge of the Rocky Mts. that separates the water flowing West to the Pacific Ocean or East to the Mississippi River.

• continental divide

• Four Corners

• continental shelf

• Grand Canyon

The common border between Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona.

• continental divide

• Four Corners

• continental shelf

• coastal plains

Which term best describe the area of Western Pennsylvania?

• dairy belt

• rust belt

• sun belt

• coastal plains

Compared to other countries of the world, what does the US rank in population?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th