Physical Characteristics of North America

The western mountain ranges are also known as the ________.

• Prairies

• Rockies

• Valleys

• Plateaus

What geographic region of North America is this?

• Canadian Shield

• The Western Mountain Ranges

• The Great Plains

• The Eastern Mountain Ranges

What do you call the old rock area in the north of the continent around the area of Hudson Bay?

• Canadian Shield

• The Rockies

• Appalachian

• The Great Plains

It is a long narrow, deep inlet, between high cliffs. An example of this can be found in Baffin Island and Labrador Peninsula, What is it?

(a)  

What is the former name of the highest mountain peak in North America?

• Mt. Rainer

• Mt. Denali

• Mt. Mckinley

• Mt. Michell

What geographic region of North America is this?

• Western Mountain Ranges

• Great Plains

• Eastern Mountain Ranges

• Canadian Shield