Geography

Which word is a land-related geographic feature?

• plateau

• tributary

• gulf

• bay

What mountain range stretches from Alaska to almost Mexico?

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Sierra Nevadas

• Rocky Mountains

Inland port cities grew in the Midwest along the

• Great Lakes

• Great Dismal Swamp

• Appalachian Mountains

• Shoes of Lake Placid

Which continent is NOT entirely surrounded by water?

• Australia

• Europe

• North America

• Antarctica

The lowest point in North America, in the Basin & Range regions, is

• Death Valley

• the Cascades

• the Great Plains

• Low Point Ridge

The body of water that surrounds Antarctica is the

• Indian

• Southern

• Pacific

• Atlantic

What river connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?

• Columbia

• York

• Mississippi

• St. Lawrence

What did the Gulf of Mexico provide for the French and Spanish?

• freshwater for settlements

• direct access to the Pacific ocean

• exploration routes to Mexico

• a border with South America

What region of the U.S. has broad lowlands and many excellent harbors?

• interior lowlands

• Canadian shield

• coastal plains

• coastal range

The flow of water from rivers into either the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic ocean is determined by the

• ocean currents

• fall line

• continental divide

• tributaries