Geography Unit Test Review #2

Inland port cities grew in the Midwest along the

• Great Lakes

• Great Dismal Swamp

• Appalachian Mts

• Shoes of Lake Placid

What mountain range stretches from Alaska almost to Mexico?

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Sierra Nevadas

• Rocky Mountains

The lowest point in North America, in the Basin and Range region, is

• Death Valley

• the Cascades

• the Great Plains

• Low Point Ridge

Which river connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?

• Columbia river

• York river

• Mississippi river

• St. Lawrence river

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 United States has broad lowlands and many excellent harbors?

• interior lowlands

• Canadian shield

• coastal plains

• coastal range

Which two are considered water-related, key geographic features?

• lakes

• tributaries

• plateaus

• volcanoes

The Earth's largest ocean and an early exploration route to Asia was the

• Pacific ocean

• Arctic ocean

• Atlantic ocean

• Indian ocean

The Rio Grande provides part of the United States border with

• Canada

• South America

• Alaska

• Mexico

Which river is numbered 1 on this map?

• Rio Grande
• Colorado
• Hudson
• Mississippi