Gr4 Social Studies - Ch12 - L1

The Rocky Mountains mark the end of the West and the beginning of the Midwest.

• True

• False

The Rocky Mountains are one of the highest mountains in North America.

• True

• False

An imaginary line that runs north and south along the peaks of the Rocky Mountains is called the _____.

The name of the highest land in the United States is _____. (Choose all the correct names)

• The Rocky Mountains

• Mount McKinley

• Denali

• Mount Everest

The lowest land in the United States is known as _____.

There is volcanic activity in the Rockies.

• True

• False

Which volcanoes in the West border the Pacific Ocean?

• Mount Hood in OR

• Mount Rainier in WA

• Mount McKinley in AK

• St. Steven's Pass in WA

• Mauna Loa in HI

Earthquakes, movements along the Earth's tectonic plates, occur along something called "fracture lines."

• True

• False

Most earthquakes that occur in the West occur in states that border the Atlantic Ocean.

• True

• False

In terms of climate in the mountains, as ___ increases, the temperature drops.