World Geography - Unit 1 Physical Geo

The main mountain range in the eastern part of the USA is called the ________________________ Mountains.

• Appalachian

• Rocky

• Canadian Shield

• Great Plains

The ________________________________are a series of small mountain ranges that stretch from southern California to Washington.

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian

• Sierra Nevada

• Pacific Coastal ranges

Which mountain range stretches from Alaska to just north of Mexico?

• Rocky

• Sierra Nevada

• Cascades

• Rio Grande

Which river forms a border between the USA and Mexico?

• Missouri

• Mississippi

• St. Lawrence

• Rio Grande

This physical feature in the United States is a large body of water, it is located east of the United States, and it is an ocean.

• Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• Gulf of Mexico
• Mississippi river

This physical feature in the United States is a gulf, it is south of the United States and north of Mexico, and it is a large body of water surrounded by land. 

• Gulf of Mexico
• Gulf of Tonkin
• Persian Gulf
• Gulf of Florida

This physical feature in the United States is a mountain range at the edge of the Great Plains, runs north to south in central United States, and can range from 5,000 to 10,000 feet.

• Appalachian Mountains
• Rocky Mountains
• Mount Rushmore
• Tuscaloosa Mountains

This physical feature in the United States is a plain west of the Appalachian Mountains, it is east of the Great Plains, and it is a large, fertile flat land.

• Atlantic Ocean
• Central or Interior Plains
• Rocky Mountains
• Gulf of Mexico

Five lakes (Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario) that form an important waterway for trade with Canada

• Montgomery
• The Great Lakes
• Washington D.C.
• Gulf of Mexico

Which is the lowland bordering the Atlantic Ocean with excellent harbors?

• Gulf of Mexico
• Great Basin
• St. Lawrence River
• Atlantic Costal Plain