Chapter 12

What is the largest Mountain range in the United States?

• Rocky Mountains

• Cascade Range

• Olympic Mountains

__________ and __________ are similar because they are both heated by magma and erupt.

Choose 2

• volcanoes

• geysers

• mountains

• valleys

The Rockies are like other mountain ranges in the United States because they have___________________.

• high rugged mountains with many peaks.

• lower peaks than mountains throughout the world

• have rugged mountains with few peaks.

The Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada, and Olympic Mountains are all located in the ____________.

• West

• North

• East

The Sierra Nevada____________ have a volcano

• Does

• Does not

• might

What is a Western state that has very cold winter temperatures?

• Washington

• Alaska

• Arizona

Two states with similar climates that rarely go below freezing are__________ and __________.

Choose 2

• Hawaii

• California

• Alaska

• Washington

The Great Basin's climate can be described as _____,______, and _______.

• mild, cloudy, and rainy

• hot, sunny, and humid

• cold, sunny, and snowy

What is the wettest place on Earth?

• Hawaii

• California

• Alaska

As a result of the rain shadow effect, the western side of the Cascade Range receives_______.

• More rain than the eastern side

• less rain than the eastern side

• the same amount of rain as the eastern side