M6,L1, Physical Geography (United States)

enormous mountain range in the West

(vocab word)

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• continental divide

• tributary

main mountain range in the East

(vocab word)

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• continental divide

• tributary

largest group of freshwater lakes in the world

(vocab word)

• Grand Lake

• Lake Texhoma

• Great Lakes

• The Great Salt Lake

area of high ground that divides the flow of rivers toward opposite ends of a continent

(vocab word)

• tributary

• continental divide

• Mississippi River

• Appalachian Mountains

smaller stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river

(vocab word)

• tributary

• Mississippi River

• Great Lakes

• continental divide

North America’s largest and most important river

(vocab word)

• Mississippi River

• Missouri River

• tributary

• continental divide

What causes the rivers of the United States to flow to opposite ends of North America?

(pg 193, 2nd paragraph)

• the Piedmont

• the Great Lakes

• the Interior Plains

• the Continental Divide

The Continental Divide, which causes the rivers of the United States to flow to opposite ends of North America, is located in ________.

(pg 193, 2nd paragraph)

• the Sierra Nevada

• the Cascade Range

• the Rocky Mountains

• the Appalachian Mountains

How are the climates of the West different from the climates of the other regions of the country?

(pg. 194, 3rd paragraph)

• They are mostly dry.

• They are mostly cold.

• They are mostly sunny.

• They are mostly humid.

Although the climates of the West are mostly dry, _____ has a wet climate.

(pg. 194 3rd pagraph)

• Alaska

• California

• the Gulf of Mexico coast

• the Pacific Northwest Coast