US & Canada Physical and Political Geography

Which two physical features do the United States and Canada share?

• Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River

• Rocky Mountains and the Great Lakes

• Mississippi River and the Great Lakes

• St. Lawrence Seaway and Rocky Mountains

This major river covers over 2,300 miles and flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico

• The Missouri River

• The Mississippi River

• The Hudson River

• The St. Lawrence River

Which region is pictured here above?

• Southeast
• Northeast
• Midwest
• Pacific

This Ocean lies to the North of Canada

• Atlantic
• Arctic
• Pacific
• Indian

The Eastern region of the United States is characterized by

• the Great Plains, the Appalachian Mountain Range, and the New England Coast

• the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and the St. Lawrence Seaway

• the Appalachian Mountain Range, the St. Lawrence Seaway, and the Atlantic Coastal Plain

• the Appalachian Mountain Range, the New England Coast, and the Rocky Mountain Range

The _________ is the part of the Rocky Mountains where rivers stop flowing east and start flowing west

• Continental Divide

• contiguous

• Cordillera

• Separatists

Which number on the map shows The Rocky Mountains ?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Which physical feature is a major source of US-Canada and overseas trading that connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Oceans?

• The Hudson Bay
• The St. Lawrence River
• The Great Lakes
• The Rocky Mountains

What are the Great Plains of the United States?

• a. the flat, desolate area in central Alaska
• b. a flat area between the Pacific Ranges and the Rocky Mountains
• c. the flat region surrounding the Great Lakes
• the flat landscape between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River

What large mountain range is pictured here?

• Catskill Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains
• Ozark Mountains