Geography of US and Canada-Chapter 4

oldest mountain chain in America

• Smoky

• Rockies

• Coast

• Appalachians

deep valley with steep sides

• plateau

• canyon

• valley

• plain

an important U.S. economic, cultural, and political center

• Atlantic megalopolis

• New England States

• Piedmont

• Central Lowlands

Which is the highest point in North America?

• Mount St. Helens

• Mount McKinley aka Denali

• Mount Mitchell

• Mount Hood

Where does the Mississippi River begin?

• Wisconsin

• Mississippi

• Gulf of Mexico

• Minnesota

Which state ranks first in oil and natural gas reserves in the United States?

• Texas

• Alaska

• Louisiana

• Oklahoma

Where do most Americans and Canadians live?

• near the Great Lakes

• near the Tropic of Cancer

• in the middle latitudes

• along the coasts

Why does the inland West receive little rainfall?

• Hot, dry air gets trapped between the Rockies and the Appalachian Mountains

• Cooler air is kept away from the area by the Pacific ranges

• Cooler air flows away from the area toward the Gulf of Mexico

• Hot, dry air gets trapped between the Pacific ranges and the Rockies

What is the average January temperature in Atlanta, Georgia?

• 41* F

• 72*F

• 20*F

• 58*F

Approximately how many people died during Hurricane Katrina?

• 100

• 500

• 1000

• 1800