United States Geography Quiz

Which region of the United States contains broad lowlands, large port cities, and many excellent harbors?

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plain

• Interior Lowlands

• Appalachian Highlands

Which region of the United States is the oldest mountain range in North America?

• Great Plains

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Highlands

• Canadian Shield

Which region of the United States contains rolling flatlands with many rivers, broad river valleys, and grassy hills?

• Appalachian Highlands

• Interior Lowlands

• Basin and Range

• Coastal Range

Which region of the United States contains the oldest rock formations in North America?

• Rocky Mountains

• Great Plains

• Canadian Shield

• Cascade Mountains

Which region of the United States has dry grasslands and contains land that gradually increases in elevation on the western side?

• Basin and Range

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plain

• Interior Lowlands

Which region of the United States contains the Continental Divide, which determines the directional flow of rivers?

• Rocky Mountains

• Cascade Mountains

• Coastal Range

• Appalachian Highlands

Which region of the United States contains isolated mountain ranges and varying elevations; high and low areas?

• Coastal Plain

• Basin and Range

• Interior Lowlands

• Canadian Shield

Which region of the United States contains the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges?

• Appalachian Highlands

• Rocky Mountains

• Great Plains

• Coastal Range

Which region of the United States has the lowest elevation in North America and is one of the hottest and driest places on earth?

• Interior Lowlands

• Basin and Range

• Coastal Plain

• Great Plains

Which region of the United States determines the directional flow of rivers, with those flowing down the eastern side emptying into the Atlantic Ocean?

• Appalachian Highlands

• Canadian Shield

• Coastal Range

• Rocky Mountains