North American Physical Geography: The United States and Canada

What is the name of the large bay located in northeastern Canada?

• Hudson Bay

• San Francisco Bay

• Chesapeake Bay

• Bay of Fundy

What is the name of the large mountain range in eastern North America?

• Andes Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Alps

• Himalayas

The Appalachian Mountains stretch from which two locations?

• A) California to Nevada

• B) Alabama to Nova Scotia

• C) Texas to Florida

• D) New York to Maine

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Appalachian Mountains?

• High altitude peaks

• Volcanic activity

• Low altitude peaks

• Desert climate

What natural process has contributed to the low altitude of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Glacial melting

• Weathering and erosion

• Earthquakes

• Volcanic eruptions

Which of the following states does the Appalachian Mountains NOT stretch through?

• Alabama

• Nova Scotia

• California

• Georgia

The Rio Grande forms part of the border between which two countries?

• United States and Canada

• United States and Mexico

• Brazil and Argentina

• Spain and Portugal

Niagara Falls is located between which two Great Lakes?

• Lake Michigan and Lake Huron

• Lake Erie and Lake Ontario

• Lake Superior and Lake Erie

• Lake Huron and Lake Ontario

Which river system is composed of three of the largest rivers in North America?

• A) Mississippi-Missouri-Ohio

• B) Amazon-Congo-Nile

• C) Yangtze-Ganges-Indus

• D) Danube-Rhine-Seine

Where does the Mississippi-Missouri-Ohio river system flow into?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

• Arctic Ocean