4G - U.S. Landforms

1. The Atlantic Coastal Plain is an area of flat land with few trees. It runs for 2,200 miles along the eastern coast of the United States and ______________ Ocean.

• Pacific

• Arctic

• Southern

• Atlantic

The Atlantic Coastal Plain took _________ of years to be crearted.

• millions

• hundreds

• thousands

• ten years

2. When saltwater and freshwater mix together it's called a(n) ________.

• estuary

• lake

• river

• island

True or False. Much of the land in the Atlantic Coastal Plain is farmland.

• True

• False

Crabs, oysters, fish, and lots of other seafood comes from the ______________________.

• Great Plains

• Great Basin

• Continental Divide

• Atlantic Coastal Plain

The ____________ runs for 2,200 miles from Cape Cod to Florida along the eastern coast of the U.S..

• Great Plains

• Death Valley

• Atlantic Coastal Plain

• Great Lakes

Where are the Great Lakes located?

• In between Mexico and the U.S.

• Along the borders of the U.S. and Canada

• In the Arctic Region

• In between Europe and the U.S.

The Great Lakes were formed around 14,000 years ago when  __________  carved out the land.

• the Earth's plates crashed together

• dinosaurs

• a hurricane

• a glacier

The Great Lakes provide the largest supply of ________________ on Earth!

• snow

• freshwater

• snow

• saltwater

The ________________ connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.

• the Mississippi River

• the Colorado River

• the Gulf of Mexico

• the St. Lawerence Seaway