Unit 2 United States Review

A piece of land surrounded on three sides by water...

• gulf

• island

• peninsula

• strait

a body of land completely surrounded by water...

• gulf

• island

• peninsula

• strait

a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water...

• gulf

• island

• peninsula

• strait

a large area of the sea partly enclosed by land...

• gulf

• island

• peninsula

• strait

True or False: The Ohio River links the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River system.

• True

• False

All of the Great Lakes are connected.

• True

• False

The Mississippi River carries nutrients to the rich farmlands of the midwestern United States.

• True

• False

What is a range?

• a flat, grassy area

• a row of mountains

• a forest found in northern latitudes

Where are the Sierra Nevada's?

• in Alaska

• in California

• in Oregon

Which type of landform is flat, but higher than the land around it?

• a plain

• a plateau

• a prairie