Unit 5: United States and Canada

What are found at the eastern and western edges of the United States and Canada?

• Islands

• Trenches

• Mountains

• Rivers

Where is the highest point on the North American continent?

• Great Basin

• Denali

• Death Valley

• Grand Canyon

Where is the lowest and hottest point on the North American continent?

• Great Basin

• Denali

• Death Valley

• Grand Canyon

Which landform is shaped like a low, broad bowl that contains a very hot and dry climate?

• Great Basin

• Denali

• Death Valley

• Grand Canyon

Which landform that is found south of the Great Basin is heavily eroded with flat-topped mesas and is home to the Grand Canyon?

• Great Basin

• Denali

• Colorado Plateau

• Columbia Plateau

Which landform that is found north of the Great Basin was formed by lava that rose up from cracks in the earth?

• Great Basin

• Denali

• Colorado Plateau

• Columbia Plateau

East of the Rocky Mountains, the land decreases in elevation and flattens into which region?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Canadian Shield

• Piedmont

• Great Plains

Which term describes a wide area of rolling hills and rivers?

• Chapparal

• Mesa

• Piedmont

• Tundra

Which term describes a giant core of rock centered on the Hudson and James bays that anchors the continent?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Canadian Shield

• Piedmont

• Great Plains

What is North America's oldest mountain range?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Canadian Shield

• Piedmont

• Great Plains