Chapter 4 Test 2025

dormant

• deep valley with steep side

• oldest mountains in North America

• joined together inside a common boundary

• a group of mountain ranges that run side by side

• unlikely to erupt

contiguous

• joined together inside a common boundary

• oldest mountains in North America

• a group of mountain ranges that run side by side

• unlikely to erupt

• deep valley with steep side

Grand Banks

• unlikely to erupt

• oldest mountains in North America

• joined together inside a common boundary

• deep valley with steep side

• well known fishing grounds off the eastern coast of Canada

Appalachians

• a group of mountain ranges that run side by side

• joined together inside a common boundary

• deep valley with steep side

• unlikely to erupt

• oldest mountains in North America

Niagara Falls

• oldest mountains in North America

• unlikely to erupt

• a major source of hydroelectric power

• joined together inside a common boundary

• deep valley with steep side

Continental Divide

• unlikely to erupt

• deep valley with steep side

• the high ridge of the Rockies that determines which way rivers flow

• oldest mountains in North America

• joined together inside a common boundary

Drought

• deep valley with steep side

• unlikely to erupt

• oldest mountains in North America

• joined together inside a common boundary

• long period without rainfall

Canadian Shield

• unlikely to erupt

• deep valley with steep side

• a horseshoe shaped area around the Hudson Bay rich in minerals like iron ore, copper and nickel

• oldest mountains in North America

• joined together inside a common boundary

cordillera

• a group of mountain ranges that run side by side

• oldest mountains in North America

• joined together inside a common boundary

• deep valley with steep side

• unlikely to erupt

canyon

• a group of mountain ranges that run side by side

• joined together inside a common boundary

• oldest mountains in North America

• deep valley with steep side

• unlikely to erupt