Landforms in the U.S.

What is the large flat area in the center of the US that is used for ranching and farming called?

• Great Basin

• Great Plains

• Death Valley

• Rocky Mountains

The Colorado River is responsible for creating what giant US landform?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Grand Canyon

• Everglades

• Mount Rushmore

At 134 degrees Fahrenheit, the hottest spot in the US is _____________________.

• Florida Everglades

• Rocky Mountains

• Death Valley

• Texas Desert

What ocean is east of the US?

• Indian Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

What ocean is west of the US?

• Indian Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

______________________________ is the longest river in North America.

• Mississippi River

• Rio Grande River

• Ohio River

• St. Lawrence River

How were the Great Lakes Formed?

• earthquakes

• forest fires

• glaciers

• flood

What is the name of the river that connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and is used as a transportation route?

• Ohio River

• Colorado River

• Mississippi River

• St. Lawrence River

What kind of water is found in the Great Lakes?

• fresh

• salt

How would you describe the landform known as the Coastal Plain?

• rocky land along the Atlantic Ocean

• a range of mountains along the Atlantic Ocean

• flat, low land along the Atlantic Ocean that is good for farming

• an area of hills and valleys along the Atlantic Ocean