WorksheetsAmerican Physical Features
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Worksheet time: 7mins
This chain of 5 large freshwater lakes forms the largest lake group in the world. Four of the five lie on the border of Canada and Mexico
The Great Lakes
The Everglades
The Rio Grande River
Kenai Fjords
The broad expanse of prairie and steppe found east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada.
The Great Plains
Death Valley
The Everglades
The Pacific Range
The warm body of water that is VERY attractive to incoming tropical storms and hurricanes! Numerous southern states depend on this for trade and resources.
The Gulf of Mexico
The Great Lakes
The Mississippi River
The Rio Grande River
North America’s oldest mountain range and the second largest in the United States. Separated early settlers to North America from exploring the rest of the continent and is located along the East coast.
The Rocky Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains
Denali
The Gulf of Mexico
This is located in California and Nevada. It is the lowest point in North America at -282 feet below sea level.The hottest recorded temperatures in North America were recorded here: 134° F.
Death Valley
The Everglades
The Pacific Range
The Rio Grande River
These are swampy wetlands in Southern Florida and have lush vegetation and a variety of unique species living in this region.
The Great Plains
The Everglades
The Great Lakes
The Rocky Mountains
A gorge in Arizona created by water erosion from the Colorado River. The deepest point is 6,000 feet it stretches over 277 miles of river. The average width from one side to the other is 10 miles.
The Grand Canyon
The Everglades
The Pacific Range
Carlsbad Caverns
These are known as the “Great Divide” because they are a major mountain range that stretches for more than 3,000 miles from the northern most part of western Canada through the southwestern United States.
The Rocky Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains
The Pacific Range
Denali
This form a natural boundary/part of the border between the United States and Mexico. It is 1,885 miles long and am the 4th longest river system in the United States.
The Mississippi River
The St. Lawrence River
The Great Lakes
The Rio Grande River
A popular tourist attraction, located on the border between Ontario, Canada and New York State. It is known for its beauty and for my potential source of hydroelectric power. It's located on a fall line where rivers break into rapids and waterfalls.
Niagara Falls
Kilauea Volcano
Kenai Fjords
Denali
An active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands that last erupted between 1983 and 2018. Historically, it has been most active of the five volcanoes that together form the island of Hawaiʻi.
Kilauea Volcano
Carlsbad Caverns
Kenai Fjords
Denali
Located in the Chihuahuan Desert of southern New Mexico. It features more than 100 caves.
Kilauea Volcano
Carlsbad Caverns
Kenai Fjords
Denali
A national park that contains a major icefield. The park is named for the numerous fjords carved by glaciers moving down the mountains from the ice field.
Kilauea Volcano
Carlsbad Caverns
Kenai Fjords
Denali
The highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,310 feet above sea level.
Kilauea Volcano
Carlsbad Caverns
Kenai Fjords
Denali
