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WorksheetsU.S. & Canada Landforms & Waterways (U1, L1&2)
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What area of the U.S. did coal mining help to develop?
Appalachia
ChiPitts
New York City
the Canadian Basin
The eastern coast of the U.S. and Canada faces which ocean?
Arctic
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
The western coast of the U.S. and Canada faces which ocean?
Arctic
Pacific
Indian
Atlantic
What is a tundra?
a treeless plain
flat, rolling lands covered with grass
a river
a group of cities
What is a prairie?
a treeless plain
flat, rolling lands covered with grass
a river
a group of cities
What is a megalopolis?
a treeless plain
flat, rolling lands covered with grass
an imaginary line in the Rocky Mountains
a group of cities that have grown so close together they seem to form one city
What is the Continental Divide?
a treeless plain
flat, rolling lands covered with grass
an imaginary line in the Rocky Mountains
a group of cities that have grown so close together they seem to form one city
What is a canyon?
a deep valley with steep sides
flat, rolling lands covered with grass
an imaginary line in the Rocky Mountains
a group of cities that have grown so close together they seem to form one city
What does navigable mean?
a river that is deep and wide enough to allow the passage of ships.
flat, rolling lands covered with grass
a river that flows into a larger river
a group of cities that have grown so close together they seem to form one city
What is a tributary?
a river that is deep and wide enough to allow the passage of ships.
an area of land that does not completely drain of water.
a river that flows into a larger river
a group of cities that have grown so close together they seem to form one city
What is a glacier?
a river that is deep and wide enough to allow the passage of ships.
a giant blanket of ice.
a river that flows into a larger river
a group of cities that have grown so close together they seem to form one city
What is a wetland?
a river that is deep and wide enough to allow the passage of ships.
a giant blanket of ice.
a river that flows into a larger river
an area of land that does not completely drain of water.
Why was the Everglades National Park created?
to bring tourists to Florida.
to stop the building of roads through the wetlands.
for fun.
to protect the homes of plants and animals.
What is the longest river in the U.S.?
Mississippi
St. Lawrence
Missouri
Yukon
What is the 2nd longest river in the U.S.?
Mississippi
St. Lawrence
Missouri
Yukon
What is the 3rd longest river in the U.S.?
Mississippi
St. Lawrence
Missouri
Yukon
Which of the Great Lakes is the largest?
Huron
Ontario
Michigan
Erie
Superior
Which of the Great Lakes is the smallest?
Huron
Ontario
Michigan
Erie
Superior
