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ms. w's geography 02
Geographic Regions
Question | Answer |
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This region is located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico | Coastal Plain |
This geographic region has broad lowland that provides excellent harbors | Coastal Plain |
This geographic region is located directly west of the Coastal Plain | Appalachian Highlands |
This geographic region extends from Canada to western Alabama and includes the Piedmont | Appalachian Highlands |
This geographic region contains the oldest mountain range | Appalachian Highlands |
This geographic region contains hills worn by erosion | Canadian Shield |
This geographic region wraps around the Hudson Bay | Canadian Shield |
This geographic region looks like a horseshoe | Canadian Shield |
This geographic region is located west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Great Plain | Interior Lowlands |
This geographic region contains rolling flat lands with many rivers | Interior Lowlands |
This geographic region is west of the Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains | Great Plains |
This geographic region has flat land that gradually increases westward | Great Plains |
This geographic region has rugged mountains stretching from Alaska to almost Mexico | Rocky Mountains |
This geographic region has very high elevations | Rocky Mountains |
This geographic region contains the Continental Divide | Rocky Mountains |
The ___________________ determines the directional flow of rivers. | Continental Divide |
________________ is the lowest point of elevation in North America. | Death Valley |
This geographic region is located west of the Rocky Mountains and east of the Sierra Nevadas and Cascades | Basin and Range |
This mountain range runs along the eastern border of the Coastal Range region. | Sierra Nevadas |
This geographic region contains Death Valley | Basin and Range |
This geographic region contains fertile valleys and rugged mountains | Coastal Range |
This geographic region runs along the Pacific Coast and stretches from California to Canada. | Coastal Range |