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USI.2b
SEMESTER STUDY GUIDE
Question | Answer |
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Tell me what Chuck is...where it is....and give me two facts about it. | Canadian Shield...the most northern region...hills worn by erosion and hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers...wraps around the Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape |
Tell me what Can't is...where it is...and give me two facts about it. | Coastal Range...the most western region...rugged mountains along the Pacific coast that stretch from California to Canada...contains fertile valleys |
Tell me what Bring is...and give me two facts about it. | Basin and Range...Located west of the Rocky Mountains and east of the Sierra Navadas and Cascades...area of varying elevations containing isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley, the lowest point in North America |
Tell me what Red is...and give me two facts about it. | Rocky Mountains...located west of the Great Plains and east of the Basin and Range...rugged mountains stretching from Alaska almost to Mexico;high elevations;contains the Continental Divide which determines the directional flow of rivers |
Tell me what Gum is...and give me two facts about it. | Great Plains...located west of the Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains...flat land that gradually increases in elevation westward;grass-lands |
Tell me what In is...and give me two facts about it. | Interior Lowlands...located west of the Appalachin Mountains and east of the Great Plains...rolling flat lands with many rivers, broad river valleys, and grassy hills |
Tell me what A is...and give me two facts about it. | Appalachin Highlands...west of the Coastal Plain, extending from eastern Canada to western Alabama, includes the Piedmont...old, eroded mountains (oldest mountain range in North America) |
Tell me what Class is...and give me two facts about it. | Coastal Plain...along the Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico...broad lowlands providing many excellent harbors |