GEO Vocab_GP1_ Aug 26

Question 1

1500 mile long mountain range running through the Eastern side of the US and Canada

Answer 1

Appalachian Mountains

Question 2

Mississippi River

Answer 2

2339 mile long river west of the Appalachians

Question 2

This plateau region of eastern and northern Canada and the Great Lakes area of North America mainly includes rough and rocky surfaces and larger areas of evergreen forests.

Answer 2

Canadian Shield

Question 2

Large canyon in northern Arizona. 277 miles long up to 18 miles wide and 6000 feet tall.

Answer 2

Grand Canyon

Question 3

Rocky Mountains

Answer 3

3000 mile long mountain range running through the Western Side of the US and Canada.

Question 4

1,450 miles, this river begins in the Rocky Mountains of Northern Colorado and ends in the Gulf of California

Answer 4

Colorado River

Question 5

The Great Plains

Answer 5

Found east of the Rockies and extend to edge of the Canadian shield and to the western edge of the Appalachians; the land is generally smooth with large treeless areas and shallow river valleys

Question 5

A mountain range that runs along the west coast of Mexico and into Central America where they include many rainforest covered volcanos

Answer 5

Sierra Madres Mountain

Question 6

An imaginary line that sits atop a continuous ridge of mountain summits in the Rocky Mountains that divide the continent into two drainage areas

Answer 6

Continental Divide

Question 8

Appalachian Mountains

Answer 8

1500 mile long mountain range running through the Eastern side of the US and Canada

Question 9

Canadian Shield

Answer 9

This plateau region of eastern and northern Canada and the Great Lakes area of North America mainly includes rough and rocky surfaces and larger areas of evergreen forests.

Question 10

Sierra Madres Mountain

Answer 10

A mountain range that runs along the west coast of Mexico and into Central America where they include many rainforest covered volcanos

Question 11

Found east of the Rockies and extend to edge of the Canadian shield and to the western edge of the Appalachians; the land is generally smooth with large treeless areas and shallow river valleys

Answer 11

The Great Plains

Question 12

2339 mile long river west of the Appalachians

Answer 12

Mississippi River

Question 14

3000 mile long mountain range running through the Western Side of the US and Canada.

Answer 14

Rocky Mountains

Question 15

Continental Divide

Answer 15

An imaginary line that sits atop a continuous ridge of mountain summits in the Rocky Mountains that divide the continent into two drainage areas

Question 17

This area of the southern and southeastern US extends to the continental shelf and is generally characterized by level land with assorted mixed forests

Answer 17

Coastal Plains

Question 18

Colorado River

Answer 18

1,450 miles, this river begins in the Rocky Mountains of Northern Colorado and ends in the Gulf of California

Question 19

Coastal Plains

Answer 19

This area of the southern and southeastern US extends to the continental shelf and is generally characterized by level land with assorted mixed forests

Question 20

Grand Canyon

Answer 20

Large canyon in northern Arizona. 277 miles long up to 18 miles wide and 6000 feet tall.