USA and Canada Flashcards
Mississippi River
North to South River that starts in Missouri and empties out in the Gulf of Mexico
St. Lawrence River
issues from Lake Ontario, flows northeast past Montreal and Quebec City to the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Colorado River
rising in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, U.S., and flowing generally west and south for 1,450 miles (2,330 kilometres) into the Gulf of California
Columbia River
Canada and the United States, including parts of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, and Utah. Empties into Pacific ocean in Oregon.
Rio Grande
the border between the U.S. state of Texas and Mexico.
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf is bordered by the United States to the north (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas), six Mexican states to the west (Quintana R o d , Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatan), and the island of Cuba to the southeast.
Great Lakes
series of large interconnected freshwater lakes in the east-central interior of North America that connect to the Atlantic Ocean via the Saint Lawrence River. The five lakes are Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, and they are in general on or near the Canada–United States border
Pacific Ocean
Largest ocean on earth
Hudson Bay
inland sea indenting east-central Canada.
Aleutian Islands
Chain of Islands belonging to Alaska, located vertically in between the Bering Sea and Pacific Ocean, and horizontally, in between east Russia and West Continental Alaska.
Hawaiian Archipelago
over a vast area of the North Pacific Ocean
Appalachian Mountains
from southern New York to northern Mississippi.
Pacific Coastal Range
from west-central Washington in the north to the Transverse Ranges of California in the south.
Basin and Range
southwestern Oregon, southeastern Idaho, the western portion of Utah and nearly the entire state of Nevada.
Rocky Mountains
from northern Alberta and British Columbia in Canada southward to New Mexico in the United States
Great Plains
the Great Plains contain parts of 10 states: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming , Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico
Interior Lowlands
The Interior Lowlands of the United States lie in a vast grassy expanse between the Appalachian Mountains and the Great Plains.
Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Plain
from Delaware in the Northeast to the Gulf Coast of Texas
Grand Canyon
Located throughout America’s southwestern states.
Toronto
Canada’s most populous city. Capital of Ontario.
Montreal
Largest city in the province of Quebec
Ottawa
Capital city of Canada. Located in the province of Ontario.
Quebec
Canada’s largest province by area, located in Northeastern Canada. Capital is Quebec City.
Vancouver
a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia
British Columbia
Western Most Canadian province
