Unit 5: United States and Canada

Front

What are found at the eastern and western edges of the United States and Canada? Options: Islands, Trenches, Mountains, Rivers

Back

Mountains

Front

Where is the highest point on the North American continent?

Back

Denali

Front

Where is the lowest and hottest point on the North American continent?

Back

Death Valley

Front

Which landform is shaped like a low, broad bowl that contains a very hot and dry climate?

Back

Great Basin

Front

Which landform that is found south of the Great Basin is heavily eroded with flat-topped mesas and is home to the Grand Canyon?

Back

Colorado Plateau

Front

Which landform that is found north of the Great Basin was formed by lava that rose up from cracks in the earth?

Back

Columbia Plateau

Front

East of the Rocky Mountains, the land decreases in elevation and flattens into which region?

Back

Great Plains

Front

Which term describes a wide area of rolling hills and rivers? Options: Appalachian Mountains, Canadian Shield, Piedmont, Great Plains

Back

Piedmont

Front

Which term describes a giant core of rock centered on the Hudson and James bays that anchors the continent?

Back

Canadian Shield

Front

What is North America's oldest mountain range?

Back

Appalachian Mountains