Geography Terms

The strip of land connecting North America to South America.

• isthmus
• Island of Hispaniola
• Isthmus of Panama
• Gulf of Mexico

The group of five largest freshwater lakes between the United States and Canada.

• Death Valley
• Great Lakes
• Great Plains
• Great Basin

A flat, elevated landform that is raised much higher than the surrounding area.

• piedmont
• peninsula
• isthmus
• plateau

Flat, low land along the Atlantic Ocean.

• Great Plains
• Island of Hispaniola
• Great Basin
• Atlantic Coastal Plains

Narrow piece of land with water on three sides.

• peninsula
• plateau
• isthmus
• piedmont

The lowest land in North America.

• Death Valley
• Great Basin
• Great Lakes
• plateau

The second largest island of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea where Christopher Columbus explored in 1492.

• Atlantic Coastal Plain
• Gulf of Mexico
• Isthmus of Panama
• Island of Hispaniola

Region of flat land from Southern Texas to Canada where there are few rivers and almost no trees.

• Death Valley
• Great Basin
• Great Plains
• Great Lakes

The ____________ is a river located between Canada and New York, that connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.

• St. Lawrence River
• Great Lakes
• Continental Divide
• Great Basin

An imaginary line that runs north and south along the Rocky Mountains and divides the major river systems of North America.

• Great Basin
• peninsula
• Continental Divide
• Great Plains