8 Physical Regions

How many physical regions are in the United States?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

Here on the east coast - what region are we in?

• Rocky Mountains

• Interior Lowlands

• Coastal Plains

• Coastal Range

Which region includes area with "old eroded mountains"

• Canadian Shield

• Appalachian Highlands

• Interior Lowlands

• Rocky Mountains

This region contains Death Valley

• Coastal Plain

• Appalachian Highlands

• Rocky Mountains

• Basin & Range

This region is along the Pacific coast and it stretches from California to Canada containing many fertile valleys

• Coastal Range

• Coastal Plains

• Coastal Mountains

• Coastal Lowlands

This region has hills worn by erosion and lakes carved by GLACIERS

• Coastal Shield

• Canadian Shield

• Interior Shield

• Rocky Shield

Which region contains Rugged Mountains and the Continental Divide

• Appalachian Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Coastal Range

• Great Plains

Which region had flat grasslands that gradually increase westward

• Coastal Plain

• Interior Lowlands

• Great Plains

• Coastal Range

Which Ocean is on the East coast of North America?

• Artic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Southern Ocean

Which Ocean is on the West Coast?

• Artic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Southern Ocean