The Rockies and beyond

The Rockies are located to the ______ of the Interior Plains.

• North

• South

• East

• West

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

How old are the Rocky Mountains?

• 90 million years old

• 250 million years old

• 1 million years old

• 90 thousand years old

The peaks of the Rockies are sharp and jagged because...

• They have a high elevation

• They haven't been eroded for as long

• They don't like to be flat

• They are in the West

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

The longest mountain range in the US is the...

• White Mountains

• Blue Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Moutains

The Rockies extend from _______ to _________ and into Alaska.

• Mexico; Florida

• Asia; Canada

• Mexico; Europe

• Mexico; Canada

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The Intermountain Region is mostly....

• humid

• dry

• wet

• cold

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The bowl-shaped land in the Intermountain Region is called...

• The Great Basin

• The Great Wall

• The Great Sink

• The Great Hole

At the edge of the Great Basin is...

• Mexico

• San Francisco, CA

• Death Valley, CO

• Death Valley, CA

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Death Valley, CA is how many feet below sea level?

• 200 feet

• 520 feet

• 350 feet

• 250 feet

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

The tallest peak in the Rockies is....

• Mt. Everest

• Mt. Elbert

• Mt. Rainier

• Mt. Kilimanjaro