Physical Geography of the United States and Canada

What binds Canada and the United States together?

• A shared border

• A common language

• A mutual defense treaty

• A single currency

What is the major mountain chain in the eastern United States and Canada?

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Great Plains

• Canadian Shield

What is the rocky, flat area that surrounds Hudson Bay?

• A) Canadian Shield

• B) Great Lakes

• C) Rocky Mountains

• D) Continental Divide

What is the mountain chain in the western United States and Canada?

• A) Appalachian Mountains

• B) Great Plains

• C) Rocky Mountains

• D) Mackenzie River

What is Canada’s longest river?

• Great Lakes

• Mackenzie River

• Canadian Shield

• Continental Divide

The Continental Divide is:

• a mountain range in Europe

• a line that separates river systems flowing to different oceans

• a political boundary between countries

• a geological fault line

Significant water resources provide:

• Recreational opportunities

• Agricultural support

• Industrial development

• All of the above

Fill in the blank: The landform 'interior lowlands' is part of the landforms of the United States and Canada.

• interior lowlands

• coastal plains

• Appalachian mountains

• Rocky mountains

Fill in the blank: The landform 'western mountains, plateaus, and basins' is part of the landforms of the United States and Canada.

• western mountains, plateaus, and basins

• eastern lowlands and plains

• northern tundra and ice fields

• southern deserts and valleys

The Appalachian Mountain System stretches from Alabama to Canada.

• True

• False