Geographic Regions of North America

Which region has broad lowlands with many excellent harbors and is located along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico?

• Coastal Plain

• Basin and Range

• New River Valley

• Great Plains

Which region has rolling flatlands with many rivers and is nicknamed "Tornado Alley" due to it's unpredictable weather?

• Coastal Range

• Interior Lowlands

• Canadian Shield

• Piedmont

Which region has rugged mountains and fertile valleys including the Sierra Nevadas and Cascades and is along the Pacific Coast?

• Interior Lowlands

• Rocky Mountains

• Canadian Shield

• Coastal Range

Which region has flatland that gradually increases and grasslands?

• Coastal Plain

• Great Plains

• Basin and Range

• Appalachian Mountains

Which region has varying elevations containing isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley?

• Interior Lowlands

• Coastal Range

• Canadian Shield

• Basin and Range

Which region has rugged mountains that stretch from Alaska to Mexico and contains the Continental Divide?

• Rocky Mountains

• Coastal Region

• Piedmont

• Basin and Range

Which region contains old, eroded mountains and the oldest mountain range in North America?

• Interior Lowlands

• Appalachian Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Basin and Range

Which region wraps around the Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape will hills worn by erosion and hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers?

• Coastal Range

• New Mexico Region

• Basin and Range

• Canadian Shield

Which letter represents the Coastal Plain?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which letter represents the Coastal Range?

• E

• F

• G

• H