Landforms and resources of United States and Canada

Rocky Mountains

Mountain chain in the western United States and Canada, west of the Plains. The Rockies extend 3000 miles from Alaska south to New Mexico

Which major landforms and/or waterways do the United States and Canada share?

Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, Great Lakes, Atlantic & Pacific Oceans, St. Lawrence River

Canadian Shield

Rocky, mainly flat area that surrounds Hudson Bay; covers nearly 2 million square miles

Great Lakes

Five large lakes found in the central United States and Canada

What is one of the world's most important shipping routes?

Great Lakes and the St. Lawerence River.

How old are the Appalachian Mountains?

more than 400 million years old

How do Canada and the United States rank in size compared with other countries?

second and third

How old are the Rocky Mountains?

80 million years old (relatively young)

Hudson Bay

A body of water that extends far into Canada and connects to the Atlantic Ocean

Gulf of Mexico

A large area of the Atlantic Ocean that is partially enclosed by land. It is located to the South of the United States and East of Mexico and brings warm ocean currents along the Southeast coast of the United States.

Which mountain range is oldest?

Appalachian Mountains

What bodies of water surround the United States and Canada?

Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico

Mackenzie River

Canada's longest river, which flows across the Northwest territories to the Arctic Ocean

What are the three sub regions of the lowlands?

Interior Plains, Great Plains, Canadian Shield

Name the Great Lakes

Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Superior

What has most helped the United States and Canada become the world's leading food exporters?

Large areas of fertile soils that allow for vast and productive agricultural activity.

Great Plains

Largely treeless area in the interior lowlands

What is the Continental Divide?

Line of the highest points in the Rockies that marks the separation between rivers flowing to the east and rivers flowing to the west

Appalachian Mountains

One of 2 major mountain chains in the United States and Canada; extends 1600 miles from Newfoundland in Canada to Alabama

How do the Rocky Mountains compare to the Appalachian Mountains?

The Rocky Mountains rise to much higher elevations and are much younger than the Appalachians.

What binds Canada and the United States together?

They are bound together by strong economic and political ties.

How did landscape influence the development of the United States and Canada?

Vast Lands and abundant resources attracted settlers.