NORTH AMERICA - North America in Spatial Terms
Which mountain ranges are part of the Appalachian Mountains?
- Green Mountains - White Mountains - Great Smoky Mountains
Which mountain ranges are part of the Cordilleras?
- Sierra Madre Occidental - Sierra Madre Del Sur - Rocky Mountains
Select all the names of the Great Lakes.
- Superior - Ontario - Erie - Michigan - Huron
Which of the following landforms are peninsulas?
- Yucatan - Florida - Baja
What landform was crossed by American colonists when they headed west?
Appalachian Mountains
Match the water system with the letter that represents it on the map.
Atlantic Ocean - A Pacific Ocean - B Arctic Ocean - C Bering Strait - D Mississippi River - E Great Lakes - F Hudson Bay - G Yukon River - H
Which plain is completely located in Canada?
Canadian Shield
Which area will likely provide the best farmland?
Great Plains
The Hawaiian Islands are surrounded by which ocean?
Pacific
a group of islands clustered together in a large body of water
archipelago
all the land drained by a river and the streams that flow into that river
drainage basin
On the map, place the names that show where the places are located.
going from top to bottom: greenland, canada, usa, mexico
the principal land mass of a continent or country (excludes islands and peninsulas)
mainland
a land mass surrounded by water on three sides
peninsula
North America is the _____ continent in the world.
third largest
