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US GEOGRAPHY REVIEW CARDS
Name the seven continents.
North America, South America, Europe,
Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Australia
Name the eight regions of North America.
Coastal Plain, Appalachian Highlands
(Mountains), Canadian Shield, Interior
Lowlands, Great Plains, Rocky Mountain,
Basin & Range, Coastal Range
Broad lowland providing many excellent
harbors.
Describe the physical characteristics of the
Coastal Plain.
Where is the Coastal Plain located?
Located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of
Mexico.
Where is the Appalachian Mountain region
located?
Located to the west of the Coastal Plain region
extending from eastern Canada to western
Alabama.
Describe the physical characteristics of the
Appalachian Mountain region.
Old, eroded mountains (oldest mountain
range in North America)
Describe the physical characteristics of the
Canadian Shield region.
Hills worn by erosion and hundreds of rocks
formed by glaciers.
Where is the Canadian Shield region located?
Wrapped around the Hudson Bay in the shape
of a horseshoe.
Describe the physical characteristics of the
Interior Lowlands.
Rolling flatlands with many rivers, broad river
valleys, and grassy hills.
Where is the Interior Lowland Region
located?
Located west of the Appalachian Mountains
and east of the Great Plains.
Describe the physical characteristics of the
Great Plains.
Flat grasslands that gradually increase in
elevation westward.
Where is the Great Plain region located?
Located west of the Interior Lowlands and
east of the Rocky Mountains.
Describe the physical characteristics of the
Rocky Mountain region.
Where is the Rocky Mountain region located?
Rugged mountains stretching from Alaska to
Mexico; high elevations. Contains the
Continental Divide which determines the
directional flow of rivers.
Located west of the Great Plains and east of
the Basin & Range region.
Describe the physical characteristics of the
Basin and Range.
Area of varying elevations containing isolated
mountain ranges and Death Valley, the lowest
point in North America.
Where is the Basin & Range region located?
West of the Rocky Mountains and east of the
Sierra Nevada and the Cascade Mountains.
What is the lowest point in North America?
Death Valley
Describe the physical characteristics of the
Coastal Range region.
Rugged mountains that contain fertile valleys.
Where is the Coastal Range located?
It is along the Pacific Coast and stretches fro
California to Canada.
Name the two oceans that border the U.S.
Atlantic and Pacific
Name the three other oceans we have studied
Indian, Arctic and Southern
Name the seven main rivers of the United
States
Ohio, Mississippi, Missouri, Colorado,
Columbia, Rio Grande and St. Lawrence
What are the lakes called that provided inland
ports in the Midwest?
The Great Lakes
What is the name of the Gulf located in the
southern United States?
Gulf of Mexico
Why were major bodies of water important in
the early settlement of the United States?
They provided trade, transportation, and
settlement areas for the people.
Who used the Atlantic Ocean as a watery
highway?
Explorers, early settlers and later immigrants.
What river is called the gateway to the west?
Ohio River
Along what bodies of water did inland port
cities grow in the Midwest?
The Great Lakes
What two rivers were used for transportation
for farm and industrial products and were
links to ports and other parts of the world?
Mississippi and Missouri Rivers
Who explored the Columbia River?
Lewis and Clark
Who explored the Colorado River
The Spanish
What river forms the border between the US
and Mexico?
Rio Grande
What body of water provided the French and
the Spanish exploration routes to Mexico and
other parts of America?
Gulf of Mexico
What was the Pacific Ocean used for?
Early exploration route.
What river forms part of the Northeastern
border with Canada and connects the Great
Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?
St. Lawrence River
What are some examples of geographic
features?
Lakes, rivers, mountains, plains, islands,
tributaries, gulfs, bays, hills, plateaus,
peninsulas
Geographic features can effect things like
Patterns of trade
Locations of cities and towns
Western (frontier) movement
Agriculture and fishing industries
Lines that run east to west and measure how
far something is north or south of the equator.
What are lines of latitude?
What is another name for lines of latitude?
Parallels
What are lines of longitude?
Lines that run north to south and measure
how far something is east or west of the Prime
Meridian.
What is at 0 degrees latitude?
The equator
What I at 0 degrees longitude?
The Prime Meridian
What is a primary source?
A source with a direct link to the past
What are some examples of primary sources?
Letters, maps, journal entries, pictures,
drawings, speeches, formal documents, for
example The Declaration of Independence,
ledgers
What is a secondary source?
A source without a direct link to the past
What are some examples of secondary
sources?
Encyclopedias, textbooks