Physical Traits
Physical feature
A natural feature of Earth's surface
What are the Rocky Mountains?
This mountain range is found in the western United States
What are glaciers?
Large moving sheets of ice found in northern Canada
What type of landform covers much of Mexico?
Desert
What are the sandy areas on the Caribbean islands along the edge of the water called?
Beaches
What is a peninsula?
A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
This mountain range is located in the eastern United States.
What are the Great Lakes?
Five large lakes that border the United States and Canada.
What ocean borders Mexico on its eastern side?
The Pacific Ocean
What landforms is The Caribbean made up of?
Islands
What is a plain?
A large, flat area of land with few trees.
What is the Mississippi River?
This river flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
What is the Canadian Shield?
A rocky region that covers much of eastern and central Canada
What ocean does Mexico border on its western coast?
The Pacific Ocean
What ocean borders the northeast Caribbean Sea?
Atlantic Ocean
What is an archipelago?
A group of islands
What are the Great Lakes?
Five large lakes that border the United States and Canada.
What are the Rocky Mountains?
This mountain range extends throughout the United States into western Canada.
What is the Gulf of Mexico?
The Gulf that borders Mexico on its eastern side.
What is an archipelago?
A chain or group of islands
What is a glacier?
A large area of ice that moves slowly over land.
What are the Great Plains?
This broad, flat region stretches through the middle of the United States.
What is the Arctic Ocean?
This ocean borders Canada to the north.
What is the Yucatán Peninsula?
A large landmass in southeast Mexico that separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea
What is the Caribbean Sea?
The body of water that surrounds many Caribbean islands