Location of Geographic Regions
Major Bodies of Water
Important Bodies of Water
Geography Facts
Physical Characteristics of Geographic Regions
100
Along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico;
What is Coastal Plains?
100
Large body of salt water that surrounds a continent
What is an ocean?
100
Two oceans that were early exploration destinations and acted as a highway for explorers, settlers, and immigrants to travel
What is the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean?
100
The seven continents
What is North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica.
100
Broad lowlands providing many excellent harbors
What is Coastal Plains?
200
Extends from eastern Canada to western Alabama
What is Appalachian Mountains?
200
A large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean
What is a river?
200
Explored by Lewis and Clark
What is Columbia River
200
The land mass of Europe is frequently called this
What is Eurasia?
200
Rolling flatlands with many rivers, broad river valleys, and grassy hills
What is Interior Lowlands?
300
Wrapped around Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape
What is Canadian Shield?
300
A large body of water surrounded by land on all sides
What is a lake?
300
Forms the border with Mexico
What is Rio Grande?
300
Provided the French and Spanish with exploration routes to Mexico and other parts of America
What is The Gulf of Mexico?
300
Rugged mountains; high elevations; contains the Continental Divide
What is Rocky Mountains?
400
Located west of Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains
What is Great Plains?
400
A part of the ocean (or sea) that is partly surrounded by land
What is a gulf?
400
Gateway to the west
What is Ohio River?
400
Lakes, rivers, tributaries, gulfs, and bays are examples of ______ related features on a map.
What is water?
400
Area of varying elevations containing isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley Lowest point in America
What is Basin and Range?
500
Located west of Rocky Mountains and east of the Sierra Nevadas and the Cascades
What is Basin and Range?
500
Bodies of water support _______ among regions, form ______, and create _____ to other areas.
What is interaction, borders, links
500
Forms part of the northeastern border with Canada and connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
What is the St. Lawrence River?
500
Features such as mountains, hills, plateaus, plains, islands, and peninsulas are called ______ related features.
What is land?
500
Contains fertile valleys
What is Coastal Range?
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