Mountains
Rivers
Lakes
Deserts
Mixed U.S. Geography
100

This mountain range stretches from Georgia to Maine.

What are the Appalachian Mountains?

100

This river is the longest in the United States.

What is the Mississippi River?

100

The five Great Lakes are located along the border of which country?

What is Canada?

100

This desert is located in southeastern California.

What is the Mojave Desert?

100

Which ocean borders the east coast of the U.S.?

What is the Atlantic Ocean?

200

These mountains run through the western United States.

What are the Rocky Mountains?

200

This river carved the Grand Canyon.

What is the Colorado River?

200

This Great Lake is the largest by surface area.

What is Lake Superior?

200

This desert covers parts of Arizona, California, and Mexico.

What is the Sonoran Desert?

200

This flat region has rich soil and is good for farming.

What are the Great Plains?

300

These mountains are along the Pacific Coast in California.

What are the Sierra Nevada Mountains?

300

This river forms the border between Texas and Mexico.

What is the Rio Grande?

300

Name two of the five Great Lakes.

What are Lake Michigan and Lake Erie?

300

What U.S. desert is the driest and hottest place in North America?

What is Death Valley?

300

This famous canyon was carved by the Colorado River.

What is the Grand Canyon?

400

Which mountain range includes Mount Denali?

What is the Alaska Range?

400

This river begins in Minnesota and flows to the Gulf of Mexico.

What is the Mississippi River?

400

This Great Lake lies entirely within the United States.

What is Lake Michigan?

400

This desert lies mostly in Nevada and Utah.

What is the Great Basin Desert?

400

These landforms are wide, flat areas with few trees.

What are plains?

500

This range lies in South Dakota and is sacred to many Native Americans.

What are the Black Hills?

500

Lewis and Clark explored this northwestern river.

What is the Columbia River?

500

This group of lakes includes Ontario, Huron, Erie, Michigan, and Superior.

What are the Great Lakes?

500

This desert stretches into southern New Mexico and Texas.

What is the Chihuahuan Desert?

500

What kind of map shows mountains, rivers, and valleys?

What is a physical map?