Mountains & Hills
Just west of the Great Plains are these mountains. They are not a single mountain chain, but rather a cordillera. A cordillera is a region of parallel mountain ranges. These mountains stretch from Canada all the way to Mexico.
Rocky Mountains
This range runs from north to south through western Oregon and Washington state. They are volcanic and some of the volcanoes are still active today.
The Cascades
This river divides the United States into two parts.
The Mississippi River
This is the “chief” body of water west of the Mississippi or you could refer to it as the largest. Hawaii sits in its midst. Also several ports are located on it.
Pacific Ocean
This area just west of the Mississippi River is mostly flat and rolling land. This area was once covered by wild grasses and grazing bison but is now occupied by farms and ranches.
The Great Plains
Located in Alaska this is the highest point in the United States and is also called Denali.
Mount McKinley
This range runs along the California-Nevada border. Its name means “snowy mountains” in Spanish.
The Sierra-Nevada Range
This is a major river of this region. It flows through the Grand Canyon and the Hoover Dam was built on it.
Colorado River
Louisiana and Texas border this body of water which is also shared with the eastern part of the United states.
Gulf of Mexico
These 2 active volcanoes are located in Hawaii.
MAUNA LOA & KILAUEA
These mountains are formed because plate tectonics exert pressure on the Earth's lithosphere creating steep rugged mountains. Heavy rainfall and cold temperatures create glaciers on these mountains.
Olympic Mountains
This range is located in the United States largest land covering state. It is home to the highest point in the United States, Mount Mckinley.
The Alaska Range
This river located in the north flows from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. It has been dammed in several areas to provide hydroelectric water.
Columbia River
This is the largest salt lake in the Americas.
Great Salt Lake
One of the canyons a part of the Colorado Plateau is this. It also has the Colorado River flowing through it. You could say it's a pretty large canyon.
This mountain is a part of the Sierra Nevada Range and is the highest point in the 48 contiguous states.
Mount Whitney
This is a lowland area (Valley) between The Cascades and the Sierra Nevada Range located in California.
Central Valley
These two rivers feed into the Columbia River.
Snake and Willamette River
This lake sits high in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
Lake Tahoe
Between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Range is a mix of landforms. To the south and east is this plateau. This highland area is generally flat with canyons.
Hint- it's named after a western state.
Colorado Plateau
These hills interrupt the Great Plains in the north. They were once mountains, but over time eroded. The evergreen trees that grow on these hills give them their name.
The Black Hills
This is a lowland area between The Cascades and the Sierra Nevada Range, that is located in Oregon.
Willamette Valley
Most rivers flow west in the western part of the United States, but these rivers flow EAST. Name all 5. HINT- 4 of them feed into the Mississippi River.
MISSOURI, THE PLATTE, THE KANSAS, THE ARKANSAS, AND THE RIO GRANDE
This lake is man made and was formed when the hoover dam was built.
Lake Meade
Between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Range is a mix of landforms. To the north is this Basin which was formed from lava flowing through it that cooled and then hardened.
Columbia Basin