Mountains
Mountain range located in the East Coast of the United States?
Appalachian Mountains
Mountain range located in the West Coast of the United States?
Rocky Mountains
Longest River in the United States?
Mississippi
What 2 resources does the Gulf of Mexico give?
Oil and natural gas
Tallest mountain in the world?
Mt. Everest
Highest peak in the United States?
Mt. Mc.Kinley
List the 4 water sources that surround U.S. and Canada.
Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Artic Ocean, and Gulf of Mexico.
Longest River in Canada?
Mackenzie River
What major landform in Canada can you extract iron ore, nickel, copper, gold and uranium?
Canadian Shield
Where does Canada rank in size?
2nd
What are 3 differences between the two major mountain ranges in the United States?
Appalachian Mountains are older, Rocky Mountains are more elevated and rugged, and Rocky Mountains are longer.
What major water way is shared by both U.S. and Canada?
The Great Lakes
How does U.S. and Canada benefit from being surrounded by many sources of water?
irrigation, and access to transport exports.
Why do most of Canada's energy resources go to the United States?
U.S. is largest consumer of energy and is close to Canada.
What are the 5 lakes that make up the Great Lakes?
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior
If you have a mountain range, predict what landform can be formed on the other side of that mountain range?
desert
Why are the Great lakes important to both the U.S. and Canada? Give 3 reasons.
Provide transportation, hydroelectric power, irrigation.
How can having many lakes,rivers, and water sources be negative to the United States?
Humans build dams which alter the flow of natural rivers and affect the ecosystem.
What makes The U.S. and Canada leading industrial nations? 2 reasons.
Both countries have many natural resources and the ability to transport them.
If the Great Lakes were to be emptied how deep will the United States be underwater?
9 1/2 ft.