Regions
What is the third largest continent?
North America
What is the westernmost coast in Northern America?
Pacific coast
What is a key city in the Intermountain Region?
Salt Lake City, Phoenix
What is elevation?
Height above sea level
Where is it rich in coal and petroleum?
Interior plains
What ocean is to the east of North America?
Atlantic ocean
What is a key feature of the Intermountain Region? (there are 4)
What is the key city for the Rocky Mountains?
Denver
Where does the Interior plains sit between? (what mountains?)
The Rockies and Appalachian Mountains
What are the major cities of the Interior Plains?
Dallas, St. Louis, Chicago, Cinncinnati, Detroit, Indianapolis
What ocean is to the west of North America?
East
What state has the Big Horn Mountains (rocky mountain area)?
What is the dry region to the west called in the Interior Plains?
What area has forestry, mining, and agriculture that is important to that region?
Ozark Highlands
What ocean is to the north of North America?
Arctic ocean
How long is the San Andreas Fault?
600 miles long
The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are in what two states?
What is the eastern region of the Interior Plains called?
Central plains
How high do the mountains rise in the Ozark Highlands?
More than 2,000 ft
What is an isthmus?
A narrow strip of land
Name three important cities in the Pacific coast.
Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles
Some of the highest peaks in North America come from the Rocky mountains. What is the height in feet?
14,000+
Where did scientists believe there may have once been a large inland sea?
Interior plains
Where is the Ozark Highlands?
Extend across southern Missouri and northern Arkansas into eastern Kansas