Study Guide for US History USI.2 (geography)

What links the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?

Which region do you find flat grasslands with very few trees?

Which of the following is located in the Rocky Mountain region of North America?

This river forms the northeastern border with Canada

Which body of water was explored by the Spanish?

Planting trees is an example of this theme of geography

The flow of water from rivers into the Pacific or Atlantic oceans is determined by

This continent has the nickname "Island Continent"

What geographic region is Virginia located in?

What river forms an international boundary between the United States and Mexico?

This body of water served as the highway for explorers, early settlers, and later immigrants coming to North America

Which of the following rivers flows into the Pacific Ocean

When you describe a country by listing the other countries and bodies of water on its borders you are using

The center line of latitude on a map is known as the

Which of the following phrases describes the Interior Lowlands region

This ocean border the United States on the eastern coast

All of these are themes of geography except

Which of the following is considered a continent even though it is not entirely surrounded by water?

This continent has no permanent inhabitants

The hottest, driest, and lowest point in North America is

Which geographic region of North America is located west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of Great Plains?

Inland port cities in the Midwest grew along the

The Interior Lowlands were used for transporting goods across the country because it had many rivers and broad valleys

What is the name of the imaginary line that determines the directional flow of the rivers?

Which river was explored by Lewis and Clark?

This theme of geography describes the characteristics of an area

This geographic region contains many excellent harbors and is located along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico

Which U.S. Geographic region has the oldest mountain range in North America?

Which geographic region lies mostly in Canada with a small portion in North America?

Which river was called the "Gateway to the west" ?

Rivers are important in the settlement of the US because they provide