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North American physical geography
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The place with lowest elevation in N. America!
Death Valley
The Great Lakes
The Great Plains
The Rocky Mountains
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A system of several mountain ranges that run parallel to each other.
cordillera
archipelago
isthmus
mesa
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What is #22?
Lake Superior
Lake Huron
Chesapeake Bay
Lake Erie
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This is NOT a physical region of North America.
the Caribbean
the Great Plains
the Canadian Shield
The Ring of Fire
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This river drains most of the land between the Rockies & the Appalachians!
Colorado River
Rio Grande
Mississippi River
Missouri River
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North America's point of highest elevation.
Mt. Everest
Denali
Death Valley
Mt. Rainier
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What region is #10?
The varied eastern region
The Great Plains
The mountainous west
The Canadian Shield
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This mountain range is located in Alaska.
Cascade Range
Brooks Range
Sierra Nevada
Coastal Range
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A chain of islands
peninsula
mesa
continental island
archipelago
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A climate with extreme changes in season due to distance from oceans.
tropical
continental
oceanic
maritime
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What is #8?
Chesapeake Bay
Gulf of Alaska
Bering Sea
Atlantic Ocean
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A climate that is made less extreme
modified
temperate
tropical
continental
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The oldest mountain range in North America and maybe the world!
Rocky Mountains
Alaska Range
Sierra Nevada
Appalachian
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What region is #4?
the mountainous west
the Great Plains
the Canadian Shield
the Caribbean
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Some of the Earth's youngest mountains are found here.
the Rockies
the Appalachian
the Alaska Range
the Cascade Range
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NOT one of the three major desert regions in North America
Sonoran
Chihuahuan
Mesa
Mojave
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What is #21?
Lake Ontario
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
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A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land forms.
seismic
mesa
isthmus
archipelago
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This river flows out of the Missouri.
Mississippi
Rio Grande
Platypus
Platte
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What is #4?
The Coast Ranges
The Cascade Range
Sierra Nevada
The Brooks Range
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The Breadbasket of North America
The Great Lakes
The Great Basin
The Great Plains
The Great Divide
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The largest body of fresh water in the world!
The Mississippi River
The Great Lakes
The Great Divide
The Pacific Ocean
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This is the reason for the deserts in North America.
the Great Divide
maritime climate
continental climate
rain shadow effect
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What is #12?
The Pacific Ocean
The Gulf of Alaska
The Gulf of Mexico
The Bering Sea
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Which of the following is NOT part of North America?
Iceland
the Isthmus of Panama
Greenland
the Aleutian Islands
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Which term is defined as naturally occurring flora & fauna?
biome
tundra
climate
arable
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Meaning "table" in Spanish, this word means a high plateau.
archipelago
peninsula
plateau
mesa
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Soil that has been frozen for two or more years.
mesa
tundra
permafrost
arable
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Areas that share common features
regions
climates
peninsulas
biomes
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What is #10?
the Gulf of Mexico
the Gulf of Alaska
the Atlantic Ocean
the Bering Sea
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Which of the following is NOT a Great Lake?
Lake Ontario
Lake Canada
Lake Erie
Lake Huron
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Which of the following is NOT a major North American body of water?
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
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An area of raised terrain that separates river systems
a cordillera
continental island
continental divide
continental climate
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This term means land that is suitable for farming.
mesa
continental
arable
arid
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What is #6?
The Cascade Range
The Coast Ranges
The Brooks Range
The Alaska Range
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What biome is common to the Canadian Shield?
tundra
permafrost
tropical
desert
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Land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides
peninsulas
continental islands
mesas
oceanic islands
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The area between the Rockies & the Sierra Nevada mountains.
The Cordillera
The Great Basin
The Great Plains
The Great Lakes
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This river forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico.
Rio Grande
Platte
Colorado
Rio Frio
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What is #14?
Platte River
Colorado River
Mississippi River
Rio Grande
