6:1 Land and Water.

Chapter 6:  The U.S. and Canada - Physical Geography

Section 1: Land and Water

Use chapter 6, section one of your textbook to help answer each of the following questions as best you can.

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Match the physical feature on the left with its correct description on the right.

To match: Click the 4-way arrow "+" to the left of each physical feature to activate. (It will turn blue). Then click a blue arrow next to a description you wish pair with the physical feature.

You may also click/drag the features up and down to line them up with correct description.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Sierra Nevada Mountains		the major mountain system in western North America
Laurentian Highlands		They are a mountain range that separates California From the rest of the United States to the east.
Rocky Mountains		In Canada, the Appalachian Mountains become these
Mount Logan		Canada's highest peak

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Great Plains		Huge area of flat and gently rolling land located between the Rockies and the Appalachian Mountains. Called this in Canada
Interior Plains		Huge area of flat and gently rolling land located between the Rockies and the Appalachian Mountains. Called this in The U.S.
Death Valley		A large area of flat land elevated high above sea level
Great Basin		Low lying desert area between Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Rocky Mountains
plateau		The hottest and driest part of North America. Located in the Great Basin of Californi