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

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

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Match each body of water with its correct image or map location.
To match: Click the 4-way arrow "+" to the left of each body of water to activate. (It will turn blue). Then click a blue arrow next to the image you wish pair with the body of water..
You may also click/drag the features up and down to line them up with correct description.
Click on images to open enlarged versions. Click off images to return to page,

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
St. Lawrence River
Mackenzie River
Great Lakes
tributaries
Mississippi River
glaciers

5

The Great Lakes were formed by

The Rocky Mountains

glaciers

a month long rainstorm

The Mississippi River

5

That lies between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian mountains?

The St. Lawrence River

The Yukon Territory

a huge plains area

Death Valley

5

What Canadian landform covers about half the country?

The Interior Plains

The Canadian Shield

The St. Lawrence Lowlands

The Yukon Territory

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What separates east-flowing from west-flowing Rivers?

The Great Plains

The Mississippi River

Death Valley

Continental Divide

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6:1 Land and Water.

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

Section 1: Land and Water

6:1 Land and Water.

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

Section 1: Land and Water

The Great Lakes were formed by

That lies between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian mountains?

What Canadian landform covers about half the country?

What separates east-flowing from west-flowing Rivers?

Other than its size, what makes the Mississippi River such an important River for the United States?

The Great Lakes were formed by

That lies between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian mountains?

What Canadian landform covers about half the country?

What separates east-flowing from west-flowing Rivers?

Other than its size, what makes the Mississippi River such an important River for the United States?