Geography and Water Test

Name:______Date:______Block:______

  1. The ______River is known as the “Gateway to the West” because it took settlers and explorers from the eastern U.S. to a more western location.
  2. Columbia River
  3. Colorado River
  4. Rio Grande River
  5. Great Lakes
  6. St. Lawrence River
  7. Mississippi River
  8. Missouri River
  9. Ohio River
  10. Which Geographic Region has broad lowlands with many excellent harbors?
  11. Interior Lowlands
  12. Coastal Range
  13. Rocky Mountains
  14. Canadian Shield
  15. Coastal Plain
  16. Basin and Range
  17. Appalachian Highlands
  18. Great Plains
  19. This is the western most river that Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explored. It starts in Canada and flows into the Pacific.
  20. Columbia River
  21. Colorado River
  22. Rio Grande River
  23. Great Lakes
  24. St. Lawrence River
  25. Mississippi River
  26. Missouri River
  27. Ohio River
  1. Which Geographic region contains rugged mountains and the Continental Divide?
  1. Interior Lowlands
  2. Coastal Range
  3. Rocky Mountains
  4. Canadian Shield
  5. Coastal Plain
  6. Basin and Range
  7. Appalachian Highlands
  8. Great Plains
  1. Also called the ______because it connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean (the sea). It forms part of the border with Canada.
  2. Columbia River
  3. Colorado River
  4. Rio Grande River
  5. Great Lakes
  6. St. Lawrence River
  7. Mississippi River
  8. Missouri River
  9. Ohio River
  10. The French started trading posts around this Midwest area, inland port cities including Detroit and Chicago grew along its shores.
  11. Columbia River
  12. Colorado River
  13. Rio Grande River
  14. Great Lakes
  15. St. Lawrence River
  16. Mississippi River
  17. Missouri River
  18. Ohio River
  19. Which Geographic Region contains Rolling flatlands with many rivers, broad river valleys, and grassy hills?
  20. Interior Lowlands
  21. Coastal Range
  22. Rocky Mountains
  23. Canadian Shield
  24. Coastal Plain
  25. Basin and Range
  26. Appalachian Highlands
  27. Great Plains
  1. The ______River forms the border between Mexico and the United States. It flows down the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains into the Gulf of Mexico.
  2. Columbia River
  3. Colorado River
  4. Rio Grande River
  5. Great Lakes
  6. St. Lawrence River
  7. Mississippi River
  8. Missouri River
  9. Ohio River
  10. (pick two rivers here) These two rivers are important transportation arteries (important body of water) transporting farm and industrial products. They are a link to U.S. ports and other parts of the world.
  11. Columbia River
  12. Colorado River
  13. Rio Grande River
  14. Great Lakes
  15. St. Lawrence River
  16. Mississippi River
  17. Missouri River
  18. Ohio River
  19. This river was explored by the Spanish and flows down the westward side of the Rocky Mountains, through the Grand Canyon, and into the Pacific Ocean.
  20. Columbia River
  21. Colorado River
  22. Rio Grande River
  23. Great Lakes
  24. St. Lawrence River
  25. Mississippi River
  26. Missouri River
  27. Ohio River
  28. Which Geographic Region contains the oldest mountains in North America?
  29. Interior Lowlands
  30. Coastal Range
  31. Rocky Mountains
  32. Canadian Shield
  33. Coastal Plain
  34. Basin and Range
  35. Appalachian Highlands
  36. Great Plains
  1. Which Geographic Region contains the lowest point in North America (Death Valley)?
  1. Interior Lowlands
  2. Coastal Range
  3. Rocky Mountains
  4. Canadian Shield
  5. Coastal Plain
  6. Basin and Range
  7. Appalachian Highlands
  8. Great Plains
  1. Which Geographic Region is made of vast grasslands gradually rising in elevation from east to west?
  1. Interior Lowlands
  2. Coastal Range
  3. Rocky Mountains
  4. Canadian Shield
  5. Coastal Plain
  6. Basin and Range
  7. Appalachian Highlands
  8. Great Plains
  1. Which Geographic Region is known for its rolling hills, wide river valleys and contains the river known as the “Gateway to the West”?
  1. Interior Lowlands
  2. Coastal Range
  3. Rocky Mountains
  4. Canadian Shield
  5. Coastal Plain
  6. Basin and Range
  7. Appalachian Highlands
  8. Great Plains
  1. Which Geographic Region contains the oldest rocks in North America?
  1. Interior Lowlands
  2. Coastal Range
  3. Rocky Mountains
  4. Canadian Shield
  5. Coastal Plain
  6. Basin and Range
  7. Appalachian Highlands
  8. Great Plains
  1. Geographic features are related to______?
  2. Patterns of trade
  3. The location of cities and towns
  4. Westward (frontier) movement
  5. Agriculture and fishing industries
  6. All the above
  7. None of the above