GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS

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GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS

• U. S. HISTORY

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Name the 8 geographic regions of the U. S.
beginning on the East Coast.

• Coastal Plain
• Appalachian Mtns.
• Interior Lowlands
• Great Plains
• Rocky Mountains
• Basin and Range
• Coastal Range
• Canadian Shield

Canadian Shield
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Which region is located west of the Rocky Mtns.
and east of the Sierra Nevadas and the Cascades?

• Basin and Range

Canadian Shield
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Which region has the oldest mountain range in
North America?

• Appalachian Mountains

Canadian Shield
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Which region is located along the Atlantic Ocean
and Gulf of Mexico?

• Coastal Plains

Canadian Shield
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Which region is located west of the Interior
Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains?

• Great Plains

Canadian Shield
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Which region has varying elevations containing
isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley?

• Basin and Range

Canadian Shield
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Which region has rolling flatland with many
rivers, broad river valleys, and grassy hills?

• Interior Lowlands

Canadian Shield
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Which region has mountains that stretch from
Alaska to Mexico and contains the Continental
Divide?

• Rocky Mountains

Canadian Shield
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Which region contains fertile valleys and has
rugged mountains?

• Coastal Range

Canadian Shield
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Which region is located west of the Great Plains
and east of the Basin and Range?

• Rocky Mountains

Canadian Shield
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Which region has a broad lowland providing many
excellent harbors?

• Coastal Plain

Canadian Shield
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Which region is located west of the Coastal
Plain extending from eastern Canada to western
Alabama?

• Appalachian Mountains

Canadian Shield
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Which region is located along the Pacific Coast
that stretches from California to Canada?

• Coastal Range

Canadian Shield
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Which region is located west of the Appalachian
Mtns. And east of the Great Plains?

• Interior Lowlands

Canadian Shield
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Which region has lakes carved by glaciers and
is wrapped around the Hudson Bay in a horseshoe
shape?

• Canadian Shield

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