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Which landform is the oldest mountain range in the United States and extends from  eastern Canada to western Alabama?
a) Rocky Mountains
b) Coastal Range
c) Appalachian Mountains
d) Sierra Nevadas

Which geographic features are most associated with the Coastal Plain?
a) Lakes and high plateaus
b) Rolling flatlands with many rivers
c) Broad lowlands with many harbors
d) Mountain ranges and valleys

The Continental Divide is a part of the —
a) Appalachian Highlands
b) Rocky Mountains
c) Coastal Range
d) Sierra Nevada

A photo of mountains with pointed tips and not surrounded by trees would depict what region?
a) Rocky Mountains
b) Coastal Plain
c) Appalachian Lowlands
d) Great Basin and Range

What is the lowest point in the United States?
a) Interior Lowlands
b) Coastal Range
c) Death Valley
d) Great Plains

Which geographic region in the United States has vast areas of grasslands?
a) Interior Lowlands
b) Great Plains
c) Cascades and Sierra Nevada
d) Basin and Range

Old, eroded mountain ranges best characterizes which of the following regions -
a) Coastal Range
b) Basin and Range
c) Rocky Mountains
d) Appalachian Highlands

Which is a true  characteristic of the Canadian Shield?
a) Has the lowest point in North America, which is Death Valley
b) Holds some of the oldest rock formations in North America
c) Contains the Continental Divide which determines the directional flow of rivers
d) Has broad lowlands providing many excellent harbors

A geographic region is —
a) an area of land that contains at least three states
b) an area of land with distinct physical characteristics
c) an area of land which is surrounded by mountains
d) an area of land with no rivers and rolling hills

The Rocky Mountains have rugged mountains, contains the continental divide, and ___
a) is located along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico
b) is located west of the Great Plains and east of the Basin and Range
c) is wrapped around the Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape
d) has old eroded mountains located west of Coastal Plain

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