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Physical Geography

United States Physical Geography Activity

? In partners: 1. Using the U.S. physical map and the handout, answer the questions in complete sentences on a separate sheet of lined paper. 2. You may also find the map on pp. 626--627 of our text useful.

United States Physical Geography Questions

1. Label the 5 bodies of fresh water that form a border between the US and Canada? What one name is used to describe all 5 bodies of water?

1. Lake Superior 2. Lake Michigan 3. Lake Huron 4. Lake Erie 5. Lake Ontario ? Great Lakes

2. What is the largest bay in California?

? San Francisco

3. What body of water lies 41 degrees N latitude and 112 degrees W longitude?

? Great Salt Lake

4. What is the area of flatland extending along the coast of South and North Carolina?

? Coastal Plain

5. What is the tallest mountain in Alaska?

? Denali (Mt. McKinley)

United States Physical Geography Questions

6. What mountains are in northern New York?

? Adirondack

7. Where is the lowest point in California? What is it in feet?

? Death Valley -282 ft.

8. What is the name of the river that forms a border between Iowa and Nebraska?

? Missouri

9. What river runs east from Lake Ontario to the Atlantic Ocean?

? St. Lawrence

10. What is the large body of water west of FL that is an extension of the Atlantic Ocean?

? Gulf of Mexico

United States Physical Geography Questions

11. What is the name of the landform 40? north latitude that juts out into the Atlantic like a fish hook?

? Cape Cod

12. What volcano dominates the southern portion of the island of Hawaii?

? Mauna Loa

13. What mountains run along California's coastline?

? Coast Range

14. From the top of which mountain range in the US could you see the Arctic Ocean?

? Brookes Range

15. What is the main mountain chain that runs through the eastern US?

? Appalachian Mountains

How does geography affect where people live?

? Answer the following questions on your handout. ? Then share with your partner.

1. Where is the furthest place you have been in the United States from San Diego?

2. What did the land and water look like (oceans, mountains, swamps, lakes, rivers, deserts, etc.)? Do you think these types of geography would or would not make people want to like in that place?

3. Why do you believe the United States spread to the west coast?

United States Physical Geography

? Answer the following on your handout: 1. If you were flying from California to Maine, write down 3 specific geographic features you would see crossing the United States?

? The next 5 slides will contain specific geographic locations in the United States. Test your knowledge!

? Write down your answers, but keep your answers to yourself.

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