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GEOGRAPHIC REGIONSGEOGRAPHIC REGIONS
U. S. HISTORYU. S. HISTORY
Name the 8 geographic regions of Name the 8 geographic regions of the U. S. beginning on the East the U. S. beginning on the East
Coast.Coast.
• Coastal Plain• Appalachian Mtns.• Interior Lowlands• Great Plains• Rocky Mountains• Basin and Range• Coastal Range• Canadian Shield
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Canadian Shield
Which region is located west of the Which region is located west of the Rocky Mtns. and east of the Sierra Rocky Mtns. and east of the Sierra
Nevadas and the Cascades?Nevadas and the Cascades?
Basin and Range
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Canadian Shield
Which region has the oldest Which region has the oldest mountain range in North America?mountain range in North America?
Appalachian Mountains
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Canadian Shield
Which region is located along the Which region is located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico?Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico?
Coastal Plains
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Canadian Shield
Which region is located west of the Which region is located west of the Interior Lowlands and east of the Interior Lowlands and east of the
Rocky Mountains?Rocky Mountains?
Great Plains
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Canadian Shield
Which region has varying Which region has varying elevations containing isolated elevations containing isolated mountain ranges and Death mountain ranges and Death
Valley?Valley?Basin and Range
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Canadian Shield
Which region has rolling flatland Which region has rolling flatland with many rivers, broad river with many rivers, broad river
valleys, and grassy hills?valleys, and grassy hills?
Interior Lowlands
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Canadian Shield
Which region has mountains that Which region has mountains that stretch from Alaska to Mexico and stretch from Alaska to Mexico and contains the Continental Divide?contains the Continental Divide?
Rocky Mountains
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Canadian Shield
Which region contains fertile Which region contains fertile valleys and has rugged mountains?valleys and has rugged mountains?
Coastal Range
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Canadian Shield
Which region is located west of the Which region is located west of the Great Plains and east of the Basin Great Plains and east of the Basin
and Range?and Range?
Rocky Mountains
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Canadian Shield
Which region has a broad lowland Which region has a broad lowland providing many excellent harbors?providing many excellent harbors?
Coastal Plain
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Canadian Shield
Which region is located west of the Which region is located west of the Coastal Plain extending from Coastal Plain extending from eastern Canada to western eastern Canada to western
Alabama?Alabama?Appalachian Mountains
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Canadian Shield
Which region is located along the Which region is located along the Pacific Coast that stretches from Pacific Coast that stretches from
California to Canada?California to Canada?
Coastal Range
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Canadian Shield
Which region is located west of the Which region is located west of the Appalachian Mtns. And east of the Appalachian Mtns. And east of the
Great Plains?Great Plains?
Interior Lowlands
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Canadian Shield
Which region has lakes carved by glaciers Which region has lakes carved by glaciers and is wrapped around the Hudson Bay in a and is wrapped around the Hudson Bay in a
horseshoe shape?horseshoe shape?
Canadian Shield
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