A Crossroads Resource

Unit 1: A World of Their Own: The Americas to 1500

Question/Problem 1: Describe the geographic features of the United States

List of Major Landforms and Water Bodies in the United States

Directions:

1. Use an atlas or textbook to locate each landform or body of water listed below.

2. Label the following items on your map. Check them off as you complete each item.

Mountains Oceans and Gulfs
Rocky Mountains Atlantic Ocean
Appalachian Mountains Pacific Ocean
Cascade Range Gulf of Mexico
Sierra Nevada Mountains Gulf of Alaska
Pacific Coast Ranges
Rivers Lakes
Mississippi Great Salt Lake
Hudson Lake Superior
Ohio Lake Huron
Missouri Lake Ontario
Platte Lake Erie
Snake Lake Michigan
Colorado
Columbia
Yukon
Arkansas
St. Lawrence
Rio Grande
Red
Plateaux Plains
Piedmont Great Plains
Columbia Plateau Atlantic Coastal Plain
Great Basin Gulf Coastal Plain
Colorado Plateau


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