Page 6 - Key to Social Studies 6

1 AMERICA

LESSON 1

1 Match the words on the left with the descriptions on the right.

1. The western region a. has some of the oldest mountains

2. The Central Plains b. stretch from the Arctic Ocean to the Gulf
3. The Canadian Shield of Mexico

4. The eastern region c. was covered with thick ice during the Ice Age

5. The Caribbean region d. has many peaks exceeding 4,000 m
e. consists of about 700 islands above sea level

2 Fill in the blanks using the words below.

Alaska Rocky Americas United States Arctic Itasca
Panama Canadian Shield Appalachians Mississippi

1. The is what both the continents of South and North
America are called.

2. The Ocean is located north of North America.
3. The Western Cordillera stretches from to
.

4. The Mountains are the highest range in the Western
Cordillera.

5. The is a raised but relatively flat plateau extending over
eastern, central, and northwestern Canada.
6. The are the oldest mountains in the
.

7. The River comes from Lake .

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