MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS

Rocky mountains
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1) Rocky mountains is a great chain of mountains located in ___________

a) Western north America
b) Southern north America
c) Eastern north America

2) It extends from central New Mexico to ___________

a) Northeastern british Columbia
b) Southern british Columbia
c) Western british Columbia

3) Whats the distance covered by the rocky mountains?

a) 4,290 km
b) 1,720 km
c) 3,220 km

4) Whats another name for the rocky mountains?

a) Stony mountains
b) Rockies
c) Iron mountains

5) The rocky mountains are bordered on the east by __________

a) Great Basin
b) Great Plains
c) Rocky Mountain Trench

6) The rocky mountains are bordered on the west by __________

a) Great Basin
b) Great Plains
c) Atlantic Ocean

7) All these rivers rise in the rocky mountains except one, whats the exception?
a) Colorado river
b) Snake river
c) Amazon river

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b) 2
c) 2

9) Which of these is a principal section of the rocky mountains?

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a) Eastern
b) Southern
c) Western

10) Which principal section includes the systems broadest and highest regions?
a) Central
b) Southern
c) Canadian

11) Which principal section contains the chains highest point?

a) Southern
b) Central
c) Canadian

12) Whats the name of the chains highest point?

a) Pikes peak
b) Longs peak
c) Mount Elbert

13) The central rockies are located in which section of Utah?

a) Northeastern
b) Southern
c) Southwestern

14) Which of these mountains is located on the central rockies?

a) Bitterroot mountains
b) Uinta mountains
c) Clearwater mountains

15) Which is the highest points in the northern rockies?

a) Granite Peak
b) Gannett peak
c) Grand teton

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