United States Geography

Piedmont - ANS The area that lies between the Atlantic plain and the Appalachians Appalachians - ANS The oldest mountain range on the North American continent Mt. McKinley - ANS The highest mountain in the United States Rockies - ANS Location of the continental divide where waters flow in different directions Fall line - ANS The location of rapids and waterfalls located where the higher land of the Piedmont drops into the Atlantic coastal plain. Missouri - ANS The longest river in the United States. Mississippi - ANS The largest river by volume, with its source from Lake Itasca Minnesota - ANS State from which the Mississippi river begins Humid subtropical - ANS Climate of the southeast Super cells - ANS Huge thunderstorms that lead to tornadoes in the Great Plains Texas and Alaska - ANS 2 states that have the majority of oil in the United States Coal - ANS Fossil fuel of which the United States has the largest known reserves in the world