Let's Go On A Trip!!!!!

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

   Appalachian Mountains      Atlantic Ocean      Basin and Range      Canadian Shield      Coastal Plain      Coastal Plains      Coastal Range      Colorado River      Columbia River      eastern Canada      Great Lakes      Great Plains      Gulf of Mexico      horseshoe      Hudson      Interior Lowlands      Mississippi River and the Missouri River      Ohio River      Pacific Ocean      Rio Grande      Rocky Mountains   
Let's pretend that you are on a magnificent trip throughout the United States. You get the opportunity to see all our beautiful country has to offer. See if you can figure out all of the different places you will travel through. Have fun!!

You are traveling west from the . You would begin in a region known as the . This region is located along the Atlantic Ocean and . After this region, you will travel further west to the region. It is located west of the , and extends from to western Alabama. The also runs through this region into another region known as the . The Interior Lowlands contains a couple of very important rivers--the . This region is also located west of the Appalachian Moutntains and south of a region known as the . The Canadian Shield is wrapped around the Bay in a shape. Shared between the Canadian Shield and the Interior Lowlands is a group of bodies of water known as the . If you travel southwest from the Canadian Shield, you will enter a region known as the . This region is located west of the Interior Lowlands and east of the . The Rocky Mountains extend from Alaska to Mexico with high elevations. Within this region you will also see the . If you follow this river west, the next region you will enter is the . It is located west of the Rocky Mountains and east of the Sierra Nevadas and Cascades. Another river can be found in this region which continues west to the . This river is the . If you continue to travel west, the last region you will enter is the . The word range refers to the numerous mountains found in this region. Now for your final destination, you will travel to the southernmost part of Texas, where another river can be found--the .

Thus, our trip across the United States has ended. You have traveled through every region found in our great nation. Till we meet again--safe travels.