North American Physical Geography - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
Mountain range stretching from New Mexico to British Columbia Rocky Mountains
96%
Long river that flows from Minnesota to Louisiana Mississippi River
93%
Set of five large, freshwater lakes between the US and Canada Great Lakes
92%
Mountain range stretching from Alabama to Newfoundland Appalachian Mountains
85%
Strait separating North America from Asia Bering Strait
82%
Lowest, driest, and hottest location in North America Death Valley
82%
Largest island in this sea Cuba
80%
Highest peak in North America Denali
80%
Large sea east of Central America Caribbean Sea
78%
Long, narrow peninsula south of the state of California Baja California
77%
Narrow strip of land that connected North America to South America until 1914 Isthmus of {Panama}
76%
Largest freshwater lake in North America (and, by surface area, in the world) Lake Superior
76%
Large bay that cuts deeply into eastern Canada Hudson Bay
75%
Region of swampy wetlands in southern Florida Everglades
73%
By some measures, the longest river in North America Missouri River
66%
Peninsula that includes part of southeastern Mexico and parts of Belize and Guatemala Yucatan Peninsula
66%
Largest saltwater lake in North America Great Salt Lake
55%
River which drains the above lakes St. Lawrence River
55%
Largest island in North America (excluding Greenland) Baffin Island
54%
Broad expanse of mostly fertile prairie in central US and Canada Great Plains
53%
Range in which above peak is located Sierra Nevada
48%
Highest peak in contiguous United States Mount Whitney
29%
Large, arid drainage area of western US that does not open to the sea, includes most of Utah and almost all of Nevada Great Basin
25%
Longest river in Canada Mackenzie River
22%
Huge stretch of very old igneous rock covered with a thin layer of soil that covers over half of Canada Canadian Shield
21%
Swampy region of the above with no roads going through it {Darién} Gap
21%
Trio of mountain ranges that extend along the eastern, southern, and western coasts of Mexico Sierra Madre
19%
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