| A | B |
|---|
| Continental Divide | Separates waterways that flow east from those that flow west |
| Coast Ranges, Cascades, Sierra Nevada | Mountain ranges of west coast |
| Brooks range and Alaska range | Mountains in Alaska |
| Yukon Valley | Valley between Brooks and Alaska ranges |
| Water body adjacent to the west coast | Pacific Ocean |
| Desert in the west region | Mohave |
| Highest point in the US | Mt. McKinley |
| Lowest point in the US | Death Valley |
| Hawaiian Islands | Mountain tops |
| Timberline | On mountains, trees do not grow beyond this |
| Rain shadow | Area between two mountain ranges that does not get much rain |
| Permafrost | Ground that never thaws. |
| Central Valley and Imperial Valley | Rich farmland in California |
| Washington State is well known for this fruit | Apple |
| Idaho is famous for this vegetable | Potato |
| Muir Woods National Monument | Redwood trees |
| Bering Land Bridge National Preserve | Preserves the land bridge between Russia and Alaska |
| State with highest population in US | California |
| Most populated city in CA | Los Angeles |
| Mile High City | Denver |
| Seattle | National Park to mark Gold Rush |
