| A | B |
| Coastal Plain | Borders the Atlantic Ocean & Gulf of Mexico |
| Canadian Shield | Horse-shoe shaped region with many lakes carved by glaciers |
| Coastal Range | Borders the Pacific Ocean & contains fertile valleys |
| Interior Lowlands | Rolling hills with many rivers |
| Rocky Mts. | Contains the Continental Divide |
| Appalachian Mts. | Old, eroded mountain range |
| Basin & Range | Isolated mountain ranges & contains Death Valley |
| Great Plains | Flat, dry, grasslands |
| Ohio River | Immediately west of the Appalachian Mts. |
| Columbia River | Located in the Northwest US; maybe used by Kwakiutl |
| St. Lawrence River | Located in Northeast N. America and maybe used by the Iroquois |
| Colorado River | Located in southwest US and maybe used by Pueblo |
| Rio Grande River | Borders US & Mexico |