Form 3: Great Plains and Interior Lowlands

Questions

1. MultiChoice

   Which vast region of grassland lies between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River?

2. MultiChoice

   What is the general precipitation trend across the Great Plains from east to west?

3. MultiChoice

   What term is used for the naturally treeless, grass-covered ecosystem of the Interior Lowlands?

4. MultiChoice

   Which river system drains the majority of the Interior Lowlands of North America?

5. MultiChoice

   What environmental disaster struck the Great Plains during the 1930s due to severe drought and poor farming techniques?

6. MultiChoice

   What major underground water reservoir beneath the Great Plains supplies irrigation for agriculture?

7. MultiChoice

   What economic activity dominates land use across the High Plains today?

8. MultiChoice

   Which geographic fault line feature separates the Great Plains from the coastal regions in Texas?

9. MultiChoice

   Which isolated mountain group in South Dakota rises above the surrounding Great Plains?

10. MultiChoice

    How do elevation levels change across the Great Plains when traveling from east to west?

11. MultiChoice

    What large mammal species historically roamed the Great Plains in massive herds?

12. MultiChoice

    The Central Lowlands differ from the High Plains mainly because they receive: