1.    The Coastal Plain is characterized by what type of land?
 
 
 

2.    The Piedmont is characterized by what type of land?
 
 

 
3.    The Appalachian Mountains consist of 9 ranges. What are they?
 
 

4.    Describe the Blue Ridge Mountains:
 
 
 

5.    Which mountain range contains the highest elevations and the most
       rugged topography in the Appalachian Mountain system?
 
 
 

6.    What is the highest peak in the Appalachian Mountains?
 
 
 

7.    What types of boats have floated on the Mississippi River?
 
 
 

8.    What is the Mississippi's chief tributary?
 
 
 

9.    How long is the Mississippi River?
 
 
 

10.    Who was the first man to see the Mississippi River?
 
 
 

11.  How many tributaries join the Mississippi?
 
 
 

12.  What river pours the greatest amount of water into the Mississippi?
 
 
 

13.  How is the Mississippi River connected to the Great Lakes?
 
 
 

14. The Mississippi River system is a national highway for what products?