North America: position, relief, climate and waters
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1
On a blank map mark the Cordillera, Rockies, Appalachians, Great Plains and the Mississippi.
Mountains in the west, the Appalachians in the east, the Great Plains in the middle, the Mississippi flowing from the centre south.
2
Denali is 6 190 m. By how many metres is it higher than Kilimanjaro (5 895 m)?
295
3
The Grand Canyon is 446 km long. How many km does a traveller cover going from one end to the other and back?
892
4
Why does North America have many climate zones?
The continent stretches far from north to south, so latitude changes from the Arctic to near the equator.