Rocky Mountains
They extend from Canada into the United States. This topic is part of Mountains within Geography. This page currently draws on 11 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Rocky Mountains trivia questions
The Rocky Mountains are located in which continent?
Answer: North America
Bonus fact: They extend from Canada into the United States.
The Rockies run mainly through which part of North America?
Answer: West
Bonus fact: They form a major western mountain chain.
What major continental drainage divide follows portions of the Rockies?
Answer: Continental Divide
Bonus fact: Water on opposite sides drains toward different oceans.
Compared with the Rocky Mountains, the Appalachians are generally what?
Answer: Older
Bonus fact: The Appalachians are remnants of ancient mountain-building events.
What is the highest peak in Rocky Mountain National Park?
Answer: Longs Peak
Bonus fact: NPS lists Longs Peak at 14,259 feet as the park's highest elevation.
The Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage property spans which two provinces?
Answer: Alberta and British Columbia
Bonus fact: The World Heritage property includes several national parks in the Canadian Rockies.
The Overland Trail was an alternative to what famous trail?
Answer: Oregon Trail
Bonus fact: It crossed the central plains and Rocky Mountain region.
The Colorado Trail crosses which U.S. state?
Answer: Colorado
Bonus fact: It runs through the Rocky Mountains.
Into which body of water does the Mississippi River discharge?
Answer: Gulf of Mexico
Bonus fact: The Mississippi watershed drains a large area between the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains before reaching the Gulf.
Which mountain range runs along much of western North America?
Answer: Rocky Mountains
Bonus fact: The Rockies stretch from Canada into the United States.
The Mississippi River watershed lies largely between which two major mountain systems?
Answer: Appalachian Mountains and Rocky Mountains
Bonus fact: USGS describes the river as draining a large portion of the land between the Appalachians and Rockies.