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Colorado Geography

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Which statement best connects Colorado’s geography to its economy?

  • Mountains support tourism and water, plains support agriculture, and cities support services and technology
  • Every region supports the same industries equally
  • Only mountains affect the economy
  • Geography has no connection to economic activity
Correct answer(s):
  • Mountains support tourism and water, plains support agriculture, and cities support services and technology

Why does Colorado look almost rectangular on a map?

  • Four mountain ranges form perfect straight lines
  • Many boundaries follow lines of latitude and longitude
  • Its coast was surveyed in a square
  • All borders follow rivers
Correct answer(s):
  • Many boundaries follow lines of latitude and longitude

How does Colorado’s elevation generally change from east to the central mountains?

  • It changes only near state borders
  • It falls steadily below sea level
  • It stays nearly the same everywhere
  • It rises from plains toward high mountain peaks
Correct answer(s):
  • It rises from plains toward high mountain peaks

Where is Denver located in relation to the Rocky Mountain foothills?

  • West of the Pacific Coast
  • East of the main foothills
  • Inside the Appalachian Mountains
  • North of the Great Lakes
Correct answer(s):
  • East of the main foothills

What does the Front Range form in Colorado?

  • The western edge of the Appalachians
  • The Pacific coastline
  • The eastern edge of the Southern Rocky Mountains
  • The southern edge of the Great Lakes
Correct answer(s):
  • The eastern edge of the Southern Rocky Mountains