BrainMass Quizzes United States and Canada Vocabulary Assessment of basic vocabulary terms related to geography and resources in the United States and Canda. 1 What is a region of grassy land that is rolling or flat called? tributary prairie tundra province 2 In Canada, what is a political division of land called? province glacier tributary tundra 3 What is a mass of snow and ice that moves slowly called? permafrost tundra Rocky Mountains glacier 4 Below the top layer of soil, there is a frozen layer of ground. Which term describes this? hydroelectricity permafrost tundra fossil fuel 5 What is a region that is cold, dry, and covered with snow for more than half of the year called? prairie glacier tundra permafrost 6 What is the name of the major North American mountain range in the west? Monashee Mountains Cascade Range Appalachian Mountains Rocky Mountains 7 When a river or a stream flows into a larger river, what is this called? tributary hydroelectricity fossil fuel glacier 8 What is the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world called? Spronser Lakes Crater Lake Great Lakes Lake Malawi 9 What is the power for electricity created by moving water called? nuclear power fossil fuel wind energy hydroelectricity 10 Which term describes a fuel that is made from plant and animal remains over millions of years? hydroelectricity fossil fuel wind energy nuclear power Submit Quiz