You are planning a trip through the Intermontane Region from Boise Idaho to the Grand Canyon in Arizona

You plan to take Interstate 84 southeast, following the Snake River, and then turning south past the Great Salt Lake and then Salt Lake City Utah. Then you figure you will take Interstate 15 south through Utah and Interstate 89 into Arizona, ending at the Grand Canyon. In order, from Boise to the Grand Canyon, what three physiographic provinces will you be traveling through? A) Colorado Plateau, Great Columbia Plain, Basin and Range
B) Basin and Range, Great Columbia Plain, Colorado Plateau
C) Great Columbia Plain, Basin and Range, Colorado Plateau
D) Basin and Range, Colorado Plateau, Great Columbia Plain


C

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