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LandformsWestern Mountains and Plateaus
Pacific Coastal RangesSierra NevadaCascade RangeCoast RangeAlaska Range:Mt. McKinleyTallest Point in N. AmericaRocky MountainsLink the US and Canada, over 3,000 miles long
Cascade Range
Sierra Nevada
Alaska Range
Mt. McKinley20,320 ft.
Great BasinDeath Valley: Lowest pt. in N. America
Great BasinDeath Valley-282 ft.
Sierra Nevada Range Cascade Range
Rocky MountainsRocky Mountains
Great Basin and
Death Valley, CA
Death Valley
Interior LowlandsThe Great PlainsAka- interior Plains, they can reach up to 6,000 ft of elevation.They may seem flat, but actually slope gradually (10ft/mi) down to the Mississippi River Valley.
BreadbasketThis is the main grain-growing region of N. America
The Great Plains
Eastern MountainsEastern Mountains and Lowlandsand Lowlands
Appalachian MountainsAppalachian MountainsOld worn-down mountains.Extend north into Canada
Canadian ShieldCanadian ShieldArea of Bedrock surrounding Hudson Bay
Coastal PlainsCoastal PlainsAtlantic and Gulf
Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
CanadianCanadianShieldShield
Coast Ranges
Alaska Range and Mt. McKinley
IslandsIslandsManhattan Island: NYUS and World Economic Center
Hawaiian IslandsVolcanic Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean
GreenlandWorld’s largest Island that is not a continent
Manhattan
Hawaiian IslandsHawaiian Islands
WaterRivers from the Rockies
Continental Divide
Also called the Great Divide. E. of the Divide rivers flow toward the Arctic, Hudson Bay, the Atlantic and the Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico.To the west rivers flow into the Pacific Ocean
The Mississippi River System2,350 miles long, it begins in Minnesota and empties into the Gulf of Mexico. It drains 1,200,000 mi2
of land.
Tributaries of the Miss.Ohio and Missouri Rivers.
Mississippi River
Ohio RiverMissouri River
Gulf of Mexico
Colorado River
Columbia
Rio Grande
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
• Mississippi River
• One of the largest river systems in the world
RIO GRANDE• Forms the international boundary
between United States and Mexico
• Rio Grande
• Located in Southern Texas
• Illegal immigrants attempting to cross into the United States
•Rio Grande
• Columbia River
• Northwestern US
COLORADO RIVER
• Southwestern US
• Formation of the Grand Canyon
COLORADO RIVER• Main source of irrigation and
hydroelectric power for much of the western United States
Eastern Rivers
St. Lawrence RiverOne of Canada’s most important rivers, it forms part of the U.S./Canadian border.
Pittsburgh, PAA place where several rivers merge is called a:Confluence Site Monongahela, Allegheny, and Ohio Rivers
St. Lawrence River
*Pittsburgh
Confluence: where two bodies of water meet
Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh isan area of confluence
• St. Lawrence River
• Located In Eastern Canada
ST. LAWRENCE RIVER• Useful for trade as a link between the
Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes
Fall Line CitiesFall Line CitiesThe boundary where the higher land of the Piedmont drop to the lower Atlantic Coastal Plain, here rivers break into rapids and waterfalls making ship travel impossible.
Philadelphia, PABaltimore, MD and Washington D.C.
Niagara FallsOn the Niagara River which forms part of the border between Ontario, Canada and New York State in the U.S. it provides a lot of Hydroelectric power for the region.
From Glaciers to LakesThe Great LakesFormed by glaciers during the last ice age about 14,000 years ago.
St. Lawrence SeawayA series of canals, rivers, and inland waterways linking the Great Lakes with the Atlantic.
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
L. Erie
L. Ontario