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Eight Regions of North America
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8 Regions of North America
1) Coastal Range
2) Basin and Range
3) Rocky Mountains
4) Great Plains
5) Interior Lowlands
6) Canadian Shield
7) Appalachian Mountains
8) Coastal Plains
Coastal Range
West of the Rocky Mountains Stretches from Canada to California Made up of Rugged Mountains and
Fertile Valleys
Coastal Range
Coastal Range
Basin and Range
West of the Rocky Mountains East of the Sierra Nevadas and the
Cascades Varying elevations and isolated
mountain ranges Death Valley
Death Valley is the lowest point in North America
Basin and Range
Rocky Mountains
West of the Great Plains East of the Great Basin Rugged Mountains with High Elevations Includes the Continental Divide
The Continental Divide determines the directional flow of rivers
Rocky Mountains
Great Plains
West of the Interior Lowlands East of the Rocky Mountains Flatlands that increase in elevation
slightly to the west Known for grasslands
Great
Plains
Great Plains
Interior Lowlands
West of the Appalachian Mountains East of the Great Plains Lowlands of rolling flatlands Rivers Broad valleys and Grassy hills
Interior Lowlands
Interior Lowlands
Canadian Shield
Wraps around the southern portions of the Great Lakes and the Hudson Bay
Hills worn by erosion Hundreds of glacier carved lakes Some of the oldest rock formations in
North America
Canadian Shield
These are Trees.
Thousands of Lakes
Canadian Shield, rock formations
Appalachian Mountains
West of the Coastal Plains Range from Canada to western
Alabama Oldest mountains in North America Old eroded mountains Includes the Piedmont
Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian Mountains in the fall.
Coastal Plains
Stretches along the Atlantic Ocean Broad lowland with excellent harbors Borders the Gulf of Mexico Long sandy beaches
A bay in the Coastal Plains
Inlets, bays and capes along the Coastal Plains