1. LANDFORMS
Chapter 1

2. Massachusetts down the East coast around Texas and into Mexico
Coastal Plain
Flat, low land
Along Atlantic Coast
Very fertile land
Massachusetts down the East coast around Texas and into Mexico

3. “at the base of a mountain” Region of hills & valleys
Piedmont
“at the base of a mountain”
Region of hills & valleys
Eastern side of Appalachian Mountains
Begins in New Jersey extending to Alabama

4. Appalachian Mountains
Southern Canada to central Alabama
Oldest mountains in U.S.
Peaks worn down by glaciers, rain, wind (aka  erosion)

5. Stretch from Appalachians to the Rocky Mountains in west
Interior Plains
Stretch from Appalachians to the Rocky Mountains in west
Two parts:
Eastern side called Central plains
Flat or rolling hills
Many trees and rivers
Western part called Interior Plains
flatter
Few trees and rivers

6. Central plains called tall-grass prairies
Flat or rolling land
Covered by grasses
Central plains called tall-grass prairies

7. Covers most of Western U.S. Largest & longest U.S. mountain range
Rocky Mountains
Covers most of Western U.S.
Largest & longest U.S. mountain range
Mexico through Canada into Alaska
Younger than Appalachian mtn.
Sharp jagged peaks  haven’t been eroded

8. Mountain comparison

9. Part of the Intermountain Region (between Rockies and land west)
Great Basin
Part of the Intermountain Region (between Rockies and land west)
Mostly dry land
Includes Nevada and 5 neighboring states
Basin – low bowl shaped land with higher land around
Death Valley, CA – edge of G.B. lowest land in North America.

10. “snowy mountain range” Eastern side – very steep
Sierra Nevada
California
“snowy mountain range”
Eastern side – very steep
Cascade Range north of Sierra Nevada in Washington & Oregon

11. Compare Coasts Atlantic Coast Pacific Coast Flat Fertile land Rocky
Sharp drops into ocean
Little flat land

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Inlet
area of water extending into the land from a larger body of water

13.
Gulf
The largest inlets

14. Sound Long inlet that separates offshore islands from the mainland.
Sound
Long inlet that separates offshore islands from the mainland.

15. Great Lakes Largest lakes in U.S. Along boarder between U.S. & Canada
Great Lakes
Largest lakes in U.S.
Along boarder between U.S. & Canada
HOMES  Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

16. Great Salt Lake Utah Salty like the Ocean
Great Salt Lake
Utah
Salty like the Ocean

17. Tributary
Stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river.

18. River System A river and its tributaries.
River System
A river and its tributaries.
Drain, or carries water away from, the land around it.

19. Drainage Basin The land drained by a river system.
Drainage Basin
The land drained by a river system.
Mississippi River – flows from Minnesota to Gulf of Mexico and is the largest rivers system in the U.S.

20. Fall Line A place where the land drops sharply
Fall Line
A place where the land drops sharply
Cases rivers to form waterfalls or rapids.

21. Continental Divide
Imaginary lines runs north & south along the highest points of the Rockies.
Divides major rivers systems in North America.