1. Chapter 6
Physical Geography

2. Section 1
Land and Water

3. Land Mass?? Land size People Canada is bigger
U.S. has 10 times more people

4. Special Features of U.S. Rocky Mountains Appalachian Mountains
Largest mountain system in North America
Appalachian Mountains
2nd largest mountain range
Known as the Laurentian Highlands in Canada
Death Valley
Hottest place in North America
Glaciers
Huge slow moving sheets of ice

5. Special Features of Canada
Yukon Territory
East of Alaska
Mt. Logan - Highest Peak
Canadian Shield
Rugged, rocky land
St. Lawrence Lowlands
Manufacturing, farming, large part of population

6. Water
The Great Lakes
Huron
Ontario
Michigan
Erie
Superior
Lake Michigan is the only one that lies within the U.S.

7. Water - Rivers Canada Mackenzie River St. Lawrence River
Rockies-north into Arctic Ocean
St. Lawrence River
Connects Great Lakes to Atlantic Ocean

8. Water - Rivers United States Tributary Mississippi River
MN to Gulf of Mexico
Missouri River
Ohio River
Tributary
A stream or river that flows into a larger river

9. Flowing Rivers Continental Divide
The boundary that separates rivers flowng toward opposite side of the Continent.
Rocky Mountains

10. Climate and Vegetation
Section 2
Climate and Vegetation

11. Canada’s Climate Overall very cold Oceans - mild climates
Inland - Very cold in winter, Very hot in summer (like ND)
Mountains - cause precipitation on one side of mountains
Rain Shadow
An area on the dry, sheltered side of a mountain that receives little rainfall

12. United States Climate Greater Variety of Climates than Canada
Tropics - Florida
West coast marine
Mountains - Rain Shadow (deserts)
Continental Climates (plains and East coast)
Much of the climate varies by latitude

13. Vegetation Tundra Prairies (plains) Desert Scrub Forests
Cold, dry region covered with snow more than half of the year
Prairies (plains)
Rolling grassland
Desert Scrub
Short grasses (grazing)
Forests
Cover 1/3 of U.S.- Cover 1/2 of Canada

14. Section 3
Natural Resources

15. Natural Resources of the United States
Soil
Dark soil -Midwest and South
Alluvial - Along the Mississippi and other river valleys - deposited by water and floods
Water
Drinking, irrigation, manufacturing, shipping.
Hydroelectricity - power generated by moving water

16. Natural Resources of the United States
Energy
Coal, oil, natural gas
Minerals
Copper, gold, granite, iron ore, lead
Trees
Pacific NW, South, Great Lakes

17. Natural Resources of Canada
Farmland
9% is of Canada’s land is suitable for farming
Prairie Provinces & St. Lawrence Lowlands
Minerals and Energy
Canadian Shield - Northern Canada
Prairie Provinces - Oil and Natural Gas
Hydroelectricity
Forests