Physical Regions of North America

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Physical Regions of North America

Pacific Coast

Rich Farmland ( Fruits, Vegetables, Wine) Harbors

Fishing (Salmon Anchovies) Manufacturing ( Computers, Aircraft, Aerospace Equipment)

Forests – ½ of the nations lumber ( Giant Redwood trees) Mt. Saint Helens (Active Volcano)

San Andres Fault

Intermountain Region Driest part of the US Wasteland with little plant life 4% of the population of the US 2/3 of land owned by the federal government ( National Parks, Wildlife Refuges, National Forests) Grand Canyon

Mojave Desert Death Valley The Great Salt Lake

Rocky Mountains Tourism ( skiing, hunting, summer travel, art colonies, dude ranches, national parks and monuments) Mining ( attracted first settlers) Rocky Mountains Continental Divide

Interior Plains Great Plains Central Plains Black Hills Livestock Farmland Central Plains Raw Materials (iron ore, petroleum, coal) Wheat, Corn , Hay and Soybeans Hundreds of lakes for transporting goods Black Hills

Appalachian Mountains Forests used to make furniture ( hickory, oak, maple) Fishing (cod, lobster, clams)

Canadian Shield Minerals

Coastal Plains Atlantic Plains Gulf Coast Plains tobacco, rice, indigo network of harbors Gulf Coast Plains Fishing (oysters, shrimp) Forests (paper) Petroleum & natural gas resorts