5/8/2019 North America The United States.

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5/8/2019 North America The United States

Physical Geography Much of the physical landscape of the US was caused by shift Tectonic plates moving each other, pushing upwards Rocky Mountains & Appalachian Mountains Mount McKinley-20,320 ft Great Plains Located at the center of the tectonic plate Cold Winters/Hot Summers, violent Spring/Summer storms

Physical Geography The Mississippi River Headwater is located in Minnesota, flows 2,350 miles to the Gulf of Mexico Tributaries feed it from across North America A Divide in the west & the Fall Line in the east determine the direction the water flows in The Great Lakes Lakes Superior (#2), Huron (#5), Erie, Ontario, & Michigan St. Lawrence Seaway System

Physical Geography The U.S. has diverse climates Natural Disasters Southeast- Humid Subtropical Great Plains- Semiarid Steppe, Humid Continental Rocky Mountains/Sierra Nevada/Cascades- Highland (alpine) Southwest- Midlatitude desert, Mediterranean Natural Disasters Hurricanes Tornados Snow Flooding Earthquakes

Physical Geography Natural Resources Minerals Water Timber Fossil Fuels Petroleum (Crude Oil, Oil Sands) Coal Natural Gas Minerals Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron, Lead, Nickel Zinc, Tungsten, Mercury, Uranium, Phosphates Water Abundant fresh water (Humans, Livestock, Crops) Ports and Rivers Seafood Timber