U.S. Landforms & Places We Must Know Fourth Grade Ms. Reeves

Atlantic Coastal Plain The Atlantic coastal plain is a relatively flat landform extending 2,200 miles (3,500 km) from the New York Bight[1][2] southward to a Georgia/Florida section of the Eastern Continental Divide Near Appalachian Mountains

The Great Plains Region the broad expanse of prairie, steppe and grassland which lie west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. This area covers parts of the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Great Continental Divide The Continental Divide of the Americas, also called the Great Divide, separates the watersheds of the Pacific Ocean from those of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. It runs from the Seward Peninsula in Alaska, through western Canada along the crest of the Rocky Mountains to New Mexico. (red line) Near Rocky Mountains

Great Basin (Nevada) The Great Basin is the largest area of contiguous endorheic watersheds of North America and is noted for its arid conditions

Death Valley Death Valley is a desert located in the southwestern United States of America. Situated within the Mojave Desert, it features the lowest, driest, and hottest locations in North America.[1] Badwater, a basin located within Death Valley, is the specific location (36° 14.5' N 116° 49.5' W) of the lowest elevation in North America at 282 feet (86.0 m) below sea level.

Gulf of Mexico The Gulf of Mexico (Spanish: Golfo de México) is the ninth largest[1] body of water in the world. It is bordered by TX, LA, MS, AL, GA, & FL Gulf of Mexico

St. Lawrence River It is the widest river in the world . It is the primary drainage of the Great Lakes Basin. The St. Lawrence estuary was visited by many navigators (such as John Cabot and Jacques Cartier).

The Great Lakes (H.O.M.E.S.) Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Eerie, Superior The Great Lakes are a collection of freshwater seas located in eastern North America, on the Canada – United States border. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total surface and volume.[

Make Your Own Map! Atlantic Coastal Plain Great Plains Continental Divide Great Basin Death Valley Gulf of Mexico St. Lawrence River Great Lakes