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Eight Regions of North America SOL USI.2b

8 Regions of North America Coastal Range Basin and Range Rocky Mountains Great Plains Interior Lowlands Canadian Shield Appalachian Mountains Coastal Plains

Coastal Range West of the Rocky Mountains Stretches from Canada to California Made up of Rugged Mountains and Fertile Valleys

Coastal Range

Coastal Range

Fertile valleys: example-California strawberries, and oranges

Basin and Range West of the Rocky Mountains Varying (different) elevations and isolated mountain ranges Death Valley Death Valley is the lowest point in North America

Great Basin meets Rocky Mountains

Varying elevations and isolated mountain ranges

Basin and Range Death Valley- lowest point in North America

Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountain view from an airplane

Continental Divide determines the directional flow of rainfall.

Great Plains Flatlands that increase in elevation slightly to the west Known for grasslands

Great Plains

Great Plains- grassland

Interior Lowlands Lowlands of rolling flatlands Rivers Broad valleys and Grassy hills

Interior Lowlands Rivers and broad river valleys

Mississippi River Valley

Grassy Hills Interior Lowlands

Canadian Shield Wraps around the southern portions of the Great Lakes and the Hudson Bay Hills worn by erosion Hundreds of glacier carved lakes Some of the oldest rock formations in North America

Wraps around the Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape

Thousands of years ago, during the ICE AGE, Canada and the northern United States was covered by glaciers- large masses of ice.

Canadian Shield These are Trees. When the glaciers melted, they left thousands of lakes. These are Trees. Thousands of Lakes Canadian Shield

The northern most area

Polar Bear capital of the world: Churchill, Manitoba

Canadian Shield, rock formations Some of the oldest rock formations in North America Canadian Shield, rock formations

Appalachian Mountains Range from Canada to western Alabama Oldest mountains in North America Old eroded mountains

The Great Smokey Mountains

Appalachian Mountains Great Smoky Mountains

Appalachian Mountains in the fall.

Coastal Plains Stretches along the Atlantic Ocean Broad lowland with excellent harbors Borders the Gulf of Mexico Long sandy beaches

Broad lowlands

Many Excellent Harbors

Long sandy beaches Plains- large area of flat land Coastal – Next to the ocean

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