Eight Regions of North America

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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 Highlands Coastal Plains

Coastal Range Along Pacific Coast Stretches from Canada to California Made up of Rugged Mountains and Fertile Valleys

Coastal Range

Coastal Range

Basin and Range West of the Rocky Mountains East of the Sierra Nevadas and the Cascades Varying elevations and isolated mountain ranges Death Valley Death Valley is the lowest point in North America

Basin and Range

Rocky Mountains West of the Great Plains East of the Great Basin Rugged Mountains with High Elevations Includes the Continental Divide The Continental Divide determines the directional flow of rivers

Rocky Mountains

Great Plains West of the Interior Lowlands East of the Rocky Mountains Flatlands that increase in elevation slightly to the west Known for grasslands

Great Plains

Great Plains

Interior Lowlands West of the Appalachian Highlands East of the Great Plains Lowlands of rolling flatlands Rivers Broad valleys and Grassy hills

Interior Lowlands

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

Thousands of Lakes These are Trees. Canadian Shield

Canadian Shield, rock formations

Appalachian Highlands West of the Coastal Plains Range from Canada to western Alabama Oldest mountains in North America Old eroded mountains

Appalachian Highlands

Appalachian Highlands in the fall.

Coastal Plains Stretches along the Atlantic Ocean Broad lowland with excellent harbors Borders the Gulf of Mexico Connect North America to the world

A bay in the Coastal Plains

Inlets, bays and capes along the Coastal Plains