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