1. Landforms

2. As we finish look at this area, think how varied the climate regions are…

3. Tundra in Alaska

4. And tropical wet in Hawaii

5. Landforms

6. Appalachian Mountains

8. Mount Mitchell in North Carolina is the tallest of the group They are considered older than the Rocky Mountains due to the rounded tops

9. Pacific Coastal Ranges

10. Cascades and Coastal Mountains

11. Basin and Range

12. The Great Basin Between the Sierra Nevadas and Rocky Mountains Home to U.S. Lowest point, Death Valley

13. Rocky Mountains

15. Western North America Stretches 3,000 miles British Columbia to New Mexico

16. Great Plains

18. Good Grazing

19. Also important for growing grains

20. Interior Lowlands Broad flat area in North America

21. Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains

22. Flat Area near coasts of Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico

23. Canadian Shield

25. Mostly Rock Little Human life, little industry Lots of mining

26. Grand Canyon

28. Cut by the Colorado River A Mile deep at times

30. Skywalk

31. Columbia Plateau

33. Washington Oregon Idaho Cut by the Columbia River

34. Colorado Plateau

36. The 4 corners area Colorado Utah New Mexico Arizona Contains the Grand Canyon