1. The Land
How does the nation’s geography differ as you travel across the 50 states?

2. Landform Regions A region that has similar landforms throughout
Landforms are physical features like plains, mountains, plateaus, hills, and valleys
Climate-weather over a long period of time
Environment-surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live

4. The Appalachians The oldest mountains in the United States
Peaks worn down by glaciers, wind, and rain (erosion)
Made up of many smaller mountain ranges, groups of connected mountains, including: the Great Smoky, Blue Ridge, Catskill, and White Mountains

5. The Coastal Plain Flat, low land along the Atlantic Ocean
Begins in Massachusetts and stretches past Florida and west into Texas and Mexico

6. The Interior Plains
Flat land in the center of the country between the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains
Called the Central Plains in the east
Also called a prairie, flat rolling land covered with grass
Called the Great Plains in the west
Flatter with fewer rivers and almost no trees

7. The Rocky Mountains Largest and longest U.S. mountain range
Much younger than Appalachians so they are more jagged
Cover much of
western U.S.

8. The Intermountain Region
Area between the Rockies and other mountains to the west
Large area of dry land
Includes the Great Basin, a low, bowl-shaped land with higher land around it, in Nevada