1. The United States and Canada

2. Objectives
1. Describe the dominant landforms and natural resources of the United States and Canada
Discuss climate and vegetation in the United States and Canada

3. U.S. and Canada
7 million square miles
12% of the Earth’s land surface

4. Western Mountains Sierra Nevada Cascade Range Coast Mountains
Alaska Range (Mt. McKinley) highest point in North America

5. Mt. McKinley

6.
Tour of the United States

7. Rocky Mountains

8. Canadian Rockies

9. Grand Canyon

10. Death Valley: hottest and lowest place in the United States

11. Great Plains

12. Great Plains Continued

13. Canadian Shield

14. Canadian Shield

15. Appalachian mountains

16. Appalachian Mountains

17. Islands Manhattan Hawaiian Islands Newfoundland Prince Edward Island
Cape Breton Island
Vancouver Island

18. Hawaii

19. Vancouver Island

20. Vocabulary
Divide: High point or ridge that determines the direction that rivers flow
East of the Continental Divide, waters flow towards the Arctic Ocean, Hudson Bay, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Mississippi River System into the Gulf of Mexico
West of the Continental Divide, waters flow towards the Pacific Ocean
Headwaters: starting point or source of a river
Tributaries: Smaller rivers, streams, creeks, that connect with larger rivers.

21. Rivers
Colorado
Rio Grande
Mackenzie
Mississippi
St. Lawrence

22. North American Rivers

23. Mississippi River

24. Vocabulary
Fall Line: Eastern United States where the higher land of the Piedmont drops into the Coastal Plain (see Georgia)
Rapids and waterfalls

25. Great Lakes THE FIVE GREAT LAKES NAME THE FIVE GREAT LAKES.
NAME THE STATES THAT BORDER EACH LAKE.
DO THE LAKES BORDER ANY OTHER COUNTRY?

26. Answer

27. Natural Resources Freshwater Fuel: Petroleum and Natural Gas
Minerals: Gold, Silver, and Copper
Timber
Fishing
Fisheries: places for catching or growing fish

28. Climate and Vegetation
2/3 of Canada and Alaska: High Latitudes
1/3 of Canada and 48 U.S.: temperate latitudes
Hawaii: tropical

29. Northern
Subarctic
Tundra

30. Western Marine West Coast
Steppe and Desert Climate (leeward side of western mountains)
Highland: Rocky Mountains and Pacific Ranges
Vocabulary: Timberline: the elevation above which trees do not grow.
Chinook: Warm, Dry winds that blow in the Rockies that melts snow fall during the late winter and early spring.

31. Interior Climates Humid Continental Climate Bitterly cold winters
Hot summers
Vocabulary: Prairies: naturally treeless expanses of grasses, spread across the continent’s middle portion.
Supercells: collection of thunderstorms that bring tornadoes, funnel clouds, and other unpleasant weather to the midwest.

32. Eastern Climates Humid Subtropical Climate: Long, muggy summers
Mild winters
Vocabulary:
Hurricanes: rain storms with over 74 plus mile an hour winds that brings devastation to coastal communities throughout the SE part of the United States.
Ex: Hurricane Katrina, Ike, Hugo, Camille.
Blizzard: snow storm that blows more than 35 mph and results in poor visibility.

33. New Orleans: Before and After Katrina

34. http://images. google. com/imgres. imgurl=http://www. hurricanekatrina

35. Hurricane Katrina Video