1. U.S. Physical Regions

2. U.S. Regions Coastal Range Basin and Range Rocky Mountains
Great Plains
Interior Lowlands
Canadian Shield
Appalachian Highlands
Coastal Plain

3. Coastal Range
Rugged mountains along the Pacific coast that stretch from California to Canada.
Contains fertile valleys.

4. Basin and Range
The Great Basin is located west of Rocky Mountains and east of the Sierra Nevadas and the Cascade Range.
Area of varying elevations containing plateaus, isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley, the lowest point in North America

5. Rocky Mountains
Located west of the Great Plains and east of the Basin and Range.
Rugged mountains stretching from Alaska to Mexico with high elevations.
Contains the Continental Divide, which determines the directional flow of rivers.

6. Great Plains
Located west of Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains.
Flat land that gradually increases in elevation westward.
Large areas of grasslands

7. Interior Lowlands
Located west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Great Plains
Rolling flatlands with many rivers (Ohio and Mississippi), broad river valleys, and grassy hills.

8. Canadian Shield Wraps around Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape
Hills worn by erosion
Hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers

9. Appalachian Highlands
Located west of the Atlantic Coastal Plain extending from eastern Canada to western Alabama
Includes Piedmont – the place where the coastal plain reaches the Appalachian Mountain system
Old, eroded mountains
Oldest mountain range in North America

10. Coastal Plain Located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
Broad lowland providing many excellent harbors.

11. The relationship of geography to early U.S. History determines…

12. Patterns of trade

13. Location of cities and towns

14. Westward (frontier) movement

15. Agricultural and fishing industries

16. Images Cited Atlantic Coastal Plain: www.britannica.com
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