1. A Physical Map: North America

2. The Coast Ranges extend from Alaska to Mexico
The Coast Ranges extend from Alaska to Mexico. Familiar Mountain ranges are he Alaska Range, Olympic Mountains, the Cascade Range, and the Sierra Nevada Range.

3. Deserts lie between the mountain ranges
Deserts lie between the mountain ranges. They are the Great Basin, Mojave, and the Sonoran Deserts. The Chihuahuan Desert extends from southern New Mexico and Texas into Mexico.

4. The Rocky Mountains run from Alaska to New Mexico, and extend southward into Mexico. In Mexico, they are called the Sierra Madres.

5. The Interior Plains cover much of central Canada and the North-Central region of the United States. The driest western part is called the Great Plains.

6. The Canadian Shield is a large are of ancient rock that covers most of eastern Canada.

7. The Appalachian Mountains extend from Quebec to Alabama
The Appalachian Mountains extend from Quebec to Alabama. Some familiar mountains in this range are the White Mountains, Green Mountains, and the Catskill Mountains.

8. Coastal lowlands stretch along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.

9. Central America is an isthmus that connects the southern part of North America to South America.

10. Most of the islands in the Caribbean Sea were formed by volcanoes.

11. Vocabulary Words

12. Canadian Shield – a U-shaped region of ancient rock that curves around the Hudson Bay; southern part of shield is thick with forests and northern part is tundra

13. Desert – a dry region with little or no rainfall

14. Greater Antilles – an island group of the West Indies including Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti), and Puerto Rico (U.S.)

15. Gulf – a large area of ocean that is partly surrounded by land

16. Isthmus – a narrow strip of land having water on each side and connecting two larger bodies of land

17. Lesser Antilles – an island group of the West Indies including eight countries and eight dependencies

18. Mountain Range – a group or chain of mountains

19. Physical Map – a map that shows natural landforms and waterways on Earth’s surface

20. Plains – a large flat area of land

21. Answers

22. 1. deserts, islands, mountains, peninsulas, plains, and shields
MONDAY
1. deserts, islands, mountains, peninsulas, plains, and shields
2. bays, gulfs, lakes, oceans, rivers, or seas

23. TUESDAY
1. Rocky Mountains: Canada, United States, and Mexico (Sierra Madres are an extension of the Rockies)
2. Atlantic, Arctic, and Pacific Oceans; Beaufort, Bering, Labrador, and Caribbean Seas; Labrador and Caribbean Seas

24. 1. Missouri River and Mississippi River
WEDNESDAY
1. Missouri River and Mississippi River
2. Interior Plains and Great Plains

25. 1. Greater and Lesser Antilles
THURSDAY
1. Greater and Lesser Antilles
2. Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, and Gulf of St. Lawrence; Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of St. Lawrence

26. FRIDAY
1. peninsula; Mexico
2. Canadian Shield