1. UNITED STATES
and
CANADA

2. THE
PHYSICAL
GEOGRAPHY

3. WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLATEAUS
LANDFORMS
WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLATEAUS
Pacific Ranges- Sierra Nevada, the Cascade Range, the Coast Range, and the Alaska Range
Alaska Range has the highest peak on the continent- Mt. McKInley at 20, 320 ft.

4. Stretch 3,000 miles from New Mexico to Alaska
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Stretch 3,000 miles from New Mexico to Alaska
Parts of Rockies are higher than 14,000 feet

6. Fill the areas between the Pacific Range and the Rockies
PLATEAUS
Fill the areas between the Pacific Range and the Rockies
Grand Canyon walls plunge 6,000 feet deep
Death Valley is the hottest and lowest part in the U.S

8. East of the Rockies and extends 300 to 700 miles
GREAT PLAINS
East of the Rockies and extends 300 to 700 miles

9. Extend 1,500 miles from Quebec to central Alabama
Canadian Shield
A Giant core of rock on the Hudson Bays
Appalachian Mnts.
Extend 1,500 miles from Quebec to central Alabama

10. CANADIAN SHIELD

11. RIVERS FROM THE ROCKIES
AGUA
RIVERS FROM THE ROCKIES
High ridge of the Rockies is called the Continental Divide
DIVIDE-a high point or ridge that determines the direction that rivers flow
Headwaters- the source of river waters
Tributaries- small river or stream that feeds into a larger river

13. MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Flows 2,350 miles from its source
Begins in Minnesota ends in Gulf
Swells to a width of 1.5 miles

14. ST. LAWRENCE RIVER One of Canada’s most important
Flows for 750 miles from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawrence in the Atlantic Ocean
A border between US and Canada

15. FALL LINE
Where the higher land of the Piedmont drops to the lower Atlantic Coast

16. Popular Tourist attraction
Niagara Falls
Popular Tourist attraction
On Niagara River and it borders Ontario and New York State
A major source of hydroelectric power

18. GREAT LAKES

19. Great Lakes- carved by glaciers thousands of years ago
H uron
O ntario
M ichigan
E rie
S uperior

20. U.S and Canada contain petroleum and natural gas
FUELS
U.S and Canada contain petroleum and natural gas
Texas and Alaska rank first and second in oil reserves

21. TIMBER
Forest once covered much of N.A but now only cover ½ of Canada and 1/3 of the U.S
FISHING
Fisheries- areas for catching fish and other sea animals
Grand Banks- covers 139,000 square miles off Canada’s southeast coast