1. United States Map Political Map
Physical Map: Label the following:
Appalachian Mountains
Gulf Of California
Rocky Mountains
Gulf of Mexico
Mt. McKinley
Great Basin
Great Lakes- Each one
Great Plains
Mississippi River
Coastal Plain
Colorado River
Rio Grande
Political Map
Label all states and color (using at least 5-6 colors)

2. North America
Physical Features

3. Landform Regions United States and Canada make up 80% of the continent
Major landform regions of the United States and Canada generally stretch from North to South
Eastern Coastal plain
Piedmont (area at or near foot of a mountain region)
Appalachian Mountains
Canadian Shield
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Coast Region

5. Dividing Up America!! Three main features
Appalachian Mountains were created by the collision of the North American plate with the African plate
Highest peak in the Appalachian Mts.- 6,000 feet
Interior Plains
Mississippi River and its tributaries drain this region
Includes the Great Lakes-formed by glaciers
Rocky Mountains-From New Mexico to Canada
Some of the highest peaks reach 14,000!

6. The Ring of Fire!!!!
A Tectonically active region around the edges of the pacific
Many active volcanoes and earthquake faults
Most of United States is on the North American plate except for some places in California (on the pacific plate)
Alaska and Hawaii are also in a geologically active area
Hawaiian Islands are the tops of submerged volcanoes

7. Bodies of Water
Continental Divide-Created by the Rockies, divides rivers flowing east and west
Major River Systems
Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio (Flow East)
St. Lawrence System
Western Rivers- Colorado, Columbia, Yukon (Flow West)
Major Lakes
Great Lakes in US
Great Bear and Great Slave in Canada

8. Climates
Tropical Wet and Dry- Southern tip of Florida and parts of Hawaii
Humid Subtropical- Most of Southeastern US
Humid Continental- Northeast US and Southern and SE Canada
Semi-Arid-Great Plains, parts of MT. regions
Highland- Rocky mountains
Marine West Coast- Southeast Alaska and Northern California
Mediterranean- South and Central California
Tropical Humid- Parts of Hawaii
Tundra- Far North America
Subarctic- Most of Canada and Alaska

10. Natural Resources Farming- Forests- Water-
Variety of soils and climates
Abundant crops and livestock
Forests-
Leading producers of wood and paper
Water-
Plentiful supplies
Irrigation and Hydroelectric power

11. Resources of the United States
US is the world’s leading agricultural producer
Only about 3% of the population farms
But we still feed our people and have enough to export!!!
Great Plains region- great for corn, soybeans, and wheat
The US has 25% of the world’s coal reserves and is a major coal exporter
Appalachians, Rockies, and Interior Plains

12. US is a major oil producer but uses more than it produces
Gulf Coast, California, and Alaska
We have valuable mineral resources:
Iron, copper, lead, zinc, gold, and silver