1. Landform Regions in North America Ms. Drifmeyer Human Geography

2. Landforms Landforms are: –How the earth’s surface is shaped –Formed by external forces –Formed by internal forces

3. Regions Regions are: –Definition: parts of the earth’s surface that share similar characteristics –Can be big or small Examples: –Desert region in the US (Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and western Colorado) –Front Range region (Fort Collins south to CO Springs)

4. Canada’s Landform Regions

5. Canada-Region 1 Western Mountains and Valleys

6. Canada-Region 2 The Far North

7. Canada-Region 3 The Prairies

8. Canada-Region 4 The Near North

9. Canada-Region 5 The Great Lakes Lowlands

10. Canada-Region 6 The Ottawa-St. Lawrence Lowlands

11. Canada – Region 7 The Atlantic Region

12. US’s Landform Regions