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CH. 6 GEOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICA
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POLITICAL CANADA
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POLITICAL U.S.A.
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PHYSIOGRAPHIC MAP CANADA
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PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS WESTERN CORDILLERAN Vancouver Rocky Mountains
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PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS INTERIOR PLAINS Grasslands/Ranching/Farming
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PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS CANADIAN SHIELD Boreal Forest - Cone bearing trees
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PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS ST. LAWRENCE LOWLANDS
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PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS APPALACHIANS
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PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS ARCTIC REGION Tundra - permafrost, moss, lichen, and small shrubs
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PHYSIOGRAPHIC MAP NORTH AMERICA NOTE - The physiographic regions do not just end at the borders
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CLIMATE GRAPHS Vancouver, B.C. (Maritime Climate)
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CLIMATE GRAPHS WINNIPEG (Continental Climate)
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CLIMATE GRAPHS VANCOUVER VS. WINNIPEG Maritime vs. Continental
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CANADIAN PRECIPITATION
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WHAT INFLUENCES CLIMATE? (L.O.W.E.R.) L ATITUDE O CEANS W INDS E LEVATION/ALTITUDE R ELIEF Mountain Barrier
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THREE TYPES OF PRECIPITATION +=
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PRECIPITATION Landforms/Orographic
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PRECIPITATION Frontal
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PRECIPITATION Convection
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THE EARTH 4.5 Billion Years Old
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THE EARTH Two billion years ago, all the continents were joined. Plate tectonics have moved the continents to where they Are today
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LAND FORMS FOLD MOUNTAINS
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LAND FORMS VOLCANIC MOUNTAINS
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LAND FORMS FAULTING
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EROSION The Water Cycle
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EROSION WATER
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EROSION GLACIERS
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EROSION WIND
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