regions of north america. name that region 1 coastal plain 2 appalachian highlands 3 canadian shield...
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REGIONS OF NORTH AMERICA
Name That Region
1
Coastal
Plain
2Appalachian Highlands
3Canadian
Shield
4Interior
Lowlands5Great Plains
6Rocky Mountains
(CONTINENTAL DIVIDE)
7Basin And
Range8Coastal Range
COASTAL PLAIN
Plain
Atlantic Coastal Plain
South East Coastal Plain
Facts:
1. Located along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
2. Broad lowlands that provides many excellent harbors.
APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS
Facts:
1. Old, eroded mountains ( oldest mountain range in North America)
2. Located west of Coastal plain extending from eastern Canada to western Alabama: includes the piedmont
CANADIAN SHIELD
Facts:1. Wrapped around Hudson
Bay in a horseshoe shape
2. Hills worn by erosion and hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers
INTERIOR LOWLANDS
Facts:1. Rolling
flatlands with many rivers broad river valleys and grassy hills
2. Located west of the Appalachian mountains and east of the Great Plains
GREAT PLAINS
Facts:
1. Flat land that gradually increases elevation westward grasslands
2. Located west of Interior lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains.
BASIN AND RANGE
Facts:
1. Area of varying elevations containing isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley, the lowest point in North America
2. Located west of Rocky Mountain and east of the Sierra Nevadas and the Cascades
COASTAL RANGEFacts:
1. Rugged mountains along the Pacific Coast that stretch from California to Canada.
2. Contains fertile valleys.
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Facts:
1. Located west of the Great Plains and east the Basin and Range
2. Rugged Mountains stretching from Alaska almost to Mexico: high elevations
3. Contains the continental divide, which determines the directional flow of rivers
Name That Region
1
Coastal
Plain
2Appalachian Highlands
3Canadian
Shield
4Interior
Lowlands5Great Plains
6Rocky Mountains
(CONTINENTAL DIVIDE)
7Basin And
Range8Coastal Range