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7 th Grade WH/GEO Period #2. NORTH AMERICA. 8 Regions in North America. Coastal Range Basin & Range Rocky Mountains Great Plains Interior Lowlands Canadian Shield Appalachian Mountains Coastal Plain . 8 Regions of North America. West of the Rocky Mountains
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7th Grade WH/GEO Period #2 NORTH AMERICA
Coastal Range Basin & Range Rocky Mountains Great Plains Interior Lowlands Canadian Shield Appalachian Mountains Coastal Plain 8 Regions of North America
West of the Rocky Mountains Stretches from Alaska to California Made up of Rugged Mountains and Fertile Valleys. Coastal Range
West of the Rocky Mountains East of the Sierra Nevada's and the Cascades Varying elevations and isolated mountain ranges. Death Valley -Death Valley is the lowest point in North America. Basin & Range
West of the Great Plains East of the Great Basin Rugged Mountains with High Elevations Includes the Continental Divide -The Continental Divide determines the directional flow of rivers. Rocky Mountains
-West of the Interior Lowlands -East of the Rocky Mountains -Flatlands that increase in elevation slightly to the west -Known for grasslands Great Plains
West of the Appalachian Mountains East of the Great Plains Lowlands of rolling flatlands Rivers Broad Valleys and Grassy hills Interior Lowlands
Wraps around the southern portions of the Great lakes and the Hudson Bay. Hills worn by erosion Hundreds of glacier carved lakes Some of the oldest rock formations in the North America Canadian Shield
West of the Coastal Plain Range from Canada to western Alabama Oldest mountains in North America Old Eroded Mountains Appalachian Mountains
Stretches along the Atlantic Ocean Broad lowland with excellent harbors Borders the Gulf Mexico Long sandy beaches Coastal Plain