Eight Regions of North America
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8 Regions of North America
1) Coastal Range
2) Basin and Range
3) Rocky Mountains
4) Great Plains
5) Interior Lowlands
6) Canadian Shield
7) Appalachian Mountains
8) Coastal Plains
Coastal Range
West of the Rocky Mountains Stretches from Canada to California Made up of Rugged Mountains and
Fertile Valleys
Basin and Range
West of the Rocky Mountains East of the Sierra Nevadas and the
Cascades Varying elevations and isolated
mountain ranges Death Valley
Death Valley is the lowest point in North America
Rocky Mountains
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
Great Plains
West of the Interior Lowlands East of the Rocky Mountains Flatlands that increase in elevation
slightly to the west Known for grasslands
Interior Lowlands
West of the Appalachian Mountains East of the Great Plains Lowlands of rolling flatlands Rivers Broad valleys and Grassy hills
Canadian Shield
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
North America
Appalachian Mountains
West of the Coastal Plains Range from Canada to western
Alabama Oldest mountains in North America Old eroded mountains Includes the Piedmont
Coastal Plains
Stretches along the Atlantic Ocean Broad lowland with excellent harbors Borders the Gulf of Mexico Long sandy beaches