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Canada and the United States
make up the region that covers
most of North America.
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This region is bounded by the
Atlantic Ocean on the east and
the Pacific Ocean on the west.
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The Gulf of Mexico lies to the
south. North America is the third
largest continent in the world.
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This large region contains two sub-
regions, Canada and Alaska make up the
northern part. The 48 continental UnitedStates makes up the southern part.
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West of the Great lakes, the two sub-
regions are separated by the 49th
parallel of latitude. East of the GreatLakes, the St. Lawrence River
separates the two sub-regions.
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If you look at the physical map of this
region, you see mountains running along
both sides with a large, flat area in the
center. This flat area runs from the Arctic
Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. It is made up of
shield and plains.
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The term shieldrefers to the
large core of very old rock that
lies at the base of eachcontinent.
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In North America, this rock core was
exposed thousands of years ago. During
the ice ages, glaciersscraped across the
land, taking the soil with them. They left
just a thin layer of soil in eastern and
central Canada.
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Plainsare flat or gently rolling areas of
land. Much of the soil that glaciers
scraped from the Canadian Shieldended up on the plains of Canada and
the United States.
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The Canadian Shield covers
almost half of Canada. The rest of
this sub-region contains islands,lakes, plains, and mountains.
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The glaciers that scraped the
shield also dug hug holes that
became the Great Lakes.
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These lakes lie between Canada and
the United States. They are the worlds
largest group of freshwaterlakes. TheSt. Lawrence River connects the Great
Lakes to the ocean.
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To the far north are many smaller
lakes and Hudson Bay. The region
extends past the Arctic Circle andends with a scattering of islands.
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In the Atlantic Ocean, off the
southeast coast of Newfoundland, lie
the Grand Banks. The ocean is veryshallow here.
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Far to the west, in the Alaska Range,
is the highest peak in North
America. Mount McKinley rises20,320 feet above sea level.
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Two major mountain ranges run
through the continental United States.
In the east, the Appalachians are agentle range of rounded peaks and
deep valleys.
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In the west, the Rocky Mountains jut
up into jagged, snowcapped peaks.
The Rockies reach all the way fromAlaska to New Mexico.
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Between these two ranges, wide
plains stretch across the middle
of the continent.
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This vast, mostly flat region extends
about 2,500 miles north and south.
From the Rockies, the dry and treelessGreat Plains slope down to the central
lowlands.
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A large system of rivers drains
most of the plains between the
Rocky Mountains and theAppalachians.
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These rivers all flow into the
muddy Mississippi River. The
Mississippi empties into the Gulfof Mexico.