Regions of Regions of United StatesUnited States
Regions of United Regions of United StatesStates1) Pacific Coast2) Intermountain3) Rocky Mountains4) Interior Plains5) Canadian Shield6) Appalachian Highlands7) Coastal Plains
Pacific CoastPacific CoastWest of the Rocky Mountains
Stretches from Canada to California
Made up of Rugged Mountains and Fertile Valleys
Pacific Coast
Pacific Coast
IntermountainIntermountainWest 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
Intermountain
Rocky MountainsRocky MountainsWest 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
Interior PlainsInterior PlainsWest of the Interior Lowlands
East of the Rocky Mountains
Flatlands that increase in elevation slightly to the west
Known for grasslands
Lowlands of rolling flatlands
Rivers
Interior PlainsInterior Plains
Interior PlainsInterior Plains
Interior PlainsInterior Plains
Interior Interior PlainsPlains
Canadian ShieldCanadian ShieldWraps around the southern
portions of the Great Lakes and the Hudson Bay
Hills worn by erosionHundreds of glacier carved lakesSome of the oldest rock
formations in North America
Canadian Shield
These are Trees.
Thousands of Lakes
Canadian Shield, rock formations
Appalachian MountainsAppalachian MountainsWest of the Coastal PlainsRange from Canada to western
AlabamaOldest mountains in North
AmericaOld eroded mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian Mountains in the fall.
Coastal PlainsCoastal PlainsStretches along the Atlantic
OceanBroad lowland with excellent
harborsBorders the Gulf of MexicoLong sandy beaches
A bay in the Coastal Plains
Inlets, bays and capes along the Coastal Plains
Hawaii
•The Hawaiian archipelago is a string of islands and reefs.•Volcanoes•Beaches•Cliffs•low mountains•hills
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