Transcript U.S. Regions

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Name the 8 geographic regions.
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Coastal Plain, Appalachian Highlands, Canadian
Shield, Interior Lowlands, Great Plains, Rocky
Home Mountains, Basin & Range, Coastal Range
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Which region is located west of the Rocky Mountains, and
east of the Sierra Nevadas and Cascades; is an area of
varying elevations, containing isolated mountain ranges and
Death Valley, the lowest point in North America?
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Basin and Range.
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What are the physical characteristics
of the Great Plains?
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Located west of Interior Lowlands and east of the
Rocky Mountains; has flat land that gradually
Home increases in elevation westwards; grasslands
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Which region is wrapped around Hudson Bay in a
horseshoe shape; has hills worn by erosion and
hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers; holds some of
the oldest rock formations in North America?
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The Canadian Shield
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Name the characteristics of the
Coastal Plain.
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Located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of
Mexico; has broad lowland providing many
excellent harbors
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Which region has rugged mountains along the
Pacific Coast that stretch from California to Canada
and contains fertile valleys?
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The Coastal Range
Home
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What is located west of the Coastal Plain extending
from eastern Canada to western Alabama, includes
the Piedmont, and has old eroded mountains (the
oldest in North America?
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The Appalachian Highlands
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Describe the characteristics of the
Interior Lowlands.
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Located west of the Appalachian Highlands and
east of the Great Plains; rolling flatlands with many
rivers; broad river valleys, and grassy hills
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Which region is described by being located west of the Great
Plains and east of the Basin and Range; has rugged
mountains stretching from Alaska almost to Mexico; high
elevations; contains the Continental Divide which determines
the directional flow of rivers
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The Rocky Mountains
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