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1 Landforms

2 As we finish look at this area, think how varied the climate regions are…

3 Tundra in Alaska

4 And tropical wet in Hawaii

5 Landforms

6 Appalachian Mountains

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8 Mount Mitchell in North Carolina is the tallest of the group They are considered older than the Rocky Mountains due to the rounded tops

9 Pacific Coastal Ranges

10 Cascades and Coastal Mountains

11 Basin and Range

12 The Great Basin Between the Sierra Nevadas and Rocky Mountains Home to U.S. Lowest point, Death Valley

13 Rocky Mountains

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15 Western North America Stretches 3,000 miles British Columbia to New Mexico

16 Great Plains

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18 Good Grazing

19 Also important for growing grains

20 Interior Lowlands Broad flat area in North America

21 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains

22 Flat Area near coasts of Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico

23 Canadian Shield

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25 Mostly Rock Little Human life, little industry Lots of mining

26 Grand Canyon

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28 Cut by the Colorado River A Mile deep at times

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30 Skywalk

31 Columbia Plateau

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33 Washington Oregon Idaho Cut by the Columbia River

34 Colorado Plateau

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36 The 4 corners area Colorado Utah New Mexico Arizona Contains the Grand Canyon


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