1. Natural regions of North America

2. There are four natural regions Canadian shield Appalachians Western Cordillera Lowlands

3. Canadian Shied Vast area of hard rocks Many lakes and rivers Dense forest Very difficult to travel

4. Canadian Shield

6. Appalachians Old mountain range Worn down mountains on the east side of the continent. Very difficult to cross

8. Western Cordillera Real Mountain Range West side of the continent

9. Lowlands Central part of the continent Plains and the best farmland Land settlers were looking for.

10. Water routes

11. Hudson Bay Ice free only four months of the year

12. Hudson’s Bay

13. St Lawrence valley River and the Great lakes form the gateway into the interior.

14. Hudson Mohawk Two rivers that flow through the Appalachians New York Buffalo and the Great Lakes

15. Mississippi River Gateway to the southern interior plains Was controlled by the Spanish

16. Questions Name the geographic regions Give one characteristic of the region Name the major water routes