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CHAPTER 5 THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE U.S. AND CANADA Landforms * Eastern Lowlands and Appalachian Mountains * Interior Lowlands.

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1 CHAPTER 5 THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA

2 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE U.S. AND CANADA Landforms * Eastern Lowlands and Appalachian Mountains * Interior Lowlands Great Plains and Interior Plains * Western Rocky Mountains *Islands Arctic and Tropical

3 RESOURCES Oceans for shipping and ports Rich, fertile soil Forests (1/2 of Canada, 1/3 of the U.S.) Minerals

4 Climate and Vegetation COLDER CLIMATES (permafrost) EXTREMES (tornadoes, hurricanes, floods) MODERATE CLIMATES Deciduous forests east, grasslands west PREVAILING WESTERLIES MILDER (Humid Subtropical) DRY (Southwest and Great Basin) TROPICAL ( Hawaii and S. Florida) Everglades

5 HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION BeringiaLeaders in Interstate farming Highways Alaska PipeLine EARLYTranscontinentalCURRENT SETTLERSRailroads 1869INHABITANTS Erie Canal St. Lawrence Seaway Airports Cities Developed

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