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Atlantic C o a s t a l Plains Pacific C o a s t Mountains Atlantic C o a s t a l Plains Includes Denver, CO Includes Denver, CO Includes LA, CA Interior Plains and Plateaus/ Basins Appalachian Mountains Alaska Hawaii Gulf Coastal Plains Includes Houston, TX

9/11/01

(the oldest mountains in the US – eroded peaks) Appalachian Mountains - home to Mount Mitchell (the oldest mountains in the US – eroded peaks)

Continental Divide

Hawaii – islands made from volcano skeletons, waterfalls, reefs and Polynesian culture, USS Arizona Pearl Harbor Memorial

Alaska was purchased from Russia

Tallest Mountain in the USA Mount McKinley Tallest Mountain in the USA

Yukon River