Appalachian Mountains  stretches 1600 miles from Quebec to Alabama  rounded b/c of erosion and age  Includes Green Mts., Black Mts., Smokey Mts., Blue Ridge Mts.  Mt. Mitchell 6,684 ft – highest peak in Black Mts. Of North Carolina

 Divided into 2 sections  Atlantic Coastal Plains and Gulf Coastal Plains

 Located between Appalachians and Great Plains  Used for farming

Ozark Plateau  between Missouri and Arkansas Rivers  scenic region with springs and underground streams

 generally high plateau in central North America  extends from Canada to Texas  bordered on east by central lowlands and west by Rocky Mts.  grain & livestock farms

 chain of rugged mts stretching from Canada to Texas  forms part of the Continental Divide  Mt. Elbert 14,443 ft highest peak  bordered on east by Great Plains & west by Great Basin

 deep, steep walled canyon in NW Arizona  carved by the Colorado River – began about 6 million years ago  277 mi ling, up to 18 mi wide, 5,000 feet deep

 Inland drainage in western USA  Bordered by Sierra Nevada & Cascade Range  Covers 210,000 sq mi  Gradual slope from north at 400 ft above sea level to 282 ft below sea level. (Death Valley)  Its waterways drain inland instead of into the sea.

 Mt. Range in California, small portion in Nevada near Lake Tahoe  About 400 mi long  Mt. Whitney 14,494 ft highest peak  Includes Yosemite National Park

 About 700 mi long  Forms rain shadow  Highest point – Mt. Rainier 14,410 ft  Mt. Saint Helens a part of range – erupted in 1982

 unconnected mountain system extends from southern Alaska to Baja California

 mt system in northern Alaska  separates Alaska North Slope from Yukon River Valley