1. Physical Regions of North America

2. Pacific Coast

3. Rich Farmland ( Fruits, Vegetables, Wine)
Harbors

4. Fishing (Salmon Anchovies)
Manufacturing ( Computers, Aircraft, Aerospace Equipment)

5. Forests – ½ of the nations lumber ( Giant Redwood trees)
Mt. Saint Helens (Active Volcano)

6. San Andreas Fault

7. Intermountain Region Driest part of the US
Wasteland with little plant life
4% of the population of the US
2/3 of land owned by the federal government ( National Parks, Wildlife Refuges, National Forests)
Grand Canyon

8. Mojave Desert
Death Valley
The Great Salt Lake

9. Rocky Mountains
Tourism ( skiing, hunting, summer travel, art colonies, dude ranches, national parks and monuments)
Mining ( attracted first settlers)
Rocky Mountains
Continental Divide

10. Interior Plains Great Plains Central Plains Black Hills Livestock
Farmland
Central Plains
Raw Materials (iron ore, petroleum, coal)
Wheat, Corn , Hay and Soybeans
Hundreds of lakes for transporting goods
Black Hills

11. Appalachian Mountains
Forests used to make furniture ( hickory, oak, maple)
Fishing (cod, lobster, clams)

12. Canadian Shield
Minerals

13. Coastal Plains Atlantic Plains Gulf Coast Plains tobacco, rice, indigo
network of harbors
Gulf Coast Plains
Fishing (oysters, shrimp)
Forests (paper)
Petroleum & natural gas
resorts