1. Physical Geography of the United States and Canada

3. Landforms Colorado Plateau was eroded by the Colorado River to form the Grand Canyon (in Arizona) Great Basin includes Death Valley (in South Eastern California) – the hottest and lowest place in the U.S.

4. The Grand Canyon

5. Death Valley

6. Mountains Mountains form because of collisions between tectonic plates Mountains are on east and west edges of both United States and Canada

7. Rocky Mountains Rocky Mountains link the U.S. and Canada – from New Mexico to Alaska Dry basins and plateaus found between the Pacific Ranges and the Rocky Mountains

8. Basin

9. The Pacific Ranges Mount Stuart is a massive rocky pyramid that utterly dominates the view from Longs Pass.

10. Eastern Mountains include the Canadian Shield and Appalachian Mountains Canadian Shield is a gigantic core of rock that anchors North America It makes up the eastern half of Canada and North Eastern United States Canadian Shield

12. Appalachian Mountains Appalachian Mountains extend from Quebec to central Alabama Coastal lowlands are east and south of the Appalachian Mountains

15. The Great Plains

16. Located east of the Rocky Mountains Extends 400 miles across center of United States Grasses, very little trees, ideal for farming, little change in elevation Great Plains

18. Islands

19. Manhattan Island - at the mouth of the Hudson River - a major world economic center The Hawaiian Islands – were formed by volcanic mountains in Pacific Ocean United States’ Islands

20. Manhattan Island

22. Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton Island – in the East Vancouver Island – in the West Canada’s Islands

23. Vancouver Island

24. Water In North America, the high ridge of the Rockies is called the Continental Divide. –A divide is a high point or ridge that determines the direction that rivers flow –Some rivers have their headwaters, or source, in the Rockies –Many tributaries, or brooks, rivers, and streams, flow into these rivers

25. Rivers Mississippi River is North America’s longest river. - it runs from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico St. Lawrence River is one of Canada’s most important rivers. - it links the cities of Quebec, Montreal, and Ottawa

26. Fall Line The Fall Line marks the place where the higher land of the Piedmont drops to the lower Atlantic Coastal Plain Along the line, rivers become rapids and waterfalls Cities of Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. are along the fall line Niagara Falls (along US/Canadian border) is used for hydro-electric power

27. The Piedmont

28. Niagara Falls