Coastal Plain

·   Located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico

·  Broad lowland providing many excellent harbors

Appalachian Mountains

·   Located west of Coastal Plain extending from eastern Canada to western Alabama

·  Old, eroded mountains (oldest mountain range in North America)

Canadian Shield

·         Wrapped around Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape

·    Hills worn by erosion and hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers

·    Holds some of the oldest rock formations in North America

Interior Lowlands

·        Located west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Great Plains

·    Rolling flatlands with many rivers, broad river valleys, and grassy hills

Great Plains

·        Located west of Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains

·    Flat land that gradually increases in elevation westward; grasslands

Rocky Mountains

·        Located west of the Great Plains and east of the Basin and Range

·    Rugged mountains stretching from Alaska to Mexico; high elevations

·    Contains the Continental Divide, which determines the directional flow of rivers

Basin and Range

·         Located west of Rocky Mountains and east of the Sierra Nevadas and the Cascades

·    Area of varying elevations containing isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley, the lowest point in North America

Coastal Range

·    Rugged mountains along the Pacific Coast that stretch from California to Canada

·   Contains fertile valleys

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