Interior Lowlands Glaciers leveled the land left fertile
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Interior Lowlands • Glaciers leveled the land, left fertile soil • Interior Plains extend from Appalachians to Missouri River • Great Plains • Canadian Shield
Western Mts. , Plateaus, and Basins • Rocky Mountains -Relatively young: 80 million years old • Other Pacific mountain ranges: Sierra Nevada, Cascade • Continent’s highest peak: Mt. Mc. Kinley in Alaska • Major earthquake activity • Between ranges and Rockies: cliffs, canyons, basins (low desert)
Islands • Canada’s large, northern islands: Ellesmere, Victoria, Baffin • U. S. : Aleutians (Alaska), Hawaiian (politically, not geographically)
Oceans and Waterways • U. S. and Canada are surrounded by: − Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic oceans − Gulf of Mexico • Canada and United States have many large, rivers and lakes that provide: − transportation, hydroelectric power, irrigation, fisheries
• Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior • Mississippi-Missouri-Ohio river system: continent’s longest, busiest river system • Mackenzie River: longest in Canada, crosses Northwest Territories
Land Forests • Fertile soil helps make North America world’s leading food exporter • Large forests creates lumber and other products Minerals and Fossil Fuels • Mineral quantity and variety make rapid industrialization possible − Canadian Shield: iron ore, nickel, copper, gold, uranium − Appalachians, Great Plains: coal − Gulf of Mexico: oil, natural gas
Sec. 1: Quiz: Write Answers ONLY 1. Which mountain range is the oldest? 2. What large bodies of water surround the U. S. and Canada? 3. How do Canada and the U. S. rank in size compared with other countries? 4. Name the Great Lakes. 5. Which are the 3 largest islands of Canada and the U. S. ? 6. What two mountains are north in the Appalachian Mountains? 7. How old are the Rocky Mts. ? Once you are done, 8. Which is the highest mountain in North America? turn in the quiz at the table. Pg. 61 -63 9. Which is the longest river in Canada? 10. What resources can be found in the Gulf of Mexico? blue workbook, write Q&A
