Geographic Regions Flashcards
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The Appalachian region
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- a mountainous area on the east coast of North America
- Fold mountains caused by two plates coming together
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The costal plains
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- A lowland area on the Atlantic coast that stretches from cape cod to Mexico.
- Streams from the Appalachians enter the coastal plains rapidly.
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Great Lakes-St Lawrence lowland
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- Smallest geographic region in Canada.
- Contains the triangle formed by Lake Huron, Ontario, and Erie.
- includes the small island ile d’anicosti.
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Interior plains
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- Large rolling hills and deep river valleys.
- Runs between the Appalachian mountains and the Rocky Mountains.
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The Canadian Shield
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- Great volcanic mountains that have eroded for millions of years.
- The geographic foundation of Canada.
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The Western Cordillera
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- Runs along the west coast of North America.
- Large ranges of mountains separated by plateaus and valleys.
- The coastal chains of the mountains are volcanic and the inner range are fold mountains.
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The intermountain region
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- Lies between Rocky Mountains and the Coast Mountains, the cascades, and Sierra Nevada.
- plateaus and isolated mountains.
- only deserts in the US.
- interior plateau valleys of bc and Yukon in Canada.
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The Arctic
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- northern Canada
- lowlands and mountains
- in a series of islands to the north of Hudson’s bay.
