North America Flashcards
canyon
canyon is a long and deep gorge, typically with a river flowing through it
intermontane plateaus
plateaus enclosed by mountains on all sides
prairies
temperate grasslands of north america
cordilleras
mountain ranges that run parallel to each other
isthmus
narrow strip of land
who invented the continental drift theory
alfred egner
pangea
a hypothetical super continent believed to have existed before the carboniferous period
how is NA linked to SA
by the isthmus of panama
name the three gulfs along NA
gulf of mexico, hudson bay and gulf of st. lawrence
name the major physical features
the canadian shield, eastern highlands, central lowlands, western cordilleras
name the famous lakes in the canadian shield
lake eire, lake huron, lake ontario, lake michigan and lake superior
piedmont plateau
a low plateau region which lies to the east of the appalachians, it acts as a barrier between atlantic coast and central lowlands
