Geography of the United States (& the World)
●* South America
_____________ _______________ is the fourth largest continent in the world and is the southern portion of the landmass referred to as the Americas.
● *Europe*
_______________ is still considered a continent (the second smallest), even though it is not completely surrounded by water. The landmass that includes Europe and Asia is often called Eurasia.
● *Africa
_______________, the second largest continent, covering about one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth.
*Coastal Plain (Picture)
· Located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico · Broad lowlands, providing many excellent harbors
● *Coastal Plain (Location)
· Located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico · Broad lowlands, providing many excellent harbors
● *Coastal Range (Location)
· Located along the Pacific Coast, stretching from California to Canada · Rugged mountains and fertile valleys · Includes the Sierra Nevada and the Cascades
● *Coastal Range (Picture)
· Located along the Pacific Coast, stretching from California to Canada · Rugged mountains and fertile valleys · Includes the Sierra Nevada and the Cascades
● *Interior Lowlands (Location)
· Located west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Great Plains · Rolling flatlands with many rivers, broad river valleys, and grassy hills
● *Interior Lowlands (Picture)
· Located west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Great Plains · Rolling flatlands with many rivers, broad river valleys, and grassy hills
● *Appalachian Mountains (Location)
· Located west of the Coastal Plain, extending from eastern Canada to western Alabama; includes the Piedmont · Old, eroded mountains (oldest mountain range in North America)
● *Atlantic Ocean
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
●* Pacific Ocean
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
● *Arctic Ocean
(Location)
● *Southern Ocean
(Location)
●* Indian Ocean
(Location)
● *Antarctica
Fifth in size among the world's continents. Its landmass is almost wholly covered by a vast ice sheet.
● *Asia
__________ is the world's largest and most diverse continent. It occupies the eastern four-fifths of the giant Eurasian landmass. The land mass that includes Asia and Europe is often called Eurasia.
● *Australia
The smallest continent and one of the largest countries on Earth, lying between the Pacific and Indian oceans in the Southern Hemisphere.
●* North America
Third largest of the world's continents, lying for the most part between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer. The United States is part of ____________ ______________.
●* Appalachian Mountains (Picture)
· Located west of the Coastal Plain, extending from eastern Canada to western Alabama; includes the Piedmont · Old, eroded mountains (oldest mountain range in North America)
● *Rocky Mountains (Location)
· Located west of the Great Plains and east of the Basin and Range · Rugged mountains stretching from Alaska almost to Mexico; high elevations · Contains the Continental Divide, which determines the directional flow of rivers
● Rocky Mountains (Location)
· Located west of the Great Plains and east of the Basin and Range · Rugged mountains stretching from Alaska almost to Mexico; high elevations · Contains the Continental Divide, which determines the directional flow of rivers
● *Great Plains (Location)
· Located west of the Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains · Flat lands that gradually increase in elevation westward; grasslands
● Great Plains (Picture)
· Located west of the Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains · Flat lands that gradually increase in elevation westward; grasslands
● *Basin and Range (Location)
· Located west of the Rocky Mountains and east of the Coastal Range · Varying elevations containing isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley, the lowest point in North America
● *Basin and Range (Picture)
· Located west of the Rocky Mountains and east of the Coastal Range · Varying elevations containing isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley, the lowest point in North America
● *Canadian Shield (Location)
· Wrapped around the Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape · Hills worn by erosion and hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers
● *Canadian Shield (Picture)
· Wrapped around the Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape · Hills worn by erosion and hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers