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