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North America: Physical Geography
Major Physical Features and Locations
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Geography
8th Grade
10/31/2011

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Appalachian Mountains
Definition
300 million year old mountain system of eastern North America extending from Maine to Alabama
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Brooks Range
Definition
mountain range running across northern Alaska
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Canadian Shield
Definition
major landform region of southern Canada curving around Hudson Bay.
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Cascade Range
Definition
mountain range in the northwest continental U.S. primarily in Washington and Oregon
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Coast Mountains
Definition
mountain system along the Pacific coast of British Columbia
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Coastal Plain
Definition
North American landform region stretching along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico
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Colorado Plateau
Definition
uplifted area of horizontal rock layers eroded by wind and water in the western U.S between the Colorado, Little Colorado, San Juan and Rio Grande Rivers
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Great Basin
Definition
region of the U.S. intermountain west with no drainage to the ocean
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Great Plains
Definition
plains region of the central U.S. and Canada; between the Interior Plains and the Rocky Mountains
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Ozark Plateau
Definition
Highlands area mainly in Arkansas but extending into Oklahoma and Missouri
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Rocky Mountains
Definition
major mountain range in western North America stretching from Mexico to the Arctic
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Sierra Nevada
Definition
located in east central California these are one of the highest and longest ranges in the U.S
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Arctic Ocean
Definition
Ocean north of the Arctic Circle; 4th largest
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Atlantic Ocean
Definition
Major body of water between the Americas, Europe and Africa
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Arkansas River
Definition
River running from the Colorado Rockies thru the Ozark Plateau to the Mississippi River
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Baffin Bay
Definition
a body of water west of Greenland
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Beaufort Sea
Definition
Sea south of the Arctic Ocean and north of Alaska and the Yukon
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Bering Sea
Definition
part of the north Pacific Ocean between Alaska and Russia
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Colorado River
Definition
major North American river that runs through the Grand Canyon in the Colorado Plateau region and empties into the Gulf of California
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Davis Strait
Definition
strait between Baffin Island and Greenland
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Columbia River
Definition
major river of the northwest that drains the Columbia Basin
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Great Bear Lake
Definition
Lake in the Northwest Territory of Canada which straddles the Arctic Circle
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Great Salt Lake
Definition
large saltwater lake in northwest Utah
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Great Slave Lake
Definition
lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada near Yellowknife
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Greenland Sea
Definition
sea situated east of Greenland and north of Iceland
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Gulf of Alaska
Definition
Gulf south of Alaska
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Gulf of Mexico
Definition
gulf of the Atlantic Ocean between Florida, Texas and Mexico
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Hudson Bay
Definition
large inland waterway almost surrounded by Canada
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Labrador Sea
Definition
sea east of Newfoundland, Canada
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Lake Athabasca
Definition
Lake in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada
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Lake Erie
Definition
fourth largest of the five Great Lakes
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Lake Huron
Definition
second largest and central lake of the five Great Lakes
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Lake Michigan
Definition
third largest of the Great Lakes; only one of the Great Lakes entirely within the U.S
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Lake Ontario
Definition
Smallest and easternmost of the Five Great Lakes
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Lake Superior
Definition
largest of the Great Lakes
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Lake Winnipeg
Definition
large lake in central Manitoba
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Mackenzie River
Definition
river in northwestern Canada, rises from the Mackenzie Mountains, Great Slave Lake and Great Bear Lake. Empties into Mackenzie Bay
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Mississippi River
Definition
Major river system in the central United States. Rises in Minnesota, empties into the Gulf of Mexico
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Missouri River
Definition
river that rises in western Montana and joins the Mississippi near St. Louis
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Ohio River
Definition
major northeastern tributary of the Mississippi River, rises in north central Pennsylvania
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Pacific Ocean
Definition
Earth’s largest ocean
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Rio Grande
Definition
U.S. name for the river that forms the border between Texas and Mexico
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St. Lawrence River
Definition
major river linking the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean
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Yukon River
Definition
major river of Alaska, rises in the northern Rockies and empties into the Bering Sea
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