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U.S. Geographical Regions
The 8 geographic regions of the United States
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Geography
6th Grade
10/05/2010

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Coastal Plains
Definition

- Located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico - Broad lowland providing many excellent harbors.

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Appalachian Highlands
Definition

- Located west of the Coastal Plain extending from eastern Canada to Western Alabama; includes the Piedmont.

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Canadian Shield
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- Wrapped around Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape - Hills worn by erosion and hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers[image]
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Interier Lowlands
Definition

-Located west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Great Plains -Rolling flatlands with many rivers, valleys, and grassy hills.

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Great Plains
Definition

- Located west of Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains - Flat land that gradually increases in elevation westward; grasslands

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Rocky Mountains
Definition

- Located west of the Great Plains and east of the Basin and Range

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Basin and Range
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- Located west of the Rocky Mountains and east of the Coastal Plain - Varying elevations containing isolated mountains ranges and Death Valley, the lowest point in North America.

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Coastal Range
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-Rugged mountains along the Pacific Coast with fertile valleys.

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