North AmericaGeography and Physical Features
© 2014 Tara Fountain
Mapping Activity
There are 8 different types of land use on this map.
They are located near bodies of water or oceans because it makes transportation of raw materials and goods easier.
FAST FACTS
•The United States is the 3rd largest country in the world.•The United States also includes Alaska and Hawaii.
• The Rocky Mountains are the largest mountain system in North America.
LANDFORMS
Rocky Mountain
s
LANDFORMS
• An “imaginary” line that separates the flow of rivers to the oceans.
• It runs from northwestern Canada, along the crest of the Rocky Mountains and continues down into Mexico.
Continental Divide
Every continent has a continental divide
expect for Antarctica
LANDFORMS
• Second largest mountain range in North America
• The Mountains become the Laurentian Highlands in Canada.
AppalachianMountains
• Huge plain area that lies between the Rocky Mountains and west of the Mississippi River
LANDFORMS
Great Plains
GREAT PLAIN
S
FEATURES OF THE UNITED STATES
West of the
Rockies lies
a region of
plateaus
and basins.
The largest of
these basins is
Great Basin
LANDFORMS
What is a
plateau? What is a basin?
Area of land, with a flat
surface (like a tabletop) that
is raised above the land that
surrounds it.
A large, bowl-shaped depression in the surface of the land or ocean floor.
FEATURES OF THE UNITED STATES
Where is the hottest
place In North America?
DEATH VALLEY!!!
DEATH VALLEY
FEATURES OF Canada
Yukon
Mount Logan, Canada’s
highest peak, is located in
Yukon Territory
Bodies of Water
• Great Lakes give us the largest supply of fresh water on earth!
• Lake Michigan is the only one that lies entirely in the United States
• The other four are part of the border between the United Sates and Canada
Great Lakes
Michigan
Superior
Huron
Ontario
Erie
Bodies of Water
A
transportation
s corridor is:
Routes by which people
can travel by foot, air,
vehicle, rail or ship.
Rivers in CanadaCANADA HAS 2 MAJOR RIVERS
• Canada’s longest river is the Mackenzie.
• It forms in the Rockies and flows North into the Arctic Ocean
you think the St. Lawrence River is called the Mother of Canada
Rivers in the United StatesUSA HAS MANY
IMPORTANT RIVERS
• The Mississippi River is largest river in the US.
• It begins in Minnesota and flows thru the Central Plains into the Gulf of Mexico.
Two other major rivers in the US are:
• Ohio River• Missouri River
Bodies of Water What is a Delta?
A delta is a plain or landform
that occurs at the mouth of a
river near where the river
flows into the ocean or other
body of water.