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  • Atlantic Coastal Plain - eastern coast; flat and close to sea level
  • Area west of Atlantic Coastal Plain raises higher and is called the Piedmont.
  • Appalachian Mountains - main mountain range in the East: very old
  • West of the Appalachian Mountains; stretches to Great Plains
  • Filled with many hills lakes, and rivers
  • The largest group of freshwater lakes in the world!
  • Important Waterway for trade between the US and Canada
  • North America's largest and most important river!
  • Has Many Tributaries
  • Tributaries - smaller stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river
  • The United States' most rugged mountain ranges
  • Contains a line of high peaks called the continental Divide

Geography Chapter 5 The United States: Section 1

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Natural Resources

  • US is extremely rich in natural resources
  • Major oil producer but uses more oil than it produces
  • Valuable minerals mined in the Appalachian and Rockies - coal -US has about 25% of the world's coal reserves
  • Lots of forest and farmland that provide lumber, paper, and crops

Physical Features of The United States

East and South

United States Geography

Interior Plains

The West

West

The Great Lakes

The Mississippi River

The Rocky Mountains

Continental Divide - Area of high ground that divides the flow of rivers towards opposite ends of the continent

Alaska's Mount McKinley

Volcanoes formed the Hawaiian islands millions of year ago!

Highest mountain in North America!

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