Appalachian Uplands

The Appalachian storm November 1950

A great storm hit the Appalachian region in November 24 1950 that was a large extra tropical cyclone. Hurricane force winds, peaking at 110 miles per hour (180km/hr.), disrupted to 1,000,000 customers during the event. The damage cost 66.7 million dollars. This system was a major snowstorm or the area, with 12 inches in Toronto on November 24. This set a record for single day snow in November.

What natural process has worn down the Appalachian mountains?

• The process was wind erosion.

• Water may have also played a role, but in a mountain range, when it becomes more rounded rather than jagged, it is usually wind erosion.

• The Appalachian mountains are also hypothesized to be older than he rocky mountains therefor, having more time to wear away.

Appalachian Uplands

Climate

GEOLOGY

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Winter? Summer? Temperature? Precipitation?

• The Appalachian climate is affected by two ocean currents.

• The Labrador currents bring cold water south from the arctic and causes freezing during the winter months in northern parts of the region.

• The gulfstream brings warm water north from the Caribbean and along the coast of North America before it runs east, crossing the Atlantic Ocean to Europe.

• The meeting of the gulfstream and the Labrador Current also provide a great breeding ground for fish by encouraging the growth of plankton.

• The northern part of the region has an arctic climate, with extremely long, cold winters and short, cool summers.

How was this area formed? What type of

rocks are there?

The type of rock that the Appalachian uplands are igneous, sedimentary and volcanic rocks. The Atlantic provinces are an extension of the Appalachians, an ancient mountain range called Appalachian mountains. Prince Edward Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has a gently rolling landscape with a red soil.

This fertile island is Canada's smallest province, making up a mere 0.1 percent of Canada's land mass. The rocks of the Appalachian Highlands provide minerals for Canadians to mine. Iron, zinc and gold are a few of the minerals utilize and mined in the Atlantic Region.

Recreation

What do people do in the winter?summer?

• In the winter people usually go hiking and skiing .
• In summer people go hiking, fishing, camping,

farming, hunting and mining.

What is interesting about this region?

• They are the oldest mountains in

north America.

• Mountain range is 1500 miles long.
• A unique culture centered on a rich history

and the combination of Northern European

ancestries is what makes the area distinct.

Location

Where it is?

• Eastern North America

• In U.S.A, it stretches from Southern New York state down to

the Northern part of Georgia,Alabama and Mississippi.

• In Canada it is located in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,

Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Eastern part of Quebec.

Natural Disaster

TOPOGRAPHY

Great Appalachian Storm Data

What landforms are predominately in this area?

• Many different mountain ranges
• As old as 300 000 000 years old
• Many mountains have eroded to form sharp peaks, hills,

and rolling mountains.

• This area has many rivers and fertile plateaus.
• River are rich of coal,oil, and gas deposits.

Economy

What is the major industries? How are people employed?

Settlement

• Fishing
• Mining
• Agriculture

Where do people live?- in the river valleys?On the coast?

Sporadic? Concentrated?

• People live in large Farms.
• They are irregularly spaced out.
• People stay where land is good for agriculture and cultivation
• 2.5 million in population