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Warm-upOn your map of the south:

1) label the states2) Label state capitals

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Section 1

Landforms and Resources

• The United States and Canada have vast lands and abundant resources.

• These two countries share many of the same landforms.

Landscape Influenced Development

Anglo America • U.S., Canada: former British Colonies

most people speak English• Strong economic and political ties with one

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Vast Lands • Canada 2nd largest country in the world by area; U.S. 3rd • Together they cover one eighth of the earth’s land surface

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Abundant Resources • Landmass and natural resources attract immigrants to both countries • U.S. and Canada have developed into global economic powers

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Many and Varied Landforms

Major Landforms • all major landforms are found in U.S. and Canada • The two countries share mountain chains and interior plains

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The Eastern Lowlands • Atlantic Coastal Plain extends from Delaware down to Florida • Gulf Coastal Plain goes from Florida along Gulf of Mexico, to Texas• Piedmont—low plateau between coastal Plains Appalachian Highlands

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The Appalachian Highlands • Appalachian Mountains run 1,600 miles from Newfoundland to _Alabama

- include Green and Catskill mountains in the north- Blue Ridge and Great Smoky mountains in the south

• More than 400 million years old • Erosion has created gentle slopes, peaks from 1,200–2,400 feet • The Appalachian Trail is a scenic hiking path along the chain

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The Interior Lowlands • Glacier _leveled the land, left fertile soil • Interior Plains extend from Appalachian to Missouri River • Great Plains extend from Missouri River to Rocky Mountains • Canadian Shield vast, flat area around Hudson Bay

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The Western Mountains, Plateaus, and Basins • Rocky Mountains run 3,000 miles from Alaska to New Mexico • Relatively young: 80 million years old • Less erosion means rugged, 12,000-foot, snow-covered peaks • Continental Divide—the line of highest points along the Rockies

- separates rivers that flow Eastward from those that flow Westward

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The Western Mountains, Plateaus, and Basins • Other Pacific mountain ranges: Sierra Nevada, Cascade • Continent’s highest peak: Mt. McKinely in Alaska • Major Earthquake activity in Pacific ranges • Between ranges and Rockies: cliffs, canyons, basins (low desert)

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The Islands • Canada’s large, northern islands: Ellesmere, Victoria, Baffin • U.S.: Aleutians (Alaska), Hawiian (politically, not geographically)

Resources Shape Ways of Life

Oceans and Waterways • U.S. and Canada are bounded by:

- Atlantic, - Pacific, - Arctic oceans- Gulf of Mexico

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Oceans and Waterways • Countries have many large, inland rivers and lakes that provide:

- Transportation, hydroelectric power, irrigation, fresh water, fisheries

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Oceans and Waterways • Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior • Mississippi –Missouri -Ohio river system: continent’s longest, busiest • Mackenzie River: longest in Canada, crosses Northwest Territories

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Land and Forests • Fertile soil helps make North America world’s leading

food exporter • Large forests yield Lumber and other products

Minerals and Fossil Fuels • Mineral quantity and variety make rapid industrialization possibleCanadian Shield: iron ore, nickel, copper, gold, uranium Appalachians, Great Plains: coal Gulf of Mexico: oil, natural gas • U.S.: biggest energy consumer; gets most of Canada’s energy exports

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