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The Geography of The Geography of North America North America

The Geography of North America. LANDFORMS IN NORTH AMERICA Mountains 1. Name? 2. Location? 3. Length/Highest Point? Plains 1.Name? 2.Location 3.Size?

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Page 1: The Geography of North America. LANDFORMS IN NORTH AMERICA Mountains 1. Name? 2. Location? 3. Length/Highest Point? Plains 1.Name? 2.Location 3.Size?

The Geography of The Geography of North AmericaNorth America

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Lakes1. Name?

2. Location?3. Significant feature?

Plateaus/Basins1. Name?

2. Location?3. Significant feature?

Rivers1. Name?

2. Location?3. Length?

4. Significant feature?

Plains1. Name?

2. Location3. Size?

Mountains1. Name?

2. Location?3. Length/Highest Point?

LANDFORMS IN NORTH AMERICA

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Natural Resources in North Natural Resources in North AmericaAmerica

Fossil FuelsFossil Fuels 1. Main fossil fuels?1. Main fossil fuels?

2. Location of each fuels? 2. Location of each fuels?

3. How are they formed? 3. How are they formed? Nonrenewable? Nonrenewable?

MineralsMinerals 1. Types of minerals? 1. Types of minerals?

Locations? Locations?

2. Canada’s world mineral 2. Canada’s world mineral percentages?percentages?

3. Problems with mining?3. Problems with mining?

-Solutions? -Solutions?

TimberTimber 1. Percent of Forestry in 1. Percent of Forestry in

Canada? U.S.? Canada? U.S.?

2. Define renewable-2. Define renewable-

3. How to preserve the 3. How to preserve the forest?forest?

FishingFishing 1. Areas for fisheries?1. Areas for fisheries?

2. Problems with over 2. Problems with over fishing? fishing?

-Solutions? -Solutions?

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Climate and Vegetation Climate and Vegetation Southern Climate:Southern Climate: 1. 1. Warm and Wet Climate-Warm and Wet Climate- 2. Characteristics of 2. Characteristics of

climate?climate? 3. Types of vegetation?3. Types of vegetation? 4. Specific places?4. Specific places?

1. 1. Warm and Dry Climate-Warm and Dry Climate- 2. Characteristics of 2. Characteristics of

climate?climate? 3. Types of vegetation?3. Types of vegetation? 4. Specific places?4. Specific places?

Northern Northern Climate:Climate:

1. 1. Interior Climates-Interior Climates- 2. Characteristics of 2. Characteristics of

climate?climate? 3. Types of vegetation?3. Types of vegetation? 4. Specific places?4. Specific places?

1. 1. Coastal Climate-Coastal Climate- 2. Characteristics of 2. Characteristics of

climate?climate? 3. Types of vegetation? 3. Types of vegetation? 4. Specific places?4. Specific places?

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Lakes1. Name?

2. Location?3. Significant feature?

Plateaus/Highlands1. Name?

2. Location?3. Significant feature?

Rivers1. Name?

2. Location?3. Length?

4. Significant feature?

Plains/Lowlands1. Name?

2. Location3. Size?

Mountains1. Name?

2. Location?3. Length/Highest Point?

LANDFORMS IN LATIN AMERICA

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Natural Resources in Latin Natural Resources in Latin AmericaAmerica Fossil FuelsFossil Fuels

1. Main fossil fuels?1. Main fossil fuels? 2. Location of each fuels? 2. Location of each fuels? 3. Effects on Mexico & 3. Effects on Mexico &

Venezuela? Venezuela? MineralsMinerals 1. Types of minerals? 1. Types of minerals?

Locations? Locations? 2. Percentage of Oil 2. Percentage of Oil

Reserves? Reserves? 3. Problems in Latin America?3. Problems in Latin America? -Your Solutions? -Your Solutions?

Climate and VegetationClimate and Vegetation 1. Tropical Wet-1. Tropical Wet- -Characteristics?-Characteristics? -Vegetation?-Vegetation? - Major Landform? - Major Landform? 2. Tropical Dry-2. Tropical Dry- -Characteristics?-Characteristics? -Vegetation?-Vegetation? - Major Landform? - Major Landform? 3. Humid Subtropical-3. Humid Subtropical- -Characteristics?-Characteristics? -Vegetation?-Vegetation? - Major Landform? - Major Landform? 4. Dry Climates-4. Dry Climates- -Characteristics?-Characteristics? -Vegetation?-Vegetation? - Major Landform? - Major Landform?

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Seas and Islands1. Name?

2. Location?3. Significant feature?

Peninsulas1. Name?

2. Location?3. Significant feature?

Rivers1. Name?

2. Location?3. Length?

4. Significant feature?

Plains1. Name?

2. Location3. Size?

Mountains1. Name?

2. Location?3. Length/Highest Point?

LANDFORMS IN EUROPE

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Natural Resources in EuropeNatural Resources in Europe Fossil FuelsFossil Fuels 1. Main fossil fuels?1. Main fossil fuels? 2. Location of each fuels? 2. Location of each fuels? 3. What is peat? Use? 3. What is peat? Use? MineralsMinerals 1. Types of minerals?1. Types of minerals? 2. Locations of iron ore? 2. Locations of iron ore? 3. Other minerals in 3. Other minerals in

Europe? Europe?

Climate and VegetationClimate and Vegetation 1. High-Latitude Region-1. High-Latitude Region- -Characteristics?-Characteristics? -Vegetation?-Vegetation? - Countries in the Region?- Countries in the Region? -Effects of the currents?-Effects of the currents? 2. Mid-latitude Region-2. Mid-latitude Region- -Characteristics?-Characteristics? -Vegetation? 2 types of -Vegetation? 2 types of

trees? trees? - Countries in the Regions?- Countries in the Regions? -Effects of the Alps Mtns.? -Effects of the Alps Mtns.? -Types of winds? Effects? -Types of winds? Effects? 3. Dry Region-3. Dry Region- -Characteristics?-Characteristics? -Vegetation?-Vegetation? - Countries in the Region?- Countries in the Region? -Effects on farming? -Effects on farming?

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Coasts1. Location?2. Length?

3. Significant Feature?

Plateaus1. Name?

2. Location?3. Significant feature?

Lakes1. Name?

2. Location?3. Significant feature?

Rivers1. Name?

2. Location?3. Length?

4. Significant feature?

Plains1. Name?

2. Location3. Size?

Mountains1. Name?

2. Location?3. Length/Highest Point?

Landforms in Russia

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Natural Resources in RussiaNatural Resources in Russia Fossil FuelsFossil Fuels 1. Main fossil fuels?1. Main fossil fuels? 2. Location of each fuels? 2. Location of each fuels? 3. Percentage of Coal?3. Percentage of Coal? 4. Problems?4. Problems? MineralsMinerals 1. Types of minerals?1. Types of minerals? 2. Location of the minerals? 2. Location of the minerals? 3. Use of their rivers? 3. Use of their rivers? Soil and Forest LandSoil and Forest Land 1. Percentage of agricultural land? 1. Percentage of agricultural land?

Why?Why? 2. What is the Black Earth Belt?2. What is the Black Earth Belt? -Location and Length?-Location and Length? -Problem?-Problem? 3. Percentage of Forest Land?3. Percentage of Forest Land? 4. Supplies from the Forest? 4. Supplies from the Forest? 5. Problems the face with forestry? 5. Problems the face with forestry? FishingFishing 1. Importance?1. Importance? 2. Types of fish? Where? 2. Types of fish? Where? 3. Problems?3. Problems?

Climate and VegetationClimate and Vegetation 1. Tundra-1. Tundra- -Characteristics?-Characteristics? -Vegetation?-Vegetation? 2. Subartic-2. Subartic- -Characteristics?-Characteristics? -Vegetation? -Vegetation? 3. Humid Continental-3. Humid Continental- -Characteristics?-Characteristics? -Vegetation? -Vegetation? 4. Winter and War-4. Winter and War- -Effects the winter had on the Wars -Effects the winter had on the Wars

in Russia?in Russia? 5. Steppe-5. Steppe- -Characteristics?-Characteristics? -Vegetation? -Vegetation?

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Label the Landforms in Label the Landforms in RussiaRussia

Mountains: Mountains: Ural, Caucasus, Verkhoyanski, Kolyma, and Ural, Caucasus, Verkhoyanski, Kolyma, and Sayan; Sayan;

Seas and Oceans: Seas and Oceans: Barents Sea, Artic Ocean, Kara Sea, Barents Sea, Artic Ocean, Kara Sea, Laptev Sea, East Siberian Sea, Bering Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, Laptev Sea, East Siberian Sea, Bering Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, and Caspian Sea; Baltic Sea, Black Sea, and Caspian Sea;

Rivers: Rivers: Don, Volga, Northern Dvina, Ob’, Irtysh, Lena, Don, Volga, Northern Dvina, Ob’, Irtysh, Lena, Kolyma, and Amur; Lakes: Baikal, Ladoga;Kolyma, and Amur; Lakes: Baikal, Ladoga;

Plains: Plains: Northern European, West Siberian, Kolyma Lowland; Northern European, West Siberian, Kolyma Lowland; Black Earth Belt; Black Earth Belt;

Plateaus: Plateaus: Central Siberian Plateau; Central Siberian Plateau; Peninsulas: Peninsulas: Kola, Yamal, Taymyr, Chukchi, and Kamchatka; Kola, Yamal, Taymyr, Chukchi, and Kamchatka;