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CH 5 Sec 1 Physical Geography of US and Canada Landforms and Resources. Prior Knowledge- How do you think America’s location, size, landforms, and resources have helped in this countries success? Give examples What are some problems that growth and industrialization have created in US?
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CH 5 Sec 1 Physical Geography of US and CanadaLandforms and Resources • Prior Knowledge- How do you think America’s location, size, landforms, and resources have helped in this countries success? Give examples • What are some problems that growth and industrialization have created in US? • Objective- Identify key features of the US and Canada’s physical geography and human-environment interaction
Landscape- has contributed to US and Canada’s success • Vast Lands- 2nd and 3rd largest countries in world, located between 4 major bodies of water (Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, and Gulf of Mexico)
Different Landforms (P 118) • Eastern Lowlands- flat land along Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, lots of good harbors • Appalachian Mountains- oldest mountains in N.Am., just inland of East Coast, eroded (only 1,200-2,400 ft high)
Different Landforms (cont) • Interior Lowlands– level areas flattened by glaciers during Ice Age, thousands of lakes and rivers, very fertile soil
Different Landforms (cont) Western Mountains • Rocky Mountains- largest mountain chain, young, very high (12,000ft) • What are 2 differences between the Rocky and Appalachian Mts? • Sierra Nevada - highest Mountains in CA. (Mt. Whitney highest mountain in 48 states (14,505ft) • Death Valley- P 119 hottest place in US (130*+), lowest spot in US (-282ft below sea level)
Islands • Canada- Ellesmere, Victoria, Baffin- huge islands, very far north and cold, very few people Inuit-Eskimos) • Aleutian Islands- Alaska, volcanic • Hawaii- center of pacific, tropical, • Neither Hawaii and Aleutian Islands do not touch touch US and Canada, they are part of US
Resources- US and Canada blessed with resources that help country to grow and become rich • Oceans and Waterways- allows transportation, fresh water, hydroelectric power, irrigation, and fisheries • 8 of the largest 15 lakes in US and Canada • Great Lakes- Superior, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Erie • Forests- ½ Canada covered by forests, 1/3 of US (space to grow, timber • Minerals and Fossil Fuels- (P120) both countries have vast deposits of iron ore, nickel, copper, gold, uranium, coal, natural gas, and oil (1 reason US and Canada are rich) • Where is most of the oil found in the US?