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Understanding the Physical Elements of the Eastern United States Plateau

The Eastern United States Plateau features vast, elevated flat lands, exemplified by regions like the Appalachian Plateau and the Piedmont area, which lies at the base of mountain ranges. The Fall Line marks a crucial boundary where upland rivers descend to coastal plains, influencing urban development along its course. This region's geography shapes both natural and artificial boundaries, demonstrating the interplay between landscape features and human settlement patterns. Exploring these elements offers insights into the ecological and cultural fabric of the East Coast.

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Understanding the Physical Elements of the Eastern United States Plateau

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  1. Physical elements Of the Eastern United states

  2. plateaua large area of land that is flat and is raised above the surface of land around it http://socyberty.com/society/the-five-regions-of-georgia/

  3. Appalachian Plateau http://3dparks.wr.usgs.gov/nyc/images/fig51.jpg http://www.ecoaction.gc.ca/news-nouvelles/images/Peel-Plateau-A9-A.-Mills.jpg

  4. piedmontan area of land formed (or lying at) the foot of a mountain or mountain range http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/ecoregions/w50413piedmont57229.jpg

  5. http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2254 http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect6/Sect6_2.html

  6. fall lineboundary between an upland region and a coastal plain across which rivers from the upland region drop to the plain as falls or rapids http://bungakubu.kokushikan.ac.jp/chiri/EarthWacht/Nov2003/FallLine.jpg

  7. http://www.gly.uga.edu/railsback/1122EUSMISR.html

  8. http://www.flickr.com/photos/74104660@N00/533824423/in/photostream/http://www.flickr.com/photos/74104660@N00/533824423/in/photostream/

  9. http://scott.k12.va.us/martha2/piedmont.htm

  10. http://activerain.com/blogsview/98083/harnett-county-raven-rock-state-parkhttp://activerain.com/blogsview/98083/harnett-county-raven-rock-state-park

  11. http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/imagedays/fallline.htm

  12. Cities sprang up east of the Fall Line, because ships needed a place to unload and switch their cargo to land-based carriers. http://photo.pds.org:5005/student/extmedia?id=ar190640&st=appalachian+mountains&em=lr005123

  13. There was even a “Fall Line Road.” http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bruckner/maps/colonial_roads_1750.jpg

  14. natural boundarya boundary based on a natural feature of the land – for example, a river, a mountain range, a cliff, or a coast http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/usa/virginia/map.htm

  15. Are any of Oklahoma’s borders natural boundaries? http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/usa/oklahoma/

  16. Google earth image of Red River at Okla/Tx border http://www.notsogreen.com/images/3230812955_GoogleLarge.jpg

  17. artificial boundarya boundary decided without a natural feature of the land to guide the boundary This usually is based on longitude or latitude. http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/usa/utah/

  18. Kansas-Oklahoma border http://beattye.pbworks.com/f/1219815045/Oklahoma%20sign.jpg

  19. What natural boundaries does California have? What artificial ones? http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/usa/california/map.htm

  20. What about Louisiana’s boundaries? http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/usa/louisiana/

  21. And New Jersey’s boundaries? http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/usa/new-jersey/

  22. And what about Idaho? http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/usa/idaho/

  23. Using the physical map of the east coast, draw in what you think would be logical boundaries for the states listed. http://etc.usf.edu/maps/pages/1000/1029/1029.gif

  24. work time . . .

  25. How similar were your boundary decisions to the actual boundaries?

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