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CHAPTER 5. THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE U.S. AND CANADA. Landforms * Eastern Lowlands and Appalachian Mountains * Interior Lowlands Great Plains and Interior Plains * Western Rocky Mountains *Islands Arctic and Tropical.
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CHAPTER 5 THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE U.S. AND CANADA Landforms * Eastern Lowlands and Appalachian Mountains * Interior Lowlands Great Plains and Interior Plains * Western Rocky Mountains *Islands Arctic and Tropical
RESOURCES Oceans for shipping and ports Rich, fertile soil Forests (1/2 of Canada, 1/3 of the U.S.) Minerals
Climate and Vegetation COLDER CLIMATES (permafrost) EXTREMES (tornadoes, hurricanes, floods) MODERATE CLIMATES Deciduous forests east, grasslands west PREVAILING WESTERLIES MILDER (Humid Subtropical) DRY (Southwest and Great Basin) TROPICAL ( Hawaii and S. Florida) Everglades
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION Beringia Leaders in Interstate farming Highways Alaska PipeLine EARLY Transcontinental CURRENT SETTLERS Railroads 1869 INHABITANTS Erie Canal St. Lawrence Seaway Airports Cities Developed