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SOL 2b: Geographic Regions Notes Where is the Coastal Range located? What are the physical characteristics of the Coastal Range? Where is the Basin and Range located? What are the physical characteristics of the Basin and Range? Where are the Rocky Mountains located? What are the physical characteristics of the Rocky Mountains? Where is the Great Plains located? What are the physical characteristics of the Great Plains? Coastal Range Location • located along the Pacific Coast, stretching from California to Canada Physical Characteristics • rugged mountains and fertile valleys Basin and Range Location • located west of the Rocky Mountains and east of the Sierra Nevadas and the Cascades Physical Characteristics • varying elevations containing isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley, the lowest point in North America Rocky Mountains Location • located west of the Great Plains and east of the Basin and Range Physical Characteristics • rugged mountains stretching from Alaska almost to Mexico • high elevations • contains the Continental Divide, which determines the directional flow of rivers Great Plains Location • located west of the Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains Physical Characteristics • Flat lands that gradually increase in elevation westward • Grasslands SOL 2b: Geographic Regions Notes Where are the Interior Lowlands located? What are the physical characteristics of the Interior Lowlands? Where is the Canadian Shield located? What are the physical characteristics of the Canadian Shield? Where are the Appalachian Highlands located? What are the physical characteristics of the Appalachian Highlands? Interior Lowlands Location • located west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Great Plains Physical Characteristics • rolling flatlands with many rivers, broad river valley, and grassy hills Canadian Shield Location • wrapped around the Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape Physical Characteristics • hills worn by erosion and hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers Appalachian Highlands Location • located west of the Coastal Plain, extending from eastern Canada to western Alabama • includes the Piedmont Physical Characteristics • Old, eroded mountains • oldest mountain range in North America Where is the Coastal Plain located? Coastal Plain Location • located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico What are the physical characteristics of the Coastal Plain? Physical Characteristics • broad lowlands providing many excellent harbors
