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Lesson 1 - Land and Regions I. LANDFORM REGIONS A. Areas with the same or similar landforms ( Ex. - mountains, hills, valleys, plains) 1. landforms = physical features on the Earth’s surface II. AMERICA'S LARGEST MOUNTAINS A. Mountain range = a group of connected mountains B. Appalachian Mountains 1. eastern U.S. – from Alabama to Canada 2. more than 250 million yrs. old - peaks worn down (rounded) over time 3. highest peak < 7000 ft. C. piedmont = area of flat land at the foot of a mtn. (French - pied = foot, mont = mountain) D. Rocky Mts. 1. western U.S. – from Mexico to Alaska 2. more than 30 million yrs. old - peaks sharp, jagged (pointy) 3. highest peaks > 14,000 ft. III. PLAINS REGIONS A. Coastal Plain 1. eastern U.S. from Florida to Massachusetts 2. south U.S. across Texas 3. low, flat land( B. Sea level = the level of the surface of the ocean C. Interior (Inside) Plains 1. center U.S. from Canada to Mexico 2. flat land, some small hills 3. East = Central Plains 4. West = Great Plains D. Northeast Canada = Canadian Shield – protects Midwest US from Arctic wind E. plateau = wide area of high, mostly flat land (think hat – high sides, flat top) IV. BASINS, RANGES, PLATEAUS A. Intermountain Region = "between the mountains" 1. Great Basin = Nevada & 5 neighbor states B. basin = low, bowl-shaped land with higher ground all around it. (bathroom sink) C. also small mountain ranges D. large plateaus - Columbia Plateau & Colorado Plateau E. Grand Canyon - carved by Colorado River over 1000's of years. (ex. of a gorge) V. More Mountains & Valleys A. Pacific Mtns. & valleys - from Alaska to Mexico 1. Sierra Nevada Range - (Spanish = "Snowy Mtn. Range") --- north to south Cal. 2. Cascade Range - north Calif., Oregon, Washington 3. Some volcanoes in these ranges B. Volcano = an opening in the Earth from which hot lava, ash, gas & rocks may pour out C. Alaska Range --- Has Mt. McKinley - 20,320 ft. high --- Mt. McKinley called "Denali" by natives - means "High One" or "Great One" D. Coast Ranges - along Pacific coast - low mtns. go right into ocean