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'''Preparation for the state of Virginian SOL ("Standards of Learning") History test: Geography and Geographic Regions'''
'''Preparation for the state of Virginian SOL ("Standards of Learning") History test: Geography and Geographic Regions'''


== Geographic regions of North America ==
== Geographic regions of North America (overview) ==
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|[[File:NorthAmerica-sel-regions LCPS VA-Edu..jpg|none|thumb|Major regions of North America from the Virginia Dept. of Education SOL framework document]]
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|'''Key'''
|'''Key'''
*'''A) Coastal Plain'''
*'''A) Coastal Plain'''
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*'''H) Coastal Ranges'''
*'''H) Coastal Ranges'''
** Mountain range along the west coast that feeds water into the fertile valleys and lands along the coast
** Mountain range along the west coast that feeds water into the fertile valleys and lands along the coast
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== Geographic regions of North America (details) ==
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=== ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN ===
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|[[File:Atlantic Coastal Plain.svg|thumb|The Atlantic coastal plain |alt=|border|none]]
|[[File:Atlantic Coastal Plain.svg|thumb|The Atlantic coastal plain |alt=|border|none]]
|'''ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN'''
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|Atlantic Coastal Plain =
 
* lowland coast region along Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
* lowland coast region along Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
* the 13 American colonies were settled in the Coastal Plain from modern Georgia to Massachusetts
* the 13 American colonies were settled in the Coastal Plain  
** note that Massachusetts is part of the Appalachian region, but it was settled along with the '''Coastal Plain'''
** from modern Georgia to southern Massachusetts
** Massachusetts was settled along with the '''Coastal Plain'''
* the western barrier to the Coastal Plain is the eastern slope of the Appalachian Mountains
* the western barrier to the Coastal Plain is the eastern slope of the Appalachian Mountains
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|[[File:AppalachianLocatorMap2.png|thumb|AppalachianLocatorMap2|alt=|border|none]][[File:Appalachian region of United States.png|thumb|'''Appalachian region of United States'''|alt=|none]]
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|'''APPALACHIAN REGION'''
=== APPALACHIAN REGION ===
[[File:AppalachianLocatorMap2.png|thumb|AppalachianLocatorMap2|alt=|border|none]][[File:Appalachian region of United States.png|thumb|'''Appalachian region of United States'''|alt=|none]]
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* Appalachian Mountains =  
* Appalachian Mountains =  
** mountain range that extends along the western border of the Coastal Plain from Georgia to New England
** mountain range that extends along the western border of the Coastal Plain from Georgia to New England
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|INTERIOR LOWLANDS
=== INTERIOR LOWLANDS ===
[[File:NorthAmericaInteriorPlains.svg|thumb|The Interior Plains are highlighted in red.|none]]
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* areas of largely level, grasslands
* to the east and west of the Mississippi River in the upper MidWest
* note that this area as shown here includes the Great Plains
** see the Virginia SOL regions map above to distinguish between the Interior Lowlands and the Great Plains
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|[[File:Satellite image illustrating the Great Plains.jpg|thumb|Satellite image illustrating the Great Plains|alt=Satellite image illustrating the Great Plains.jpg|border|none]][[File:Map of Great Plains.svg|thumb|'''Great Plains region'''|alt=|none]]
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|'''GREAT PLAINS REGION'''
=== GREAT PLAINS REGION ===
[[File:Satellite image illustrating the Great Plains.jpg|thumb|Satellite image illustrating the Great Plains|alt=Satellite image illustrating the Great Plains.jpg|border|none]][[File:Map of Great Plains.svg|thumb|'''Great Plains region'''|alt=|none]]
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* area of flat lands with mostly grasses (not forests)
* area of flat lands with mostly grasses (not forests)
* the flat lands are either
** "steppe" = higher elevation, dry flat lands, or
** "prairie" = flat grasslands with moderate climate and rain
*** prairies have fertile soil and are excellent for large-scale farming
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|[[File:RockyMountains-Range.svg|thumb|RockyMountains-Range|alt=RockyMountains-Range.svg|border|none]]
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|'''ROCKY MOUNTAINS REGION'''
=== ROCKY MOUNTAINS REGION ===
[[File:RockyMountains-Range.svg|thumb|Rocky Mountains Range ("range" as is a "mountain range" or series of connected mountains)|alt=RockyMountains-Range.svg|none]][[File:NorthAmerica-WaterDivides.png|thumb|A map of the principal hydrological divides of North America. The Eastern Continental Divide (orange line) demarcates two watersheds of the Atlantic Ocean: the Gulf of Mexico watershed and the Atlantic Seaboard watershed.|alt=|border|none]]
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* high mountain range above and to the east of the Great Basin
* high mountain range above and to the east of the Great Basin
** the "'''Continental Divide'''" is in the Rocky Mountains, marking the point at which the land descends to the east or the west
** the "'''Great''' '''Continental Divide'''" is in the Rocky Mountains, marking the point at which the land descends to the east or the west
*** see the below map for continental divides in North America
* important rivers flow from origins in the Rocky Mountains
* important rivers flow from origins in the Rocky Mountains
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|'''BASIN AND RANGE'''
=== BASIN AND RANGE ===
* the "Great Basin" = a geographic depression (low area) that was once under the sea
[[File:Basin and Range Province Boundaries and Landmarks.svg|thumb|One of various geographical definitions of the Province|alt=|none]][[File:GB-Definition-Map.jpg|thumb|The hydrographic Great Basin (magenta outline), distinguished from the Great Basin Desert (black), and the Basin and Range Geological Province (teal).[3]|alt=|border|none]][[File:Great Basin map.gif|thumb|Great Basin map|alt=Great Basin map.gif|border|none]]
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* the "Great Basin" = a geographic depression (low area) between the Rocky and the Sierra Nevada mountains
** no rivers or water flow out of the Great Basin
** no rivers or water flow out of the Great Basin
* the VA & US SOL refers to the "Great Basin" as the "'''Basin'''"
* the VA & US SOL refers to the "Great Basin" as the "'''Basin'''"
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** the western border of the Range are the '''Sierra Nevada Mountains'''
** the western border of the Range are the '''Sierra Nevada Mountains'''
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|[[File:California Mountain Ranges.png|thumb|Northern and Southern Coast Ranges and other major mountain ranges of California|alt=|border|none]]
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|'''PACIFIC COASTAL RANGE'''
=== PACIFIC COASTAL RANGE ===
[[File:California Mountain Ranges.png|thumb|Northern and Southern Coast Ranges and other major mountain ranges of California|alt=|border|none]]
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* western slope of mountains that border the Great Basin and Rocky Mountains
* western slope of mountains that border the Great Basin and Rocky Mountains
* and that produce important rivers that flow into the Pacific Ocean
* and that produce important rivers that flow into the Pacific Ocean
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