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*'''A) Coastal Plain''' | *'''A) Coastal Plain''' | ||
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** 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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=== ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN === | |||
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|[[File:Atlantic Coastal Plain.svg|thumb|The Atlantic coastal plain |alt=|border|none]] | |||
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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 | ||
** | ** 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]] | | | ||
| | === 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 === | |||
[[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]] | | | ||
| | === 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| | | | ||
| | === 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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|[[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]] | | | ||
| | === BASIN AND RANGE === | ||
* the "Great Basin" = a geographic depression (low area) | [[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]] | | | ||
| | === 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 |