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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]]
-|BIG IDEAS
+|'''Key'''
+*'''A) Coastal Plain'''
-* '''A) Coastal Plain'''
+** East Coast, location of the original 13 American colonies
-**
+***
-* '''B) Appalachian Mountains'''
+*'''B) Appalachian Mountains'''
-** mountain range that extends along the Coastal Plain from Georgia to New England
+** border between the 13 colonies and the French-Indian lands to the west of the Appalachians
-** includes sub-regions
+*'''C) Canadian Shield'''
-*** the Piedmont, Low Plateaus and Mountains
+** distinct climate and geographic area north of Great Lakes and New England
-** the Appalachian Mountains served as a barrier between
+*'''D) Interior Lowlands'''
-*** early American colonies (to the east of the Appalachians along the Coastal Plain)
+** fertile lowlands along the Mississippi River
-*** and French and Indian lands (to the west of the Appalachians)
+*'''E) Great Plains'''
-* '''C) Canadian Shield'''
+** low, flat grasslands between the Mississippi Lowlands and the Rocky Mountains
-* '''D) Interior Lowlands'''
+*'''F) Rocky Mountains'''
-* '''E) Great Plains'''
+** great mountain range that served as barrier between the middle and western parts of the continent
-* '''F) Rocky Mountains'''
+*'''G) Basin and Range'''
-** high mountain range above and to the east of the Great Basin
+** isolated region that was not directly connected by rivers to other regions and that was between the Rocky Mountains and the Coastal Ranges (mountains)
-** the "'''Continental Divide'''" is in the Rocky Mountains, marking the point at which the land descends to the east or the west
+*'''H) Coastal Ranges'''
-** important rivers flow from origins in the Rocky Mountains
+** Mountain range along the west coast that feeds water into the fertile valleys and lands along the coast
-* '''G) Basin and Range'''
-** the "Great Basin" = a geographic depression (low area) that was once under the sea
-*** no rivers flow out of the Great Basin
-** the Range
-* '''H) Coastal Ranges'''
-** western slope of mountains that border the Great Basin and Rocky Mountains
-** and that produce important rivers that flow into the Pacific Ocean
-** and the coastal lowlands of modern California, Oregon and Washington
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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'''
-* the eastern slope of the Appalachian mountains marked the border between British American colonies (the 13 colonies) and French and Indian territories
+* Appalachian Mountains =
+** mountain range that extends along the western border of the Coastal Plain from Georgia to New England
+** includes sub-regions
+*** the Piedmont, Low Plateaus and Mountains
+* the Appalachian Mountains served as a barrier between
+** early American colonies (to the east of the Appalachians along the Coastal Plain)
+** and French and Indian lands (to the west of the Appalachians)
 * all rivers from the eastern slope flow towards the Atlantic Ocean
 * all rivers from the western slope flow towards the Mississippi River
-* after Britain defeated France in the 1854-63 French-Indian War, the entire Appalachian
+* after Britain defeated France in the 1854-63 French-Indian War, the entire Appalachian region (and all lands up to the Mississippi River) became British
+** however, the British King prohibited American colonists from occupying it
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 |'''ROCKY MOUNTAINS REGION'''
+* 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
+* 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]][[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
+* the "Great Basin" = a geographic depression (low area) that was once under the sea
-** the VA & US SOL refers to the "Great Basin" as "t
+** no rivers or water flow out of the Great Basin
-* the Range includes mountains from which water flows into the Great Basin or beyond it, such as the Colorado River
+* the VA & US SOL refers to the "Great Basin" as the "'''Basin'''"
+* the '''Range''' includes mountains from which water flows into the Great Basin
+** 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]]
-|
+|'''PACIFIC COASTAL RANGE'''
+* western slope of mountains that border the Great Basin and Rocky Mountains
+* and that produce important rivers that flow into the Pacific Ocean
+* water flow from the mountains allows for great agricultural production in the "central valley"
+** = valley area between the mountains
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