Major landforms of North America
Alaska Range
Extends from the Alaska Peninsula to the border of the Yukon Territory. Its highest point is the Mount Mckinley, it is also the highest point of North America.
Extends from the Alaska Peninsula to the border of the Yukon Territory. Its highest point is the Mount Mckinley, it is also the highest point of North America.
Appalachian Mountains
Are about 1,500 miles in length, is extends from the central Alabama in the U.S, through New England States the Canadian provinces of Newbrunswick, Newfoundland and Quebec.
Brooks Range
Are about 1,500 miles in length, is extends from the central Alabama in the U.S, through New England States the Canadian provinces of Newbrunswick, Newfoundland and Quebec.
Brooks Range
Includes all the mountains of northern Alaska. Its highest point is Mt. Isto of 2,037 meters.
It’s a plateau region that includes rough and rocky surfaces, large areas of coniferous forests. Its highest elevation is the Mont d’lberville.
Cascades
It is a mountain range stretching from northeastern California across Oregon and Washington. It has snow capped volcanoes, and its major points include Mt. hood, Mt. Rainer, and Mt. St. Helens.
Coast Range
Its formed by mountains along the Pacific Ocean coastlines of California, Oregon, Washington. It also extends along the western border of British Columbia, Canada, and the southern edge of Alaska , to Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak Island. Its major landform is The San Francisco Bay.
Its formed by mountains along the Pacific Ocean coastlines of California, Oregon, Washington. It also extends along the western border of British Columbia, Canada, and the southern edge of Alaska , to Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak Island. Its major landform is The San Francisco Bay.
Coastal Plain
Is an area of southern and southeastern U.S. extends to the continental shelf and is generally flat with some forests, It also includes bayous, deltas, marshes mud flats and swamps. Its most important landform is the Mississippi River.
Is an area of southern and southeastern U.S. extends to the continental shelf and is generally flat with some forests, It also includes bayous, deltas, marshes mud flats and swamps. Its most important landform is the Mississippi River.
Great Plains
They are fertile, they slope east from the Rockies and extend to the Canadian shield and the western edges of the Appalachians. Its land is smooth, it has treeless areas and sloping shallow river valleys.
They are fertile, they slope east from the Rockies and extend to the Canadian shield and the western edges of the Appalachians. Its land is smooth, it has treeless areas and sloping shallow river valleys.
Rocky Mountains
They have about 2,000 miles in length, extend from the Mexican frontier up through the Western United States, on into Canada and eastern Alaska. It includes over on hundred individual mountain ranges. Its highest point is Mt. Elebert, it stands at 4,399.
They have about 2,000 miles in length, extend from the Mexican frontier up through the Western United States, on into Canada and eastern Alaska. It includes over on hundred individual mountain ranges. Its highest point is Mt. Elebert, it stands at 4,399.
Sierra Nevada
Is located in eastern California, it is about 2.000 miles In length. The highest point is Mt. Whitney.
Sierra Madres
It includes two major ranges, and a smaller one.
Those are: The Sierra Madre Occidental, The Sierra Madre Oriental, and The sierra Madre del Sur.
The Sierra Madre Occidental runs parallel to Mexico’s Pacific Ocean coast line.
The Sierra Madre Oriental runs parallel to its Gulf of Mexico coast line, and The Sierra Madre del Sur range is located in the southern Mexican states. Its highest point is Cerro Potosi.
Brooks Range
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