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8 Geographic Regions

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A review of the 8 US Geographic Regions

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Interior lowlands
Rolling flat lands, many rivers, river valleys, grassy hills
Rugged mountains from Alaska to Mexico
Hills worn by erosion and lakes carved by glaciers
Varying elevations containing mountains and Death Valley
2
Basin and Range
Varying elevations containing mountain ranges, Death Valley
Broad lowlands providing excellent harbors
Old, eroded mountains from Canada to Alabama
Rugged mountains along the Pacific Coast
3
Canadian Shield
Rolling flat lands with many rivers
Flat lands that gradually increase in elevation, grassland
Hills worn by erosion and lakes carved by glaciers
Rugged mountains along the Pacific Caost
4
Coastal Range
Rugged mountains and fertile valleys on the Pacific coast
Rugged mountains from Alaska to Mexico
old eroded mountains from Canada to Alabama
Rolling flat lands with many rivers
5
Appalachian Highlands
Hills worn by erosion with many lakes
Broad lowlands with many harbors
Rugged mountains from Alaska to Mexico
Old, eroded mountains from Canada to Alabama
6
Rocky Mountains
Hills worn by erosion
Flat lands that gradually increase in elevation westward
Rugged mountains from Alaska to Mexico, high elevations
Broad lowlands, many excellent harbors
7
Great Plains
Flat lands that gradually increase in elevation westward
Varying elevations, mountains and Death Valley
Rugged mountains and fertile valleys
Rugged mountains from Alaska to Mexico
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coastal plain
rugged mountains and fertile valleys
broad lowlands sloping to the sea, with excellent harbors
rolling flatlands with many rivers
varied elevations with isolated ranges and Death Valley