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Chapter 5: Physical Geography of the United States and Canada (Land of Contrasts)
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People who move from place to place
Nomads
Everglades
St. Lawrence Seaway
Beringia
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Imaginary line; west, water will flow to Pacific, and east water will flow to Atlantic
Rocky Mountains
Continental Divide
Appalachian Mountains
Lock
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The first railroad that crossed the entire continent was completed in 1869
Transcontinental Railroad
Permafrost
Los Angeles
Montreal
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US 2nd largest city w/expansion of pop. urban sprawl air poll bad water supply&earthquake land
Los Angeles
Montreal
Permafrost
Transcontinental Railroad
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A rocky flat area covers nearly 2 million square miles around Hudson Bay
Great Plains
Canadian Shield
Mackenzie River
Great Lakes
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US&Canada have ext. roadway systems.The US has~4 million miles roads; Canada has 560k miles
Transcontinental Railroad
Permafrost
National Highway System
Montreal
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A mountain range that stretches from eastern Canada to Alabama, extending 1,600 miles
Lock
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Continental Divide
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Major mountain system of the US and Canada, extending 3,000 miles from Alaska to New Mexico
Rocky Mountains
Continental Divide
Appalachian Mountain
Lock
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Five of some of the world's largest lakes;includes Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior
Great Plains
Canadian Shield
Mackenzie River
Great Lakes
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Milder Climates; subtropical climates hot and muggy 75-90 degrees
Southern US States
Prevailing Westerlies
Hawaii & Southern Florida
Great Plains & Great Basin
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North America's most important deep-water ship route
Beringia
Nomads
St. Lawrence Seaway
Everglades
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Ground that is permanently frozen
Los Angeles
Montreal
Transcontinental Railroad
Permafrost
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Sections of waterway with closed gates where water levels are raised or lowered
Continental Divide
Lock
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
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Canada's longest river; flows across the Northwest Territories to the Arctic Ocean
Canadian Shield
Mackenzie River
Great Lakes
Great Plains
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Tropical wet climate, temperatures only vary a few degrees in the 70s
Hawaii & Southern Florida
Prevailing westerlies
Great Plains & Great Basin
Southern US States
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A land bridge once connected Siberia and Alaska
Beringia
Nomads
St. Lawrence Seaway
Everglades
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Dry weather; only about 15 inches of rain a year
Southern US States
Prevailing Westerlies
Hawaii & Southern Florida
Great Plains & Great Basin
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A largely treeless area that continues an ascent to about 4,000 feet.
Great Plains
Great Lakes
Canadian Shield
Mackenzie River
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Winds that blow from west to east in the middle of latitudes
Prevailing Westerlies
Hawaii and Southern Florida
Great Plains and Great Basin
Southern US States
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Canada's 2nd largest city & major port temp. is below freezing for more than 100 days a year
Transcontinental Railroad
Los Angeles
Montreal
Permafrost
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A huge swapland cover some 4,000 miles
Nomads
Beringia
St. Lawrence Seaway
Everglades
