u.s. and canada: landforms, climate, and vegetation
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U.S. and Canada: Landforms, Climate, and Vegetation. Chapter 5 – Sections 1 & 2 TEKS: 3B, 4A, 4B, 6A, 8C, 9A, 21A, 21C, 21D, 22B, 22C, 22D. U.S. and Canada – Vast Lands. Total area of any country: Russia Canada United States China Brazil - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
CHAPTER 5 – SECTIONS 1 & 2
TEKS: 3B, 4A, 4B, 6A, 8C, 9A, 21A, 21C, 21D, 22B, 22C, 22D
U.S. and Canada:Landforms, Climate, and
Vegetation
U.S. and Canada – Vast Lands
Total area of any country:1. Russia
2.Canada 3.United States4. China5. BrazilTogether, they fill 1/8 of the land
surface on the earth.
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
•Eastern Mountain Chain•1,600 miles from Newfoundland to Alabama•Includes, Green, Catskill, Blue Ridge, and Smoky Mountains•400 million years old
INTERIOR LOWLANDSThe Great Plains
Mostly treeless area
4,000 feet above sea level
Runs from southern Texas up through southern Canada.
Tornado Alley
CANADIAN SHIELD
Rocky, but mainly flat region
Lies far north in Canada
Covers about 18 million square miles
Encircles Hudson Bay
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Western mountain chain
Extend 3,000 miles from Alaska to New Mexico
Line of highest points makes up Continental Divide
80 million years old
Tundra and Subarctic
Frigid winter temperatures are common.Winters - long and bitterly cold Summers - brief and chillyTreeless plains in tundra, evergreens in
subarctic.
Iqaluit, Nunavut (CAN) Barrow, Alaska (USA)
Rocky Mountains and Pacific Ranges
Highland climate and vegetation
The mtns. influence temp. and precip.
Western Mtns. trap Pacific moisture.
Moderate Climates:Humid Continental
The north-central and NE United States and southern Canada.
Winters are cold and summers are warm.Very productive agriculture area.
Des Moines, Iowa (USA)Winnipeg, Manitoba (CAN)
Moderate Climates: Marine West Coast
San Francisco, California (USA)
Vancouver, British Columbia (CAN)
•Ranges from northern California to southern Alaska.•Affected by Ocean currents, coastal mtns., and prevailing westerlies – winds that blow from W-E in middle latitudes.
Tropical Climates
Hawaii Florida
Everglades – A huge swampland that covers about 4,000 sq. miles.