Geography and Physical Features
© 2014 Tara Fountain

There are 8 different types of land use on this map.
They are located near bodies of water or oceans because it makes transportation of raw materials and goods easier.

• The United States is the 3rd largest country in the
world.
• The United States also includes Alaska and Hawaii.

LANDFORMS
Rocky
Mountain s
• The Rocky
Mountains are the largest mountain system in North America.

LANDFORMS
Continental
Divide
• An “imaginary” line that separates the flow of rivers to the oceans.
• It runs from northwestern
Canada, along the crest of the
Rocky Mountains and continues down into Mexico.
Every continent has a continental divide expect for Antarctica

Appalachian
Mountains
• Second largest mountain range in
North America
• The Mountains become the Laurentian
Highlands in Canada.

LANDFORMS
Great
Plains
• Huge plain area
that lies between the Rocky
Mountains and west of the
Mississippi River

FEATURES OF THE UNITED STATES

FEATURES OF THE UNITED STATES
Where is the hottest place
In North
America?
DEATH
VALLEY!!!
DEATH
VALLEY

FEATURES OF Canada

Great Lakes
• Great Lakes give us the largest supply of fresh water on earth!
• Lake Michigan is the only one that lies entirely in the United
States
• The other four are part of the border between the United
Sates and Canada
Superior
Erie

CANADA HAS 2
MAJOR RIVERS
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•
Canada’s longest river is the Mackenzie.
It forms in the Rockies and flows North into the Arctic Ocean you think the St.
Lawrence River is called the Mother of Canada

Rivers in the United States
USA HAS MANY
IMPORTANT
RIVERS
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•
The Mississippi River is largest river in the US.
It begins in Minnesota and flows thru the Central Plains into the Gulf of Mexico.
Two other major rivers in the US are:
•
• Ohio River
Missouri River