8 PHYSICAL Regions of North America

The 8 regions of North America and compass Rose

Appalachian Region  Topography: There are mountains of all different sizes, old and the mountains are around 300 000 000 years ago. There also are many rivers, and there is a lot of gases, oils, and they are in Sedimentary layers of rocks. There are a lot of rivers that transport items. Rolling mountains and hills

Climate: There are two streams called Labrador current brings cold water, Gulf streams carries hot water. Fish are able to breed because there microscopic organisms that is food for them in the Labrador Current. It is cold when it is winter in the north parts of the Appalachian region.

Vegetation:  There were trees that could be alive by nearby rivers and soil. It had lots trees so people who were poor could live there.  People were living where the soil was the best.  

Economic Activity: Their jobs were forestry, mining, agriculture, and so many more jobs. There is a big population there it holds over 25, 000, 000 people. There are only 1 in 3 people were poor in this region. http://1.usa.gov/1d9DGMi

 

 

Appalachian Region

Environmental concerns:

• The environment causes cancer.

• Pollution air

• Toxics inland

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The Coastal plains  

Topography: The land is rolling and flat. There are lots of marshes and swamps. Rivers can travel pretty far inland.

Climate: There are cold winters and hot summers. The north coastal plains get snow in the winter. The southern coastal plains gets warm temperatures.

Vegetation: Mostly sandy Jungles form in different areas of Mexico. Start of winter and end of summers hurricanes occur.  

The coastal plains Economic Activity:

Agriculture and manufacturing

Medical programs

They are spreading education throughout the region.

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Environmental concerns:

Bad drinking water

Pollution in the air

Pollution can change the land.

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The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowland

Topography:

Rolling land

Flat land and hills

Canadian Shield

Climate:

Continental

The lakes push the hot air throughout the region.

Winters are cold and summers are boiling.

Vegetation:

Lots of trees

Fertilized soil

Weather helped the vegetation in the region.

The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowland

Economic Activity:

Farming

Fishing

Lumber

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Environmental concerns:

They would lumber trees that they thought were going to fall.

Old mountains

Dangerous rocky valleys

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The Interior Plains Topography:

Rolling

Slope down

Interior plains reach the Arctic Ocean

Mountainous

 

Climate:

Continental

Extreme boiling summers and freezing winters.

Narrow precipitation

Vegetation:

Trees

Grass

Forests

River lands

 

The Interior Plains Economic activity:

Mining

Agriculture

Vegetables

Livestock

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Environmental concerns:

Pollution

The Glaciers melt into water

Floods

Weather

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The Canadian Shield Topography:

`glaciers

Barren rocks

Blocked up rivers

Swamps

Muskeg

Climate:

Long winters in the north of the Canadian shield.

Short cooler summers

Varies

Vegetation:

Boreal forests

Sandy soil

Pine

Fir

Spruce

evergreen

The Canadian Shield

Economic Activity: Fisheries Retail Restaurants Integrated http://bit.ly/1lzkwkN

Environmental concerns: Fresh air Lack of water Trees and soil Roads in forests http://bit.ly/1g4ZOb8

The Western Cordillera Topography:

New mountains

Erosion

Mountains

Climate:

Maritime

Mild

Wet

Warm

Vegetation:

Grass

Dry valleys

Cactus

The Western Cordillera Economic Activity:

Mountain rebuilding

Fissures

Scientists

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Environmental concerns:

Timber harvests

Grazes

Logs

Mining

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The Intermountain Region Topography:

Streams

Rivers

Brackish lakes

Desert sinks

Climate:

Cool

Wet

Hot

Dry

Moderate

Vegetation

Grassland

Plants

Pine forest

The Intermountain Region Economic Activity:

Farming

Irrigation

Agriculture

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Environmental concerns:

Lack of energy

Water/ H2O

Forests

Grass environments

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The Arctic Topography:

Flat

Mountains

Glaciers

Climate:

Severe

10 months of winter

Short summer

Vegetation:

Trees

Shrubs

Moss

Lichens

The Arctic Economic Activity:

Mines

Hunters

fishers

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Environmental concerns:

Climate

Poisons

Resources

Vegetation

Animals

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