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Coastal Range - Rugged mountains along the Pacific Coast that
stretch from California to Canada |
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Interior Lowlands - Rolling flatlands with many rivers, broad
river valleys, and grassy hills |
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Basin and Range - Elevation varies - isolated mountain ranges
and Death Valley, the lowest point in North America |
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Coastal Plain - Broad lowland providing many excellent harbors |
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Rocky Mountains - Rugged mountains stretching from Alaska to
Mexico; high elevations |
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Appalachian Mountains - Old, eroded mountains (oldest mountain
range in North America) |
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Great Plains - Flat land that gradually increases in elevation
westward; grasslands |
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Canadian Shield - Hills worn by erosion and hundreds of lakes
carved by glaciers - old rock formations |
