Atlantic, Arctic, and Pacific Oceans
Oceans that surround North America
Hudson Bay and Gulf of Mexico
smaller bodies of water
Canadian Archipelago
lies in between the Hudson Bay and Greenland
Aluetian Islands
stretch from Alaska across the pacific ocean
Applation Mountains
extend 1,500 miles from Eastern Canada to Northern Alabama in the U.S. and the oldest range in NA.
Rocky Mountains
stretch 3,000 miles from Alaska to New Mexico.
Alaskan Range
in southern alaska includes denali (Mt. Mckinley)
Coastal Range
runs from British Columbia to California. In between the Appalachians and the Atlantic.
Cascade Range
runs from Washington, Oregon, the Sierra Nevada Range, between California, Nevada, are further inland.
Colombian Plateau , the Colorado Plateau, and Basin and Range.
Between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Coast Range.
Death Valley
the lowest point in NA at 282 ft below sea level.
Great Plains
east of the rockies, a huge swath mostly flat arid grassland and prairie. They extend from Southern Texas to Canada.
Interior Lowlands
an area of rolling hills, forests grassland, and river valleys.
Canadian Shields
a giant core of ancient rock centered around Hudson Bay. Some parts are 4 billion years old.
Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, and Ontario.
border 8 states and one Canadian Province.
St. Lawrence River
the lakes are connected by this to the Atlantic Ocean.
Mississippi River System
drains snowmelt and rainwater from over half of the continent between the Rockies and Appalachians.
Mackenzie River System
the second largest river system in NA. flows into the Arctic Ocean and includes several different lakes.
Colombia- Snake River System
drains the Colombian Plateau.
Colorado River System
drains the Colorado Plateau.
Divides
areas of high elevation that determine which way the water will flow.
Fossil Fuels
found throughout the continent