Mississippi River Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 Geography: Unit 2 North America United States Map Major Physical Features Mountain Ranges Brooks Range Mackenzie Mountains Coast Mountains Cascades Sierra Nevada Rocky Mountains Appalachian Mountains Highest Points US: Mount McKinley Canada: Mount Logan Lowest Point Death Valley Rivers Mississippi River Missouri River Ohio River Rio Grande Mackenzie Colorado River & Green River Mackenzie Moutains
Slide 5 Slide 6 Slide 7 Slide 8 Lakes Great Lakes Superior Michigan Huron Erie Ontario Great Salt Lake Major Bodies of Water Hudson Bay Gulf of Mexico Other Major Features Canadian Shield Interior Plains Coastal Plain Great Basin Place What does it Look Like Two types: Physical and Human Physical Features In Alberta, they have the Chinook winds Human Features They build windmills Place: Landform Regions
Slide 9 Slide 10 Slide 11 Slide 12 Eastern Lowland Region Flat coastal plain that runs along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. Features flat land with good access to the coast, and excellent ports. Mississippi River Empties into this Region. Major Features Piedmont Located in Southeastern US Between the Appalachian Highlands and Gulf Atlantic Coastal Plains Area of low plateau regions full of rolling hills and fast flowing rivers. The Appalachian Highlands Runs from South East Canada down through the upper east coast of United States, down to Alabama. Centered around the Appalachian Mountain System
Slide 13 Slide 14 Old Mountains Appalachian Mountain Range Used to be high steep mountains Eroded down to only between 1,200 and 2,400 ft Home to a number of different mountain ranges Green, Catskill, Blue Ridge, and Great Smokey. Appalachian trail Hiking trail 2,160 miles long Runs almost entire range. The Interior Lowlands or The Interior Plains Huge Expanse of mostly level land. Formed by Glaciers thousands of years ago Known for Lakes and rivers Rolling hills Fertile Soil Three Sub regions Interior Plains Appalachians to just west of Mississippi river Slowly rise to 2000 feet above sea level Great Plains Mostly treeless area Continues to rise 4000 feet above sea level Canadian Shield Far north rocky and mainly flat area 2 million square miles around Hudson Bay Ranges from 1500 ft to 5000 ft above sea level Slide 15 Slide 16 Interior Plains Great Plains
Slide 17 Slide 18 Slide 19 Slide 20 Canadian Shield Western Mountains, Plateaus, and basins Three main mountain ranges in Western US and Canada Rocky Mountains Run from Alaska to New Mexico Almost 3,000 miles Young large mountains, 80 million years old. Have not eroded like the Appalachians Jagged snow covered peaks More than 12,000 feet tall Contain the continental Divide Rocky Mountains Cascades and Sierra Nevada Range Cascades Run parallel to the Pacific Ocean from California to Alaska Mt McKinley is a part of the Cascades 20,320 feet above sea Level Sierra Nevada Range Runs Along the border of California and Nevada
Slide 21 Slide 22 Slide 23 Slide 24 Great Basin Area between these Mountain Ranges Lowland Deserts Canyons Cliffs The Islands Canada s northernmost land is islands in the icy seas above Canada Major islands include Ellesmere Victoria Baffin Also Includes the Aleutian Islands off coast of Alaska Created by Volcanoes In the US are the Hawaiian islands but not included in North America Lakes US contain 8 of the 15 of the worlds largest lakes Including the Great Lakes Great lakes and St Laurence River make up one of the worlds largest shipping routes Mississippi River system is the continents largest and busiest river systems Canada's largest river system is the Mackenzie River Flows across the Northwest territories to arctic ocean Forests and Land Contains some of the most fertile soil in the world. North America is the worlds leading food exporter US are covered in vast forests One half of Canada is covered by woodlands US has more types of trees Because of Differing Climates
Slide 25 Slide 26 Slide 27 Natural Resources Industrialization happened quickly in both countries due to an abundance of natural resources Iron Ore, Nickel, Copper, Gold, and Uranium are all found in the Canadian Shield Also found in the western mountain ranges Also have coal, natural gas, and oil. Objective: Understand the unique and sometimes challenging relationship between Canada and the US A tale of Two friends The relationship Between the US Slide 28 US BFFs?
Slide 30 Place: Climate US have a large range of Climates. Slide 31 Slide 32 Slide 33 Shared Climates The Arctic coast of Alaska and Canada is Cold! Arctic and Tundra Climates Frozen and Cold for most of the year Summer temperatures only get to around 46 degrees Shared Climates Below the Arctic and Tundra lies the Sub-Arctic climate. Most of Canada and Alaska is Sub-Arctic Characteristics of Sub-Arctic Mild Summers, Very Cold Winters Permafrost is common Rockies and Cascades share a highland climate Temp and Vegetation change with altitude Permanently Frozen Ground Shared Climates Mountains keep temperatures regulated on both sides
Slide 34 Humid Continental Shared Climates Southern Canada and North Eastern US Characteristics Cold Winters, Warm Summers Very Productive Agriculturally Marine West Coast Pacific coast of US and Canada Characteristics Ocean Regulates Temps Mild Summers and Winters Wet! Slide 35 Slide 36 Slide 37 Agriculture First settlers to North America were Nomads who crossed the Bering Land Bridge These nomads when temperatures settled decided to also settle down. Replaced hunting and gathering with farming Plowed fields Cleared forests Irrigation Grew Corn Beans and Squash. Building Cities Settlements near water and ports are popular. Montreal in Canada is located on the St Lawrence River Temperatures are cold most of the year. Built major parts of the city underground to stay warm Built warm buildings to allow people to stay inside most of the time Underground City, Montreal is one of the worlds largest underground complexes in the world Underground City 20 miles of underground tunnels Shopping malls Apartment complexes Banks Museums Universities Metro stations 500,000 people use every day in winter.
Slide 38 Slide 39 Building Cities Los Angeles Mild Climate all year. Because of prime locations people came from all over to live there. City was forced to spread out to all the surrounding areas. LA covers 469 square miles The surrounding city and towns cover 5,700 miles Urban Sprawl Slide 40 Slide 41 Roadways in US Highway System develops To connect towns large highway systems were built across the country Based on the Autobahn in Germany Transcontinental highway in Canada stretches 4,860 United States interstate stretches 46,000 miles Canada has 560,000 miles of road US has about 4 million miles of road Interstate and Major Roads
Slide 43 Slide 44 Slide 45 Slide 46 Melting Pot Regions of The U.S. Northeast, South, Midwest, West Northeast Smallest of the US Regions But most densely populated Home to about 1/5 of the US population Most live in the major cities New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington DC All of these combine together to form a Megalopolis A group of Cities that combine in one large city chain Population totals more than 10 million Human Features of the Northeast Political and Financial Center of the US Most industrialized region Until 1900 Decline creates Rust Belt Still economically wealthy Well connected Port Cities Canals and Rivers Highways and Railroads Cultures of Northeast Immigrants from all over the world congregated in the Northeast Greek, Irish, Italian and more came through eastern coast. Now most people come from Latin America
Slide 47 Slide 48 Slide 49 The Midwest Center of the Country from Canada border to Mexico Most live in cities on great lakes and Mississippi river system Agriculture is King Great Soil Corn Belt runs through Nebraska and Ohio US leads in corn exports Dairy Belt Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan Most dairy products in US come from here. Major Cities Chicago is the Largest in the Midwest Made possible because of port on lake Michigan Most important Railroad hub in US O'Hare airport is one of the busiest in the World Great Cultural Center- Museums and Universities Great Lakes cities Detroit, Cleveland, Milwaukee, and Toledo Mississippi Cities Minneapolis and St Paul St Louis South 30 percent of countries Population Historically Rural and Agricultural Growing away from Agriculture slowly Economy based on Natural Resources Lumber Cotton Tobacco Minerals Modern Economy developing to service based industries Banks Biotech Tourism Slide 50 West Largest region, most sparsely populated ¼ of country population Divided into two areas Interior Nevada, Montana, Utah and others Pacific Coast Washington, Oregon, California Most people live here Industries vary in the vast area Computers Silicon Valley, Washington Tourism California, Alaska, Hawaii
Slide 51 Regions of Canada 10 Provinces & 3 Territories Slide 52 Slide 53 Slide 54 Atlantic Provinces Provinces on Atlantic Ocean Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia Poorest economically Low pay and High unemployment Affected by weather and poor soils Overfished Resources regulated to help them recover Quebec and Ontario The Heart of Canada Montreal is financial center of Canada Major cities on St Lawrence Seaway Quebec is located on a major port on the river Economy is based on trade and service industries Tourism Ontario on the other hand is a manufacturing city Manitoba & Saskatchewan Central Provinces in Interior Plains Called The Prairie Provinces Manitoba and Saskatchewan Economy based on growing season Wheat is major crop Government cutting assistance for farming Weather may cut season short making economy drop Natural resources such as mining are growing in the central provinces
Slide 55 Slide 56 Slide 57 Slide 58 British Columbia Located on Pacific Coast Two Mountain ranges run through regions Cascades and Rockies Full of natural resources Forests Fishing Mining Trade with Pacific countries supports the province Major city is Vancouver Northern Territories Modern technology is improving the connections to the rest of Canada. Arctic climate makes living difficult, but people in the north play a major role in the economy of Canada Metal, diamonds and fossil fuels are located in the area Large supplies of Fresh Water are available Major Cities in Canada Known for clean, safe, and well managed cites Toronto is largest Around 5 million people Home to Canada s financial center Growing multicultural city Montreal About 3.5 million people Victoria and Vancouver, British Colombia Western Canada's most popular city Movie making city Winnipeg, Alberta Major railroad city in Canada Yukon, Northwest, & Nunavut Territories Lots of minerals Very cold Very few people Few cities Yellow Knife