8 Regions of North America

This region stretches from Alaska almost to Mexico

• Canadian Shield

• Rocky Mountains

• Basin and Range

• Coastal Plain

This region has broad lowlands providing many excellent harbors.

• Coastal Plain

• Interior Lowlands

• Great Plains

• Rocky Mountains

This region has rugged mountains and fertile valleys and is located farthest west in North America

• Appalachian Highlands

• Rocky Mountains

• Basin and Range

• Coastal Range

This region has old, eroded mountains (oldest mountain range in North America)

• Rocky Mountains

• Basin and Range

• Appalachian Highlands

• Interior Lowlands

This region has rolling flatlands with many rivers and grassy hills. It is located west of the Appalachian Highlands and east of the Great Plains.

• Interior Lowlands

• Coastal Plain

• Great Plains

• Canadian Shield

Varying elevations containing isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley, the lowest point in North America.

• Interior Lowlands

• Coastal Range

• Basin and Range

• Rocky Mountains

This region has flat grasslands that gradually increase in elevation westward. It is located directly east of the Rocky Mountains.

• Coastal Plain

• Great Plains

• Interior Lowlands

• Canadian Shield

This region has hills worn by erosion and hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers.

• Canadian Shield

• Coastal Range

• Coastal Plain

• Basin and Range

Which region is located along the Pacific Coast, stretching from California to Canada?

• Appalachian Highlands

• Coastal Plain

• Basin and Range

• Coastal Range

Which region is wrapped around the Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape?

• Canadian Shield

• Interior Lowlands

• Great Plains

• Rocky Mountains