Physical Features of the Western Hemisphere

contains the highest mountain in North America

• Alaska Range

• Appalachian Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Andes Mountains

The largest river (by volume) in the world. Begins in Peru and ends in Atlantic Ocean.

• Amazon River

• Mississippi River

• Yukon River

• St. Lawrence River

The world's longest mountain chain, stretching along the west coast of South America.

• Alaska Range

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Andes Mountains

highest waterfall in the world that is located in Venezuela

• Iguaza Falls

• Angel Falls

• Niagara Falls

The lowest and oldest mountains in the US, near the east coast of US

• Alaska Range

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Andes Mountains

A desert located in northern Chile near, driest place on Earth

• Atacama Desert

• Mojave Desert

• Death Valley

• Patagonia

The body of water on the east coast of the Western Hemisphere

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

The largest and deepest ocean on the western coast of the Western Hemisphere

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

The mountain range in the western United States and Canada

• Alaska Range

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Andes Mountains

largest waterfall in the world that is located on the border of Brazil and Argentina

• Iguaza Falls

• Angel Falls

• Niagara Falls