Ch. 4 Geographical Features of North America

Highest mountain Range in U.S./Canada

• Rocky

• Appalachian

• Mt. McKinley

Longest River in the United States

• Nile

• Amazon

• Ohio

• Mississippi

Bread Basket of the United States

• Rocky Mountains

• Megalopolis

• Great Plains

Oldest mountain range in the United States

• Rocky

• Appalachian

• Mt. Mitchell

• Grand Canyon

Large connection of urban (city) areas.

• Contiguous

• Megalopolis

• Mississippi River

48 states of the U.S. contained within a border.

• Contiguous

• Megalopolis

• Great Plains

Highest Mountain in the United States

• Mt. Mitchell

• Mt. Shasta

• Mt. McKinley

Large, famous canyon in the western United States

• Rock Mountains

• Grand Canyon

• Contiguous

Long cold winters, very short summers

• East

• Tropical

• Far North

Tornado Alley, Hot Dry Summers & cold winters

• Pacific Coast

• Great Plains

• The West