Physical regions of the U.S. and Canada. by Avyonah Mitchell https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z Social studies note padlet. en-us 2016-11-21 15:43:57 UTC 2025-11-01 21:46:15 UTC hello@padlet.com Coastal Atlantic plain 23mitchella https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/139131191 Allows for shipping ports
Soil is good for farming on the coastal plains
Large cites like Houston and New Orleans.]]> 2016-11-21 15:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/139131191 Appalachian mountains 23mitchella https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/140375659 They run from Eastern canada to Alabama
They are rich in coal and have full growth
Oldest Mt. chain in North America
Peaks are rounder because of erosion which shows age.]]> 2016-11-29 01:21:04 UTC https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/140375659 Canadian shield 23mitchella https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/140526972 Many mineral deposits
Located around the hudson bay
Rock hills, lakes and trees
It is very cold and poor soil.]]> 2016-11-29 15:19:42 UTC https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/140526972 Great plains 23mitchella https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/140533210 Much of the land is prairie 
Farmers grow grain and wheat
Many reserve oil and natural gas.]]> 2016-11-29 15:31:41 UTC https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/140533210 Central lowlands 23mitchella https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/140536451 Alot of vegetation 
Large cities
Important waterways 
flat land.]]> 2016-11-29 15:37:53 UTC https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/140536451 Rocky mountains 23mitchella https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/140538042 They begin in Alaska and end in new mexico
Young Mts. compared to appalachians. They are a group of MTs running side to side]]> 2016-11-29 15:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/140538042 Piedmont 23mitchella https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/141524367 Stretches inland from the coast
Very fertile area

]]> 2016-12-03 00:07:38 UTC https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/141524367 Megalopolis 23mitchella https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/141524400 Along the Atlantic Coast of USA
Major Cities found here

]]> 2016-12-03 00:08:59 UTC https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/141524400 Canadian sheild 23mitchella https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/141524462 Horseshoe shaped around the Hudson Bay
Rocky hill, lakes, and evergreen trees
Very cold, poor soil

]]> 2016-12-03 00:11:28 UTC https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/141524462 Great lakes 23mitchella https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/141524531 Formed by giant glaciers
Allows for trade and travel
Connected lakes flow through the St. Lawrence Seaway and into the Atlantic Ocean 

]]> 2016-12-03 00:13:48 UTC https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/141524531 Mississippi river 23mitchella https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/141524576
  • USA’s longest water way
    • Allows for trading and shipping goods
    Empties into the Gulf of Mexico

    ]]>     2016-12-03 00:15:38 UTC https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/141524576     Rocky mountains 23mitchella https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/141524619 Cordillera – a row of connected mountains
    Passes – low areas between mountains that allow people to cross
    Begin in Alaska and run to New Mexico
    Young mountains – we know this because they haven’t suffered erosion

    ]]>     2016-12-03 00:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/141524619     Pacific coast range 23mitchella https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/141524651 Run along the Pacific Coast of US AND Canada
    A chain of mountains 
    Contains highest point in North America 

    ]]>     2016-12-03 00:18:42 UTC https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/141524651     Plateaus and basins 23mitchella https://padlet.com/23mitchella/k51kh8kpci2z/wish/141524701 Falls between rocky mountains and the coast
    Plateaus or high flat areas in the north
    Basins or low valleys in the south 

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