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6 Unit Outline: Regional Geography of North America

Name: ________________________ Block: _____ Date: _______________

Key Terms:

1. tectonic 11. sedimentary 21. vortex

2. fold mountains 12. swamp 22. muskeg
3. volcanic 13. marsh 23. boreal
mountains 14. delta 24. maritime
4. erode 15. escarpment climate
5. glaciation 16. continental 25. temperate
6. vegetation climate 26. plateau
7. topography 17. rift valley 27. brackish
8. climate 18. faulting 28. sink
9. coniferous 19. tornado 29. rain-shadow
10. deciduous 20. funnel 30. tundra

Key Concepts:

 identify and understand the different geographical regions of North America

1. Appalachian Region
2. Coastal Plains
3. Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Lowland
4. Interior Plains
5. Canadian Shield
6. Western Cordillera
7. Intermountain Region
8. Arctic Region

 understand how different landforms are created

 understand the effects of the Ice Age in creating the different regions of North
America
 understand the physical environments that settlers from Europe faced on their
arrival in North America