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8 Regions of the United States

8 Regions of the United States. US Geography. Interior Lowlands. West of Appalachian Mountains and East of the Great Plains Rolling flatlands with many rivers, valleys, and hills. Coastal Range. Located West of the Rocky Mountains

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8 Regions of the United States

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  1. 8 Regions of the United States US Geography

  2. Interior Lowlands • West of Appalachian Mountains and East of the Great Plains • Rolling flatlands with many rivers, valleys, and hills

  3. Coastal Range • Located West of the Rocky Mountains • Rugged mountains along the Pacific Coast with fertile valleys

  4. Appalachian Highlands • Located west of the coastal plains extending from Eastern Canada to Western Alabama, includes the Piedmont • Old, eroded mountains (oldest mountain range in North America)

  5. Great Plains • Located west of the Interior Lowlands and East of the Rocky Mountains • Flat land that gradually increases in elevation westward; grasslands

  6. Coastal Plain • Located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico • Broad lowland providing many excellent harbors

  7. Basin and Range • Located west of the Rocky Mountains and east of the Coastal Plain • Varying elevations containing isolated mountains ranges and Death Valley, the lowest point in North America

  8. Canadian Shield • Wrapped around Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape • Hills worn by erosion and hundred of lakes carved by glaciers

  9. Rocky Mountains • Located west of the Great Plains and east of the Basin and Range • Rugged mountains stretching from Alaska to Mexico • Contains the Continental Divide which determines the directional flow of rivers

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