Landform | Location | Characteristics | Most important landform |
Alaska Range | From the Peninsula of Alaska to the border of the Yukon Territory. | The highest point in North America. | Mount Mc.Kiney |
Appalachian Mountains | Easter part of North America. | They are mostly low and gentle. | Mt.Mitchell |
Brooks Range | Northern Alaska. | The highest slopes are snow and clad for much of the year. | Mt.Islo. |
Canadian Shield | Canada and North America. | Includes rough and rocky surfaces, and large areas of continuous forest. | Mont d’l berville. |
Cascades | California across Oregon and Washington. | It presents massive snow-capped volcanoes. | St. Helens. |
Coast Range | Western part of North America. | It has tidewater. | San Francisco Bay. |
Coastal Plain | Eastern North America. | By level land with assorted mixed forest. | Mississippi River. |
Rocky Mountains | Extended from the Mexican frontier up through the United States. | Rockies included over one hundred individual mountain ranges. | Mt.Elbeth. |
Sierra Madres | Runs parallels to Mexico’s pacific ocean coastline. | Certain several peaks exceeding 3.034 meters. | Cerro Potosí. |
Sierra Nevada | Eastern California. | The elevation gradually increases on the west slope. | Mt. Whitney. |
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Bustos, J. (2011). SOCIAL STUDIES SEVENTH GRADE STUDY GUIDES.San Jose: Costa Rica.
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