Physical Regions of North America

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Physical Regions of North America
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Pacific Coast
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• Rich Farmland ( Fruits, Vegetables, Wine)
• Harbors

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• Fishing (Salmon Anchovies)
• Manufacturing ( Computers, Aircraft, Aerospace
  Equipment)

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• Forests ½ of the nations lumber ( Giant Redwood
  trees)
• Mt. Saint Helens (Active Volcano)

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• San Andres Fault

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Intermountain Region

• Driest part of the US
• Wasteland with little plant life
• 4 of the population of the US
• 2/3 of land owned by the federal government (
  National Parks, Wildlife Refuges, National
  Forests)
• Grand Canyon

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• Mojave Desert
• Death Valley
• The Great Salt Lake

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Rocky Mountains

• Tourism ( skiing, hunting, summer travel, art
  colonies, dude ranches, national parks and
  monuments)
• Mining ( attracted first settlers)
• Rocky Mountains
• Continental Divide

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Interior Plains

• Great Plains
• Livestock
• Farmland
• Central Plains
• Raw Materials (iron ore, petroleum, coal)
• Wheat, Corn , Hay and Soybeans
• Hundreds of lakes for transporting goods
• Black Hills

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Appalachian Mountains

• Forests used to make furniture ( hickory, oak,
  maple)
• Fishing (cod, lobster, clams)

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Canadian Shield

• Minerals

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Coastal Plains

• Atlantic Plains
• tobacco, rice, indigo
• network of harbors
• Gulf Coast Plains
• Fishing (oysters, shrimp)
• Forests (paper)
• Petroleum natural gas
• resorts