Regions of the US and Canada

 

Atlantic Coastal Plains- Runs along the Gulf of Mexico and east coast of US. 

Rich farmland and wetlands

   

 

 

 

Appalachian Mountains- 400 million years old, next to the coastal plains

 

 

 

Central Lowlands- Flat lands that make up central US, many farms with rich soil.

        

 

 

 

Great Plains- Grasslands with few trees, some cattle ranges or farms. 

 

 

 

Rocky Mountains- Heavily forested area that runs

from Mexico to Alaska

 

 

 

 

Intermountain Regions- Dry region with Plateaus and deserts.

 

 

 

Canadian Shield- Area around Greenland that stretches to US,

has allot of copper and Iron.  Not many people live there,

it has a low population density.