Transcript Geographical Features of the United States

Geographical Features
of the United States
Atlantic Coastal Plain
The Atlantic Coastal Plain is a lowland in
North America that stretches along the
Atlantic coast of the United States from
New York to the tip of the Florida
Peninsula.
The Great Plains
The Great Plains is a vast prairie region
extending from Alberta and Saskatchewan
and Manitoba in Canada south through the
west central United States into Texas;
formerly inhabited by Native Americans.
The Continental Divide
The Continental Divide is a series of mountain
ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico that
forms the watershed of North America. Most of it
runs along peaks of the Rocky Mountains and is
often called the Great Divide in the United
States.
The Continental Divide
Great Basin
The Great Basin is an arid region in the western US
between the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky
Mountains that includes most of Nevada and
parts of the adjacent states (Utah, California,
Idaho, Wyoming, and Oregon).
Great Basin
Death Valley
Death Valley is a desert valley in Eastern
California and Western Nevada. It is the lowest,
hottest, and driest area of the United States.
Death Valley
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is an arm of the
Atlantic to the south of the United States
and to the east of Mexico.
St. Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River is a North American river
which flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and
the North Atlantic.
St. Lawrence River
The Great Lakes
The Great Lakes are a group of five freshwater lakes of
central North America between the United States and
Canada, including Lakes Superior, Huron, Erie, Ontario, and
Michigan. French traders first sighted the lakes in the early
17th century. Today the Great Lakes connect Midwestern
ports with the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lawrence Seaway.
New York City
New York City is the largest city in New York State and in
the United States. It is located in southeastern New York at
the mouth of the Hudson river. It is a major financial and
cultural center.
New York City
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston is the capital and largest city of
Massachusetts, in the eastern part of the
state on Boston Bay, an arm of
Massachusetts Bay.
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is an artificial waterway extending
about 360 miles across central New York from
Albany to Buffalo. Constructed from 1817 to
1825 and enlarged numerous times after 1835.
It is now part of the New York State Barge Canal.
The Erie
Canal
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania. It is located in
the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river. It
is site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of
Independence and the Constitution were signed.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania