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The Landforms and Waterways of the United States

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Landforms of the Northeast

• Appalachian Mountain Range

• Mostly hilly and rocky along the Atlantic coast

• Good Farmland to the west

• Waterways: Atlantic Ocean

Coastal Plain

Landforms of the Southeast

• Appalachian Mountains gradually flatten into the Atlantic Coastal Plain

• Waterways: Mississippi River, Gulf of Mexico

• Largest Cave system in Kentucky (Mammoth Cave)

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Landforms of the Southwest

• Deserts

• Canyons – Grand Canyon

• Plateau – Colorado Plateau

• Waterways: Colorado River

• Rocky Mountains

• Flat plains

Landforms of the Midwest

• Flat, grassy plains

• Large areas of forest

• Rolling hills (Smoky Hills in Kansas)

• Waterways: Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri Rivers, Great Lakes – Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior ALL FRESH WATER

Landforms of the West

Death Valley California and Mount McKinley in Alaska

• Highest and lowest temperatures

• Highest and lowest landforms

• Rocky Mountains

• Valleys

• Forests

• Waterways: Pacific Ocean

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