Physical Features of Canada and the United States - Mr. Rapp/Mrs ...

Visual 1

Physical Features of Canada and the United States

70?N Arctic Circle

80?N

80?N

70?N Arctic Circle

60?N

170?E

ARCTIC OCEAN

10?W

180? B e r i n g Sea

170?W

IsAlalneudtsian 160?W

BRO

OKS

Yukon R.

RANGE

ALASKA RA Mt. McKinley

NGE

(20,320 ft.

6,194 m)

R

Gulf of Alaska

Mackenzie R.

Beaufort Sea

Victoria Island

Great Bear Lake

Ellesmere Island

Baffin Bay Baffin Island

O

50?N 150?W

Queen Charlotte

Islands

K

COAST

C

Y

Peace R.

Great Slave Lake

Lake Athabasca

Hudson Bay

Davis Strait

20?W 30?W

60?N

40?W

Labrador Sea

LABRADOR

50?W 50?N

Newfoundland

A I C A NAD

M O U N TA I N S

Vancouver Island

40?N

PA C I F I C

140?W

OCEAN

N

30?N

W E

S

CASCADE RANGE

SIERRA NEVADA COAST RANGES

Sna

O M

ke R.

G R E AT BASIN

Colorado R.

U

.

GREAT N

Missouri R

N

Lake Winnipeg

S

H

I

E

L

LAURENTIAN HIGHLANDS

D

R.

Lake Superior

G

R

E

AT L Lake

A

K

E

S

St.

MT

Huron

Lake

Lake

Ontario

Michigan

Lake

Platte R. Ark

Erie Ohio R.

as R.

Red R.

Lawrence

S .

Nova Scotia

60?W 40?N

AT L A N T I C OCEAN

30?N

Mississippi R.

APPALACHIA N

a ns

PLAINS TAINS

Tropic of Cancer 20?N

Rio Grande

Gulf of Mexico

Tropic of Cancer 20?N 70?W

130?W

120?W

Elevation

Feet Over 10,000 5,001?10,000 2,001?5,000 1,001?2,000

0?1,000 Below sea level

Meters Over 3,050 1,526?3,050 611?1,525 306?610 0?305 Below sea level

Mountain peak

0

500

1,000 miles

0

500

1,000 kilometers

Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection 10?N

110?W

100?W

90?W

10?N 80?W

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Climate Zones of Canada and the United States

70?N Arctic Circle

80?N

80?N

70?N Arctic Circle

60?N

170?E 180? 170?W

160?W 50?N 150?W

ARCTIC OCEAN

10?W 20?W 30?W

40?W

50?W 50?N

60?N

40?N

PA C I F I C

140?W

OCEAN

N

30?N

W

E

S

Tropic of Cancer

20?N

1C3l0i?mWate Zones

120?W

Ice cap Tundra Subarctic

Highlands Marine west coast Humid continental Humid subtropical Mediterranean Arid

0

500

1,000 miles

0

500 1,000 kilometers

Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection

10?N

Semiarid Tropical wet and dry

110?W

100?W

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60?W 40?N

AT L A N T I C OCEAN

30?N

Tropic of Cancer 20?N 70?W

10?N

90?W

80?W

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Vegetation Zones of Canada and the United States

70?N Arctic Circle

80?N

80?N

70?N Arctic Circle

60?N

170?E 180? 170?W

160?W 50?N 150?W

ARCTIC OCEAN

10?W 20?W 30?W

40?W

50?W 50?N

60?N

40?N

PA C I F I C

140?W

OCEAN

N

30?N

W

E

S

Tropic of Cancer 20?N

130?W

120?W

Vegetation Zones

Ice cap Tundra Desert scrub Temperate grassland Tropical grassland Chaparral Deciduous forest Mixed forest (deciduous and coniferous) Coniferous forest

0

500

1,000 miles

0

500

1,000 kilometers

Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection 10?N

110?W

100?W

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60?W 40?N

AT L A N T I C OCEAN

30?N

Tropic of Cancer 20?N 70?W

10?N

90?W

80?W

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Population Density of Canada and the United States

70?N Arctic Circle

80?N

80?N

70?N Arctic Circle

60?N

170?E 180? 170?W

160?W 50?N 150?W

ARCTIC OCEAN

10?W 20?W 30?W

4?0W

50?W 50?N

60?N

Calgary

Vancouver

40?N

PA C I F I C

Seattle Portland

Montr?al Ottawa

Toronto

Boston

60?W 40?N

140?W

OCEAN

Minneapolis

Detroit

New York

Pittsburgh

Chicago Cleveland

Philadelphia

Salt Lake City

Washington

AT L A N T I C

San Francisco

30?N

Las Vegas

Denver Kansas City

St. Louis

Charlotte

OCEAN

Los Angeles

Phoenix

30?N

Atlanta

San Diego

N

Dallas

Tropic of Cancer 20?N

130?W

W E

S

120?W

Houston

San Antonio

New Orleans

Tampa

Miami

Tropic of Cancer 20?N

Urban Population

70?W

Number of People Over 8,000,000 4,000,000?8,000,000 1,000,000?4,000,000

Population Density

Per sq. mi. Per sq. km

Over 250 Over 100

125?250 25?125 2?25 Under 2

50?100 10?50 1?10 Under 1

0

500

1,000 miles

0

500

1,000 kilometers

Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection

10?N

110?W

100?W

90?W

10?N 80?W

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Economic Activity of Canada and the United States

70?N Arctic Circle

80?N

80?N

70?N Arctic Circle

60?N

170?E 180? 170?W

160?W 50?N 150?W

ARCTIC OCEAN

10?W 20?W 30?W

40?W

50?W 50?N

60?N

40?N

PA C I F I C

140?W

OCEAN

30?N

Tropic of Cancer 20?N

N

W E

S

130?W

120?W

110?W

Land Use Hunting and gathering Commercial farming Nomadic herding Livestock raising Commercial fishing Forestry Trade and manufacturing Little or no activity

Resources

Coal Hydroelectric power Iron Natural gas Petroleum (oil) Precious metals 10?N (gold, silver, copper) Uranium

0

500

1,000 miles

0

500

1,000 kilometers

Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection

100?W

90?W

60?W 40?N

AT L A N T I C OCEAN

30?N

Tropic of Cancer 20?N 70?W

10?N

80?W

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Political Boundaries of Canada and the United States

70?N Arctic Circle

80?N

80?N

70?N Arctic Circle

60?N

170?E 180? 170?W

160?W 50?N 150?W

40?N 140?W 30?N Tropic of Cancer 20?N

10?W

20?W

60?N

30?W

Alaska (U.S.)

40?W

Yukon Territory

Northwest Territories

Nunavut

Newfoundland and Labrador

British Columbia

Vancouver Island

CANADA

Alberta

Manitoba Saskatchewan

Ontario

50?W 50?N

Quebec

New Brunswick

Prince Edward Island

Washington

Montana

North Minnesota Dakota

Vermont Maine NNeowvaHaSmcoptsiahire60?4W0?N

Oregon

Idaho

Wyoming

South Dakota

Wisconsin Michigan

New York

Pennsylvania

Massachusetts

Rhode Island Connecticut New Jersey

Nevada California

U N I T E D S T A T E S Nebraska

Iowa

Indiana Illinois

Ohio

West Virginia

Utah

Colorado

Kansas Missouri

Kentucky

Virginia North

Delaware Maryland Washington, D.C.

Carolina

Arizona

New

Tennessee Oklahoma

Arkansas

South Carolina

30?N

Mexico

Alabama

Georgia

Mississippi

Texas

Louisiana

Florida

Tropic of Cancer

20?N

70?W

10?N

130?W

120?W

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110?W

100?W

10?N

90?W

80?W

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Field Photograph

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Visual 7

Location A 40? north, 74? west

Location B 76? north, 80? west

Location C 60? north, 147? west

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