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Atlantic Coastal Plain
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A wide area of flat rolling land.It is one of the flattest areas in the United States.It gets wider as it extends to the South.
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The Apalichan Mountains
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It is the west of the coastal plains and extends from Alabama to the St Lawrence rivers. A very old mountain range
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Fall Lines
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Due to the fact that the rivers can't erode the rock,waterfalls are formed.
The major cities from the eats coast have electricity due to the falls -hydroelectric power |
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The Great Lakes
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four border Canada except Lake Michigan
-Lake Superior -Lake Michigan -Lake Ontario -Lake Erie -Lake Huron |
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St Lawrence River
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River that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the great Lakes. It forms a natural border between US and Canada.
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Mississipi River
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One of the largest rivers.It runs from Minnesota to the Gulf Of Mexico. Found by Hernando de Soto a spanish explorer in the 1500s
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Time Zones
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There are 4 different time zones :
-central -Pacific -Mountain -Eastern each are one hour difference |
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Interior Plains
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The largest landforms in the US.
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Rocky Mnts
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a young snow capped mnt range that extends from New Mexico to canada. Mnt can be over 4000 m
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