Chapter 6 Regional Geography Of North America

Front 1

Reasons settlers came to North America

Back 1

Political, economic or religious they found a wilderness rich in diversity and natural resources .

Front 2

3 layers of the earth are called

Back 2

The crust, the mantle and the core

Front 3

The earth's crust is made of

Back 3

A thin layer of rock broken into large and small pieces called plates

Front 4

The mantle consists of molten rock called

Back 4

Magma

Front 5

The center of the earth is called

Back 5

The core - a hot dense sold mass

Front 6

Very thick material that slowly swirls around like boiling water causing the plates of the crust to move or break

Back 6

Magma

Front 7

The Canadian shield was formed by the action of

Back 7

Tectonic forces

Front 8

When two plates push together over millions of years they are called

Back 8

Fold mountains

Front 9

2 Examples of fold mountains are

Back 9

Rocky mountains and Appalachian mountains

Front 10

when the crust breaks while folding molten rock from the mantle pushes through up through the break causing a

Back 10

Volcano

Front 11

With each eruption molten rock cools creating what?

Back 11

Volcanic mountains

Front 12

2 examples of volcanic mountains are?

Back 12

The Canadian shield and the coastal rangers along the north American west coast .

Front 13

Tectonic forces built up the features of north america and what eroded them?

Back 13

The ice age

Front 14

Define glaciation

Back 14

Glaciation is when the earth was covered in glaciers- glaciers expanded and retreated for hundreds of thousands of years. Changing the landscape.

Front 15

How did glaciers change the landscape?

Back 15

A glacier was massive weighing millions of tons , literally a river of ice that slowly flows down hill scraping the earth.

Front 16

Most of the melted glaciers drained away into the oceans but some blocked by debris formed what?

Back 16

Lakes

Front 17

Much of the southern prairie were covered by lake agassiz which when it drained left behind flat bare land

Back 17

Lake agassiz.

Front 18

On some areas the Canadian shield glaciers scraped the rocks bare in other areas glaciers left mounds of debris called

Back 18

Hills

Front 19

An area with Similar characteristics is called

Back 19

Regions

Front 20

To do with the structure of the earths crust

Back 20

Tectonic

Front 21

Mountains created by the bending of rock layers

Back 21

Fold mountains

Front 22

Mountains created by breaks in the earth's crust

Back 22

Volcanic mountains

Front 23

To wear down the surface of the earth

Back 23

Erode

Front 24

Land being covered with thick moving ice

Back 24

Glaciation

Front 25

Plants that grow naturally in an area

Back 25

Vegetation

Front 26

The shape of the land is called

Back 26

Topography

Front 27

The prevailing conditions of the temperature and precipitation is called

Back 27

Climate

Front 28

North America is divided into 8 physical regions .. they are....

Back 28

Appalachian region

Coastal plains

Great lakes - st Lawrence lowlands

Interior plains

Canadian shield

Western cordillera

Intermountain region

Artic region

Remember:

A

A

I

I

C

G

W

Hint 28

Front 29

Appalachian mountains is located where

Back 29

East coast of north america

Front 30

What mountains extends 2400 kilometers from Newfoundland in the north west through the maritime provinces and south through the USA to Alabama and Georgia

Back 30

Appalachian mountains

Front 31

What mountain range is low because erosion reduced the sharp edges into hills and rolling mountains. It contains fertile plateaus and river valleys . Many deposits of coal oil and gas are found in its sedimentary layers of rock.

Back 31

Appalachian mountains

Front 32

Helps to create landscapes

Back 32

Erosion

Front 33

The climate of the Appalachian region is affected by two ocean currents they are??

Back 33

The labrador current (bringing cold water south from the arctic causes freezing during winter)

The gulf stream brings warm water from the Caribbean

The meeting of these two currents also bring ideal breeding grounds for fish (more plankton, food etc)

The grand banks was popular fishing spot for settlers

Front 34

When rain falls too fast for the earth to absorb the water carrots off soil creating channels and forming valleys , frozen water can pry apart rocks wind can also plat a part of wearing apart a surface... this is called?

Back 34

Erosion

Front 35

Originally the Appalachian region was heavily forested with both coniferous (always green) and deciduous (looses leaves in fall). Both could survive in poor mountain soil. Plants in different regions are called?

Back 35

Vegetation

Front 36

Ever green trees or shrubs bearing cones

Back 36

Coniferous

Front 37

Trees that shed their leaves

Back 37

Deciduous

Front 38

The type of rock formed by the erosion of other rocks after this loose material has hardened

Back 38

Sedimentary

Front 39

A low land area that stretches 3200 kilometers from Cape code along the Atlantic coast into Mexico

Back 39

The coastal plains

Hint 39

Front 40

The surface of the coastal plains is mostly flat or gently rolling - most is less then 30 meters above sea level.. making it contain many swamps and marshes. This creates fertile agricultural land. As well as providing transportation by rivers.

Back 40

Coastal plains

Front 41

This region starts with an A and is found on the east coast of north America

Back 41

The Appalachian region

Hint 41

Front 42

Low land aren that stretches from Cape cod to Florida and mexico

Back 42

The coastal plains

Hint 42

Front 43

The climate in the coastal plains is described as

Back 43

Cold snowy winters and hot humid summers in the northern part

And southern is mild to warm winters and very hot dry summers - this area is subject to hurricanes

Front 44

Wet spongy land is called a

Back 44

Swamp

Front 45

Low land that is flooded in wet weather and almost always wet is called a

Back 45

Delta

Front 46

The soil of the coastal plains is very

Back 46

Sandy

Front 47

Violent wind storms that occur frequently. To be considered a ****** the winds must reach more then 120 km /hour they are causes by warm air as it rises then replaces by cool heavier air that blows in a spiral.

Back 47

Hurricane

Front 48

The smallest geographical area region in Canada is the

Back 48

The great lakes - st Lawrence lowland

Hint 48

Front 49

This area includes a triangle formed by lakes huron lake Ontario and lake Erie. This region contains many escarpments ( the best known is Niagara Falls escarpment.

Back 49

The great lakes - st Lawrence lowland

Front 50

The great lakes section of this region has a rolling landscape created by glaciaation. Flat plains are broken up by hills and deep river valleys . The st Lawrence portion has flat plains on either side of the river.

Back 50

The great lakes - st Lawrence region

Hint 50

Front 51

The climate here is essentially a humid continental climate - it is humid because of the lakes . The lakes hold heat on the summer keeping the air cool and and warm the air on the winter . Summers are cool to hot and winters are cool to cold

Back 51

The great lakes - st Lawrence region

Front 52

Originally this region had fertile soil and was heavily forested. Consisting of forests with broad leaves.

Back 52

Great lakes region

Front 53

A valley that is created when when the portion of land between two faults drop (cracks in the earth) down

Back 53

Rift valley

Hint 53

Front 54

A steep cliff formed by erosion or faulting

Back 54

Escarpment

Front 55

A steep cliff formed by erosion

Back 55

Escarpments

Front 56

A climate type that developed away from the influence of oceans . The temperature range tends to be large and precipitation is low

Back 56

Contentinental climate

Front 57

A valley that is created when the portion of land between two flats drop down

Back 57

Rift valley

Front 58

Movement along a crack or cracks in the earths crust

Back 58

Faulting

Front 59

Describe the differences on how the great lakes were formed then the st Lawrence lowland.

Back 59

The st Lawrence was created by a rift valley (created by faulting) during the last ice age the st Lawrence lowlands sank and flooded.

Front 60

Why is the great lakes region the most popular region of canada - despite being the smallest?

Back 60

It has a mild continental climate and fertile soil

Front 61

Why is the great lakes and st Lawrence region favourable for agriculture?

Back 61

It has fertile soil and climate

Front 62

The interior plains are vast but not completely flat (it has gentle rolling hills and deep river valleys

Back 62

Interior plains

Hint 62

Front 63

This region is divided into central lowlands and the great plains the northern part is formed by the Canadian shield and the great lakes and the st. Lawrence river.

Back 63

The interior plains

Front 64

A brief but destructive storm characterized by a wind funnel

Back 64

Tornado

Front 65

The usual shape of a tornado, a tube of winds

Back 65

Funnel

Front 66

A mass of fluid or air that swirls in a rotary direction

Back 66

Vortex

Front 67

The climate of interior plains is continental meaning it has no 8nfluence by

Back 67

Oceans

Front 68

Contentinental climate can be described as what?

Back 68

Extreme summer , extreme winters

Hint 68

Front 69

Western cordillera mountains

Back 69

West coast

Hint 69

Front 70

Western cordillera climate

Back 70

Front 71

Western cordillera vegetation

Back 71

Front 72

Climate that has warm summers and cool winters

Back 72

Temperate

Front 73

A climate that is strongly influenced by a large body of water , temperature range is small and precipitation is high.

Back 73

Maritime climate

Front 74

What is unusual about the climate in the western cordillera?

Back 74

It is a maritime climate - very mild and wet , the wettest region . Moderated by the Pacific

Front 75

What is unusual about the western cordillera vegetation?

Back 75

It varies enormously from one side of mountain slopes to the other .

Front 76

How does the western cordillera differ from the Appalachian region?

Back 76

The western cordillera is on the west coast the Appalachian is on the east coast , different climates, different vegetation

Front 77

The intermountain region

Back 77

Hint 77

Front 78

The intermountain region

Back 78

Front 79

A flat area at high elevation

Back 79

Plateau

Front 80

Somewhat salty

Back 80

Brackish

Front 81

A place inslwhich liquid collects

Back 81

Sink

Front 82

Area on the leeward slope of the mountains with little precipitation

Back 82

Rain shadow

Front 83

Intermountain region climate and vegetation

Back 83

Front 84

The effects of rain shadow

Back 84

Front 85

What are the greatest hindrances to human occupation of the intermountain region?

Back 85

Front 86

What actions have humans undertaken to make this region more hospitable to human habitation?

Back 86

Front 87

The artic

Back 87

Front 88

The artic

Back 88

Front 89

The artic climate

Back 89

Front 90

The artic

Back 90

Front 91

How many day light hours are there in the artic over a year?

Back 91

Find out.

Front 92

Do a pmi on the advantages or disadvantages of living in the artic

Back 92

Example of a pmi chart

Front 93

Conclusion of geographic regions of canada

Back 93