Chapter 19 section 1 A vast, scenic land
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Chapter 19 section 1A vast, scenic land
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Contiguous
• Joined together inside a common boundary
• 48 states in the contiguous United States• Alaska and Hawaii are not in the
contiguous states
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U.S. is the 4th largest country in the world
• Russia, Canada, and China are larger
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5 main physical regions
1. Coastal Plains2. Appalachian Mountains3. Interior Plains4. Mountains and Basins5. Pacific Coast
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Coastal Plains• Includes the Atlantic coastal plain and Gulf
coastal plain
• Megalopolis- Cities and their suburbs form a huge settlement– Cities that form a megalopolis in the U.S.:
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New York
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Boston
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Philadelphia
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Washington D.C.
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The biggest concentration of lights (from top to bottom) are the cities of Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington.
MiamiHouston
Dallas
Chicago
Still daylight in California.
Puerto Rico
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Appalachian Mountains
• On western edge of Atlantic coastal plain• Oldest mountains in U.S.
– Rounded peaks show age
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Interior Plains
• Includes:– Great lakes area– Mississippi river area– Great plains
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Mountains and Plateaus
• Rocky mountains run from Alaska to Mexico
• Continental divide separates rivers that flow east and west
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The Pacific Coast
• Includes the Cascade mountain range and Sierra Nevada mountain range and fertile valleys.
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Alaska and Hawaii
• Borders the arctic circle• Made from ocean volcanoes• Has coral reefs
– Submerged structures made from skeletons of small sea animals