Earth Science 7 North America 5

North America

On this page, we will be showing you the major weather/geographical events of Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America.

United States of America

Highest Point

Mt. McKinley, (Alaska) 20,320 ft. (6,194 m).

Lowest Point

Death Valley, (California) (-282 ft.) (-86 m)

Major Rivers

Some major rivers are: Brazos, Churchill, Colorado, Columbia, Fraser, Mackenzie, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Rio Grande, St. Lawrence, and Yukon

Major Mountain Ranges

Significant Appalachian ranges: -The Cumberland Mts. in TN -The Blue Ridge Mts. in VA -The Alleghenies in PA -The Catskills Mts. in NY -The Green Mts. in VT -The White Mts. of NH

Significant Rocky Mountain ranges include: Absaroka, Bear River, Beaverhead, Big Belt, Big Horn, Bitterroots, Canadian, Clearwater, Columbia, Front, Guadalupe, Laramie, Lamhl, Lewis, Lost River, Medicine Bow, Monashee, Owyhee, Purcell, Sacramento, Salmon River, San Andres, Sangre de Cristo, Sawatch, Shoshone, Steens, Stillwater, Swan, Tetons, Unita, Wallowa, Wasatch, Wind River, Wyoming, Zuni

Bordering Oceans

Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean

Mexico

Latitude and Longitude: [1] Lat/Long: 30 N 81 W

Highest Point:[2] Volcan Pico de Orizaba, 5,700 m

Lowest Point:[3] Laguna Salada, -10 m

Elevation Range: [4] 1,500m

Major Rivers:[5] Rio Grande, Puebla Conchos, Usumacinta

Major Topographic Features:[6] Sierra Madre Occidental, Gulf Coastal Plain, Central Mexican Plateau, Baja Peninsula

Bordering Oceans:[7] Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea

Canada

Lowest Point

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Citations

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Created by Maddie Shen, Daniel Perrier, Christina Ru, and Elysa Tulek.