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.
Contents
United States of America
Latitude and Longitude
Elevation Range
Highest Point
Mt. McKinley, (Alaska) 20,320 ft. (6,194 m). [1]
Lowest Point
Death Valley, (California) (-282 ft.) (-86 m)
Large Bodies of Water
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
Lat/Long: 30 N 81 W [2]
Lowest Point
Laguna Salada, -10 m [3]
Major Rivers
Rio Grande, Puebla Conchos, Usumacinta [4]
Bordering Oceans
Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea [5]
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