Earth Science 7- North America- Period 1

Countries in North America

The countries in North America are Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic,El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama,Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and United States.

Latitude and Longitude Ranges

The latitude ranges are 15 to 75 degrees North and the longitude lines 180 to 60 degrees West.

Elevation Range

The range of elevation is from 282 feet below sea level to 20,320 feet above sea level. The lowest point in North America is Death Valley located in California,United States,and the highest point is Mount McKinley located in Alaska, United States.

Large Bodies of Water and Rivers

The large bodies of water and rivers in North America are the Great Bear Lake, the Great Slave Lake, Lake Winnipeg, Lake Manitoba, Great lakes, and Salt Lake.

The Seas are-Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of California, Labrador Sea, Hudson Bay, Baffin Bay, Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea, Gulf of St.Lawrence, Caribbean Sea, Bay of Fundy, and Gulf of Mexico.

Rivers- Mississippi River and the Hudson strait.

Topographical Features

The Major Mountains include the Rocky Mountains, the Appalachian Mountains, Sierra Madre Occidental, Sierra Madre Oriental, Alaska Range, Cascade Range, and the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

The Major Waterfalls are- Niagara Falls, and International falls.

Other Topographical features include-Colorado Plateau, Central Plains, Central lowlands and Mississippi Delta, and Canadian Shield.

References

National Geographic Society.http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/continents/north-america/. retrieved 2011-10-14.

World Atlas.http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/namera.gif/. retrieved 2011-11-3.