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

Latitude and Longitude

Atlanta, GA: 33° 74´ N, 84° 38´ W Chicago, IL: 41° 87´ N, 87° 62´ W Miami, FL: 25° 78´ N, 80° 22´ W Washington, DC: (capital city) 38° 89´ N, 77° 03´ W

Elevation Range

20,320 ft. (6,194 m) to (-282 ft.) (-86 m)

Highest Point

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

Lowest Point

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

Large Bodies of Water

Great Salt Lake, Utah, and Lake Okeechobee, Florida.

Major Rivers

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

Major Mountain Ranges

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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

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Latitude and Longitude

30 N 81 W [3]

Elevation Range

1,500m [4]

Highest Point

Volcan Pico de Orizaba, 5,700 m [5]

Lowest Point

Laguna Salada, -10 m [6]

Major Rivers

Rio Grande, Puebla Conchos, Usumacinta [7]

Major Topographic Features

Sierra Madre Occidental, Gulf Coastal Plain, Central Mexican Plateau, Baja Peninsula [8]

Bordering Oceans

Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea [9]

Canada

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Latitude and Longitude

56 7 N / 106 20 W [11]

Elevation Range

5,559 m [12]

Highest Point

Mt. Logan (Yukon), 5,559 m [13]

Lowest Point

Atlantic Ocean, 0 m [14]

Large Bodies of Water

Hudson Bay, Baffin Bay, Labrador Sea, Beaufort Sea, Great Lakes, Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake, James Bay, Lake Winnipeg, and Welland Canal [15]

Major Rivers

Ottawa River, Columbia River, St. Lawrence River, Albany River, Nelson River, Saskatchewan River, Athabasca River, Peace River, Liard River, MacKenzie River, Yukon River, and Fraser RIver [16]

Major Topographic Features

Appalachian Mts., Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Canadian Shield, Canada Cordillera, Great Plains, and Rocky Mountains [17] [18]

Bordering Oceans

Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean [19]

Citations

http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/us.htm http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/mexico/mxlatlog.htm http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/mx.htm http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/mexico/mxland.htm http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/mexico/mxlandst.htm

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