GEO L34 World Geo North America

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Asia

Africa

Australia

Europe

North America

South America

World Geography


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USA Canad

North America


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North America


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USA: physical

Columbia-Snake plt

Coloradoplt


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Alaska Hawaii


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Mountains of USA


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Appalachianmountains omountains!aleo"oic#

Source of coal

%ituminous anAnthracite

&ron ore' graniforest resource

Appalachian Mountains


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Western Cordillera of USA

Columbia-SnakeplateauGreatBasin

Coloradoplateau


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WesternUSA

($Ccollision

($Ctrans)erse*oundary

+ot )o

Western mountains in USA


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(ceanic plate -asu*ducted under

American plate years ago

E0tensi)e )olcanand rising of 1oc

Colorado plateau%asin$ rangetopography due faults

($C collision of ancient time

Farallonplate

NorthAmericanPlate


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2/ ml years ago-arallon oceanic

almost su*ducteunder North Ameplate

!aci3c and N,Am

plate came intocontact

-arallon plate 4amo)ing east4ard

!aci3c$ N,American trans)erse %ou


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No4 !aci3c pla

4as mo)ing no4est

North Americaplate mo)es so

south 4est dir

1esult SanAndreas fault

!aci3c$ N,American trans)erse %ou


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1emnant of -arplate$ 5uan de -

plate continuedeast4ard mo)e

6i)ergence *et5uan$de$-uca p

!aci3c plate5uan 6e -uca psu*siding *elo4American plate

($C plate collision in recent tim


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=a)a >o4 *et4eeml years ago

+ot spot *eneath tColum*ia plateau $American plate mosouth$4est

Colum*ia$snake pla

%asaltic la)a platea6eccan la)a plt,#

@ello4 stone nation geysers

+ot Spot 9olcanism in USA


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Sierra Ne)ada

-old mountains )olcanism$ stilluplifting $ E

Cascade range

of !aci3c ring of)olcanic rocks potassium potgeothermal po4

Western mountains: resources


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1ockies: younmountains


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1i)ers of USA

W t i C l *i k


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(rigin: in Cana

Colum*ia$ one largest source

Grand coulee d

Snake largest

Colum*ia &mp cities: !ortSalem located

Western ri)ers: Colum*ia$snake r

W t i C l d


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cutting the Co!lateau Gran

canyon

Sonoran deser!anted desert

+oo)er dam mead

=as 9egas locanear lake Mea

Western ri)ers: Colorado

Panteddesert

Sonor

an

desert

Hooverdam

GrandCanyon

C t l i Mi i i i Mi


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Most imp ri)er

system of USA &mp cities: St,!itts*urg' MemSt, =ouis

&rrigation !raregion

!etroleum at m

Central ri)ers: Mississippi$ Misso

E t i + d


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Ne4 @ork state

!artially na)igimportant fortransportation

-lo4s *et4een

@ork city and N5ersey city

Eastern ri)ers: +udson

NeworkState

Nework

State!on"#sland

Ne @ork Ne 5erse +udson ri


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Ne4 @ork$ Ne4 5ersey +udson ri)

N$

N

Hudson

river

!on"#sland

Great =akes of USA


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Great =akes of USA

Nia"araFall

%ellandCanal

St& 'ary(sriver

St& Clairelake

St& Claireriver)etroit

river

&mportance of great lakes regio


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Glacial lakes

=argest fresh 4at

system

ogether they h2D/thof the earthsurfaces fresh 4

Source of drinkin4ater' irrigation'transport' sul3deiron mining in pe

&mportance of great lakes regio

6eserts of USA


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6eserts of USA

!olitical map of USA


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!olitical map of USA

USAhas/;

states' F

time"ones

Climatic regions of USA


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Climatic regions of USA

Gul*+ype

!aurentan +ype

Prairie

Hi"hland

Britis

h+ype

'editerranean

Hot)eserts

USA: Mediterranean climate


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South Western

of California

Citrus fruitculti)ation faSunkist orange

9iticulture' 4inmaking

USA: Mediterranean climate

SanFrancisco

!os

An"eles

North 4estern

USA: %ritish Climate


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North 4esternstates of (regand Washingto

1ainfall from4esterlies

Soft4ood treespure strands

-amous forlum*ering indu

USA: %ritish Climate

C t l t t

USA: !rairies


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Central stateUSA H staCanada

emperategrasslands

-lat rolling p

Nutritious nagrass

Ino4n for 4culti)ation a

animal reari

USA: !rairies

USA: Gulf type


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South East state-lorida to North

Carolina and Ark=ouisiana

Warm due to 4arocean current g

stream1ainfall through year

hunderstorm

USA: Gulf type

USA: =aurentian type


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North east sta

Great =ake reg

and Ne4 Englastates

1ainfall throug

the year 4areJect of Gulf s

Most &ndustriaregion of USA

USA: =aurentian type

Agricultural *elts in USA


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Agricultural *elts in USA

%heatCorn

Cotton

Soyabean

+obacco

+obacco+obacco

Corn *elt


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(hio' &ndiana' &lli&o4a and Missou

&ntensi)e crop anli)estock farming

Most of the corn to raise or fatten

li)estock$ hogs pand poultry

cattle rearing foand dairy produc

Corn *elt

&ntensi)e anim

Animal 1earing in USA


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&ntensi)e animfarming 7 factfarming

Mil4aukee cityprocessing

Chicago meapacking

Wisconsin statdairy

Animal 1earing in USA

Cotton *elt


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Cotton plantationsystem

+y*rid cotton )a4ith mechani"edfarming

Cotton e0ported

e0tile industriesla*our intensi)e import from%angladesh' !akand &ndia

Cotton *elt

Wheat and 1ice *elt !rairie#


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South 4inte4heat hard#'

spring 4hearuck farming

9ery high

producti)ity pperson

+ighly su*sidfarming

Wheat and 1ice *elt !rairie#

Coal 1eser)e in USA


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Coal 1eser)e in USA

%yomin"

Colorado

New

'e,ico

'ontana

Pennsylvania%est

ir"inia

North)akota

#llinois

+e,as

%yomin"

Wyomingand

Appalachian main

coal

producingregions

&ron reser)e of USA


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'esabiran"e

MaKoriron

miningBone

Minnesota and

Michigan&mportfrom

Canada

Copper reser)e of USA


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pp

MaKorCopperminingBone

Ari"ona'Utah

Uranium reser)e of USA


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MaKorUraniummining Wyomin

g&mportfrom

Canadaand

Australia

!etroleum reser)e of USA


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=p

of

&n

%e

%ayanMound

%ig+illWest+ack*erry

%ayouChocto4

Shale gas


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g

%yomin"

Colorado.ta

h

'ichi"an Pennsylva

nia%estir"inia

+e,as

US petroleum production: eJect to


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US takeo)er 1ussia as largest oil and producer and Saudi from largest oil pro

1eduction in energy import *y US%oost to US manufacturing sector

6ecrease in US imports Slo4 do4n

China 7 fall in crude prices&ndias energy consumption increasingimport *ills *oost to out manufacturi

p p

Gulf of Me0ico Alaska


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Gulf of Me0ico as a

Gold

/inc

Cop

er

Silver

0eddo"mineSulph

urPetroleumandNatural"as

USA: &ndustrial regions


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N%

S%

S1

N1Grtlakes

North$4est 1egion


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Seattle alumsmelting' aircr

manufacturing(regon statelum*ering: Eu

Salem foodprocessing hu*

Seattl

e

Salem

California


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San -rancisco:3nancial ser)icWall street of 4est#

San 6iego:su*marine and

ship*uilding=os Angeles:entertainmentaerospace' po

SanFrancisco

!osAn"eles

San)ie"o

South and South East region


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Atlanta$autom

transport loghu*' + of Cocola#

Ne4 (rleans$

petro$re3nerieNew2rleans

Atlanta

South and South East region


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6allas electrondefence aircraft

manufacturing%aton 1ouge !etroleum reser

+ouston$ petro$

chemicals syntru**er' fertili"ereuipment for o

)allas

Houston

Baton0ou"e

/O of US areapopulation

North Eastern states


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population

%oston to N@ megalopolis

+E! from faultacross edges oAppalachian

Narro4 land 7agriculture

North Eastern states


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%oston: *iotech'education

N@$N5: largest citeconomy' port

!hiladelphia:education' oil re3

-ood processing%altimore: steelindustries' ship *

Boston

N-N$Philadelp

hiaBaltimore

Great lakes region


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6uluth steel M

Mil4aukee$ dair

meat processingChicago -!&

6etroit automo

oledo $ automo

Cle)eland te0t%uJalo chemicindustries

'ilwaukee

Chica

"o

)etroit Clevelan

d

Bu3alo

+oledo

Hamilton

+oronto

4in"ston

'ontreal

5uebec

Great lakes region


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+amiltonoronto

Iingston

Montreal

ue*ec

'ilwaukee

Chica

"o

)etroit Clevelan

d

Bu3alo

+oledo

Hamilton

+oronto

4in"ston

'ontreal

5uebec

North America


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USA Canad

Canada


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!hysical geo of Canada: Mt,


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Canadianshield

NovaScotia

New

Brunswick

!aurentianPlateau

!abradorPlateau New

Foundnd

Ba6nisland

Huds

onBay

$ames

Bay

Most sta*le re

Canadian Shield


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Most sta*le re

Source of goldsil)er' co*alt' copper and iro

Coniferous fors4ift >o4ing

streams $+E!Support paperpulp industry

=aurentian plateau


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+ea)ily foreste

lakes and s4if>o4ing stream

=arge scalelum*ering' pap

and pulp indus

!aurentian

Plateau

!hysical geo of Canada: 1i)er


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'acken7ie

Churchill Ne

lson

St&

!awrence

!hysical geo of Canada: lakes


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!akeSlave

GreatBear

lake

!ake%innipe"

!ake%innipe"osis

Climatic regions of Canada


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+undra

+ai"a'ountaino

us

Prairie

!aurentian type

Britishtype

+ai"a

+undra

Agriculture in Canada


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Horticulture dairy %heat8

oilseeds andcattle

Grain8oilseedsdairy

)airy8ho"s

Horticult

ure dairy

Horticulture dairy

Greenhousecultivation

=um*ering in Canada


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%ritish Colum*ia9ancou)er# la

producer of contrees

(ntario' ue*ec hard4ood decitrees

!roduce 4ood )eneer' ply4oodpallets etc,

=um*ering in Canada


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!rinciple speci

soft4ood: Sprupine' hemlockCedar' 6ougla

+ard4ood: aspand poplar

ypes of 4ood 'easurin" o


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Uranium 1eser)e of Canada


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'cClean

lake

'cArthur

riverCi"arlake

Saskatchewan state

WkU

reA"new lake

Bancro*t

0abbitlake

Nickel in Canada


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oiseyBay

(ne ofthe

largestNickel

producerSadbury

Birch treeBucko lake

Shale Gas in Canada


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Alber

ta Saskatchewan

'anitoba

British

Columbia

5uebec

NewBrunswick

+ ilt t

Great lakes region of Canada


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+amilton steindustry

oronto 3nancapital of Cana

Iingston $ edu

Montreal aer

and electronic%om*ardier +

ue*ec portand 4ood indu

'ilwaukee

Chica

"o

)etroit Clevelan

d

Bu3alo

+oledo

Hamilton

+oronto

4in"ston

'ontreal

5uebec

&ndustrial centers of Canada


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Cal"ary

0e"ina

ancouver

1dmonton

%innipe"

Cities #mportance

&ndustrial centers of Canada


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Cities #mportance

9ancou)er Canadas largest port' lum

and 4ood industriesCalgary (il and gas industry

Edmonton (il and gas reser)e' petro$chemical industries

1egina (il and gas reser)e' minespotash' Iaolin

Winnipeg Aerospace industries


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GEO L34 World Geo North America