Major Landforms of the Americas
Alaska Range: Location: Mountains of Central Alaska
Landform: Mount McKinley
Appalachian Mountains: Characteristic: They are mostly slow and gentle
Location: from Central Alabama U.S to New England
Landform: Mt. Mitchell
Brooks Range: Characteristic: The higher slopes are snow and ice-clad
Location: Mountains of Northern Alaska
Landform: Mt. Isto
Canadian Shield: Characteristic: It includes rough and rocky surfaces.
Location: Eastern and Northern Canada and North America
Landform: Mont d¨lberville
Cascades: Characteristic: It presents massive snow-capped volcanoes.
Location: Northeastern California across Oregon and Washington.
Landform: Mt. St. Helens.
Coast Range: Location: Pacific Ocean coastlines of California, Oregon and Washington
Landform: The San Francisco Bay
Coast Plain: Characteristic: Level land with assorted mixed forests.
Location: Southern and Southeastern U.S.
Landform: Mississippi River.
Great Plains: Characteristic: The land is smooth with large treeless areas.
Location: North America
Landform: Mount Rushmore
Rocky Mountains: Characteristic: It is 2,000 miles length
Location: The Mexican Frontier
Landform: Mt. Elbert
Sierra Nevada: Characteristic: It is 400 miles length
Location: Eastern California
Landform: Mt. Whitney
Sierra Madres: Location: Southern Mexican States
Landform: Cerro Potosi
Source to write these post.
Bustos,J. ( 2011). Social Studies Seventh Grade. San Jose: Costa Rica.
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