Major landforms of North America
Location: It extends from the Alaska Peninsula to the border of the Yukon Territory , Canada
Characteristics: They are mountains of South Central Alaska
Most important landform: Mount Mckenliey
Location: They are extended from Central Alabama (U.S) up through new England states in the Canadian provinces of new Bruns wick, New Foundland and Quebec
Characteristics: They are mostly low and gently.
Most important landform: Mt. Michaell (North Carolina
Location: In northern Alaska
Characteristics: The higher slopes are snow and ice-clad.
Most important landform: Mt. Isto
Location: In eastern and northern Canada , Area of north America .
Characteristics: Mainly includes rough and rocky surface.
Most important landform: Mont d´lbeuille.
Cascades
Location: From northeastern California across Oregon and Washington
Characteristics: Its presents massive snow-capped volcanoes.
Most important landform: Peaks Mt. Hood , Mt. Ranier , Mt. Helens
Location: Along the Pacific Ocean, and coastlines of California , Oregon , Washington , and the border of British Columbia , Canada , and Southern cage of Alaska
Characteristics: It has tidewater, glaciers and low but rugged and scrub-covered hills.
Most important landform: San Francisco Bay
Coastal Plain
Location: In the area of the southern and southeastern U.S extends to the continental shield.
Characteristics: The coastal areas include bays.
Most important landform: Mississippi River
Location: North America Canadian Shield .
Characteristics: Lands is generally smooth with large treeless areas.
Most important landform: Mont
Location: From the Mexican frontier, up through the western U.S, and into Canada and eastern Alaska
Characteristics: Include like 100 individual mountain ranges.
Most important landform: Mt. Elbert
Location: In eastern California
Characteristics: Gradually increaser on the west slope.
Most important landform: Mt. Whitney
Sierra Madres
Location: Runs parallel to Mexico ’s Pacific Ocean coastline.
Characteristics: Have several peaks exceeding 3.034m.
Most important landform: Cerro Potosí.
Sources Used To Wrtite The Post
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(2011).Face of the Earth. Consultado en Junio, 2011 en http://www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/face.htm.
External Link:
http://www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/face.htm.
