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Click on map to enlargeA Great collection of Photos highlighting all the National Parks in the United States. From these photos you should get a good idea of the diverse land formations in the United States. After all it is the most diverse nation in the world geographically speaking.
What national parks did you like the best? Why?
Use the maps and links below to further your understanding of U.S. Geography. I italicized the questions I want you to comment on therefore they should be easy to see. Also, check out the link below to my world history blog. It has great information on world geography. If anything, you should check out the links to the many maps such as the world population map, world GNPs, world literacy rates, world urban density, etc.
A link to my World History blog with interesting information about the world. After all, the world is much bigger and grander than the United States will ever be.
Geographic Regions of the United States
Click on the link below to see a map of U.S. Geographic regions. Below the link you will find basic information about each region.
http://www.pwcs.edu/bennett/geo5/usregion.JPGCoastal Plain
· Located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
· Broad lowland providing many excellent harbors
Appalachian Mountains
· Located west of Coastal Plain extending from eastern Canada to western Alabama
· Old, eroded mountains (oldest mountain range in North America)
Canadian Shield
· Wrapped around Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape
· Hills worn by erosion and hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers
· Holds some of the oldest rock formations in North America
Interior Lowlands
· Located west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Great Plains
· Rolling flatlands with many rivers, broad river valleys, and grassy hills
Great Plains
· Located west of Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains
· Flat land that gradually increases in elevation westward; grasslands
Rocky Mountains
· Located west of the Great Plains and east of the Basin and Range
· Rugged mountains stretching from Alaska to Mexico; high elevations
· Contains the Continental Divide, which determines the directional flow of rivers
Basin and Range
· Located west of Rocky Mountains and east of the Sierra Nevadas and the Cascades
· Area of varying elevations containing isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley, the lowest point in North America
Coastal Range
· Rugged mountains along the Pacific Coast that stretch from California to Canada
· Contains fertile valleys
· Located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
· Broad lowland providing many excellent harbors
Appalachian Mountains
· Located west of Coastal Plain extending from eastern Canada to western Alabama
· Old, eroded mountains (oldest mountain range in North America)
Canadian Shield
· Wrapped around Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape
· Hills worn by erosion and hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers
· Holds some of the oldest rock formations in North America
Interior Lowlands
· Located west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Great Plains
· Rolling flatlands with many rivers, broad river valleys, and grassy hills
Great Plains
· Located west of Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains
· Flat land that gradually increases in elevation westward; grasslands
Rocky Mountains
· Located west of the Great Plains and east of the Basin and Range
· Rugged mountains stretching from Alaska to Mexico; high elevations
· Contains the Continental Divide, which determines the directional flow of rivers
Basin and Range
· Located west of Rocky Mountains and east of the Sierra Nevadas and the Cascades
· Area of varying elevations containing isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley, the lowest point in North America
Coastal Range
· Rugged mountains along the Pacific Coast that stretch from California to Canada
· Contains fertile valleys
Which region contains the oldest, therefore the most eroded, mountains in the united states?
Which region contains areas of high and low desert, as well as contains places like The Grand Canyon and Death Valley?
Which region has the highest percentage of urban areas?
U.S. Statistics
Click on this link for the latest in U.S. statistics. You can find out many things from the Census Burea such as population estimates, economic based statistics, ethnic percentages, etc.
http://www.census.gov/
Click on this link for the latest in U.S. statistics. You can find out many things from the Census Burea such as population estimates, economic based statistics, ethnic percentages, etc.
http://www.census.gov/
What is the current population of the United States?
What region do you find the highest percentage of African-Americans in the United States?
State Profiles
The link below contains a map and list of all the U.S. states. You can click on a state and get a comprehensive profile of each state. Basically everything you need to know about any given state is presented here. You can do the same thing with major cities of the U.S. on this site.
http://www.factmonster.com/states.html#land
http://www.factmonster.com/states.html#land
18 comments:
hmm... Very nice. Thank you!
miyamoto you must give your comment about the national parks ... ;) Who you think that is the best and write down why you think so ;) :)
And about my opinion ... i think that the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (http://www.terragalleria.com/parks/np.hawaii-volcanoes.html)
are great because they are something unusual.There are some great forms of the ground caused by these huge volcanoes :) And the pictures of the lava are indescribable.Everyone looks at the good side the nature (for examples flowers,great views or something) but the nature have another scary side and this volcanos are the best example for me. ;) :)
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degaetano why i cant post up comments on this website??
What do you mean Arian? You just posted asking a question.
Mr. DeGaetano I think the links are marvellous and every information is so useful to us.
Peter, I agree with you that the Hawaii Volanoes National Park is something very unique, but my favourites were The Virgin Islands.
It so interesting that the island was born of violent volcanic eruptions! Great pictures!!
Well I would like to say that my favorite national park is Yellowstone. It can cause many problems if it erupts...
Hello everybody!
1. What national parks did I like the best? Why?
The park that I liked most was the "Dry Tortugas National Park", because of it's history, the way it was built and because it still serves to the US Navy as a strategic place to control the shipping that occurs between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic ocean. Secondly I liked Mount Rainer National Park and do not ask me why because I simply cannot explain it. All I can say is that if paradise looks similar to that, I definitely want to be there sometime. One of the best views I have ever seen.
Hello:)
Dry Tortugas National Park.
I am in love with that park.
I like it because it shows the real tropical beauty .
The other parks are good too , but none of them couldn't catch my eye like Dry Tortugas National Park did.
See you tomorrow.!
2. Which region contains the oldest, therefore the most eroded, mountains in the united states ?
That would probably be the Appalachian Mountains and the Canadian Shield. I researched these two regions and it shows out that some parts of the Appalachian Mountains are approximately 300 millions years old whereas parts of the Canadian Shield range from 600 to 1200 million years.
3. Which region contains areas of high and low desert, as well as contains places like The Grand Canyon and Death Valley ?
That region would be the Basin and Range.
4. Which region has the highest percentage of urban areas?
If i refer to the concentration of the cities that should be the Atlantic Coastal Plain.
5. What is the current population of the United States?
The current population of the US is: 305,115,709 and growing.
6. What region do you find the highest percentage of African-Americans in the United States?
If you look at the map number 5 you will see that 98-99% of the African-Americans are located in the Coastal Plain region.
That would be all for now, have a good night everyone and see you tomorrow.
Good job Shpend.
I love the National Park of American Samoa.
Amazing pictures..very nice.
The beautifullest place I've ever seen.
See you on monday..Bye Bye!!
Appalachian mountains are the oldest and the most eroded mountains in the U.S.Now they had become like vegetated flat hills.
Basin and Range contains high and low desert there is death valley and grand canyon(places that i really enjoyed looking them and i was fascinated by their beauty and their majesty).
In the north-east of coastal plain is a megalopolis which starts from Boston,Massachusetts,New York City and it comes down to Washington DC.I think that region has the highest percentage of urban areas.
Have you ever been in grand canyon and death valley.if yes can you describe me how do you felt,because when i see them in photo i get a feeling of sadness and happiness at the same time.I feel so happy seeing that magnificent beauty of nature but in the other side i feel bad that i cant enjoy that by being there.
And I'm also mad about Alaska Parks(have you been there?)
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