The Land And Physical Geography Of North America

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1. The Land And Physical Geography Of North America By: Enamul H The Land and Physical Geopgraphy of North America 1

2. Geography of North America There are ten countries on the continent of North America, and about 13 different nations and territorial islands in the Caribbean Sea. This lesson focuses on the three largest continental nations: Canada, the United States and Mexico. There are four other countries on the North American continent to the south of Mexico: Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. These are often referred to as Central America. The Panama Canal was constructed and opened in 1914 and allows ships to pass from the Caribbean Sea on the Atlantic Ocean side of the continent and to cross the narrow isthmus into the Pacific Ocean. Panama is the end point of the North America and where South America begins. The Land and Physical Geopgraphy of North America 2

3. The Arctic North The northernmost parts of North America include Canada and the US State of Alaska. Some parts of Canada lie within the Arctic circle at 66°34 North latitude. This area of the Arctic where all land remains in polar darkness during the winter months peaking on the 22 nd of December, the winter solstice. The same areas remain in sunlight during six months peaking during on the 21 st of June, the summer solstice This is because of the tilt of the earth’s axis toward and away from the sun. To the north of Canada lies he frozen Arctic Ocean and the North Pole that is at 90° North. The Land and Physical Geopgraphy of North America 3

4. The Axial Tilt of The Earth The Land and Physical Geopgraphy of North America 4

5. Land below the Arctic Circle Most of the population of Eastern Canada lives below this area in Southern Ontario and Quebec along the great Lakes and St. Lawrence Rivers. In this region the winter is shorter, the climate is warmer, and the topsoil is deeper making the land more fertile for farming. The Land and Physical Geopgraphy of North America 5

6. Appalachian Mountain The Appalachian Mountains, often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern to northeastern North America. The Appalachians first formed roughly 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period The Appalachian Mountains are a system of mountain ranges running  along the eastern coast of North America from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, in the north to Alabama, USA, in the south . The Land and Physical Geopgraphy of North America 6

7. The Appalachian Mountain The Land and Physical Geopgraphy of North America 7

8. Gulf of Mexico The Gulf of Mexico (GOM) is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean bordered by five states of the United States on the northern and the eastern border, five Mexican states on its western and southern border, and Cuba to the southeast The Land and Physical Geopgraphy of North America 8

9. Rocky mountains The Rocky Mountains stretch from 3,000 miles from British Columbia and Alberta in Canada through Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and down to New Mexico in the U.S. The range offers dramatic wilderness, diverse wildlife and alpine lakes. Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park is traversed by numerous hiking trails and the famously scenic Trail Ridge Road, a 48-mile highway that reaches a high point of 12,183ft The Land and Physical Geopgraphy of North America 9

10. Cascade Mountain range The Cascade Range or Cascades is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades. The Land and Physical Geopgraphy of North America 10

11. Central Mexican Plateau The Central Mexican Plateau, also known as the Mexican Altiplano , is a large arid-to-semiarid plateau that occupies much of northern and central Mexico. One of the world's alpha cities,  it is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau , at an altitude of 2,240 meters (7,350 ft ). The Land and Physical Geopgraphy of North America 11

12. The Central Mexican Plateau The Land and Physical Geopgraphy of North America 12

13. Sierra Madre occidental mountain range The Sierra Madre Occidental is a massive system of mountain ranges that runs down the  west coast of Mexico . It starts in Sonora and Chihuahua before heading south through the states of Sinaloa, Zacatecas, Durango, Jalisco, Nayarit, Aguascalientes, and Guanajuanto . The Sierra Madre Occidental is a major mountain range system of the North American Cordillera, that runs northwest–southeast through northwestern and western Mexico, and along the Gulf of California.  The Land and Physical Geopgraphy of North America 13

14. Sierra Madre occidental mountain range The Land and Physical Geopgraphy of North America 14

15. The Yucatan Peninsula The Yucatán Peninsula separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea, encompassing 3 Mexican states, plus portions of Belize and Guatemala. On the Caribbean, Mexico's Riviera Maya resort strip is bookended by 2 popular destinations: Cancún , with its high-rise hotels and nightlife, and, down the coast, quieter Tulum, a rare seaside example of the Mayan ruins found throughout the peninsula's interior. The Land and Physical Geopgraphy of North America 15

16. The Yucatan Peninsula The Land and Physical Geopgraphy of North America 16

17. The Panama Canal The Panama Canal is an artificial 82 km waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean and divides North and South America. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a conduit for maritime trade. President Theodore Roosevelt  oversaw the realization of a long-term United States goal—a trans-isthmian canal. Throughout the 1800s, American and British leaders and businessmen wanted to ship goods quickly and cheaply between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. The Land and Physical Geopgraphy of North America 17

18. The Panama Canal The Land and Physical Geopgraphy of North America 18

19. The Land and Physical Geopgraphy of North America 19 THANK YOU THAT WAS ALL