A | B |
COASTAL PLAIN | ALONG THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND THE GULF OF MEXICO-- LOWLAND, EXCELLENT HARBORS |
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS | OLD ERODED MTNS. IN THE EASTERN U.S. |
CANADIAN SHIELD | HORSESHOE-SHAPED REGION WRAPPED AROUND THE HUDSON BAY IN CANADA |
INTERIOR LOWLANDS | BETWEEN THE APPALACHIAN MTNS. AND GREAT PLAINS-GRASSY FLATLANDS-MANY RIVERS |
GREAT PLAINS | BETWEEN INTERIOR LOWLANDS AND THE ROCKY MTNS.-FLAT-ELEVATION RISES AS YOU GO WEST |
ROCKY MOUNTAINS | HIGH RUGGED MNTS, CONTINENTAL DIVIDE |
BASIN AND RANGE | BETWEEN THE ROCKY MTNS. AND THE SIERRA NEVADAS AND CASCADES |
COASTAL RANGE | RUGGED MOUNTAINS ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST--FERTILE VALLEYS |