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| landform region | a geographic area with similiar landforms throughout |
| Coastal Plain | large landform region made up of low flat land stretching inland from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico |
| Appalachian Mountains | tree-covered mountain range stretching form central Alabama to southeastern Canada |
| erosion | the gradual wearing away of the Earth's surface by wind and water |
| Piedmont | the region of low hills and broad valleys located between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the Appalachian Mountains |
| elevation | the height of the land |
| fall line | the point where the elevation of the land drops suddenly |
| Interior Plains | large region stretching from the Appalachian Mountains in the East to the Rocky Mountains in the west and from Mexico in the south into Canada |
| Central Plains | the eastern part of the Interior Plains |
| Great Plains | the western part of the Interior Plains |
| plateau | a broad area of high, mostly flat land |
| Rocky Mountains | large young mountain range that runs from Mexico through Canada and into Alaska |
| Intermountain Region | large area of land between the Rockies and the western mountain ranges (Sierra Nevadas and Cascades) |
| Great Basin | low, bowl-shaped area with higher ground all around located in the Intermountain Region |
| Cascade Range | Mountain range located along the eastern border of northern California, Oregon and Washington |
| Sierra Nevada | mountain range running along the eastern border of California |
| Coast Ranges | mountains which run along the western coast of the United States |
| Mt. McKinley | highest peak in North America |
