CCD   Geography 105 - World Regional Geography

Locations Handout  Chapter 11 North America

For North America, on an outline map of North America, supplemented with a map of the US, you should be able to locate:

A. Urban Regions  On a map, showing cities as dots, you should be able to locate:

Boston, Chicago, Denver, El  Paso, Houston,  Los Angeles, Minneapolis,  Montreal, New York, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland,  San Francisco,  Toronto, Vancouver, Washington, D.C.

B. Physiographic Regions, Mountains, Basins and Plateaus: 

Appalachian Highlands, Arctic Coastal Plains, Canadian Shield, Cascade Mountains, Great Plains, Gulf Atlantic Coastal Plain, Interior Lowlands, Intermontane Basins and Plateaus, Interior Highlands, Pacific Mountains and Valleys, Piedmont, Rocky Mountains 

C. Capes, Bays, Gulfs, Lakes, Oceans, and Seas: 

Hudson's Bay, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of California, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean

D. Rivers, Straits, and Waterways: (for rivers,  locate their mouths and know which way they flow).

Colorado River, Columbia River, Mississippi River, Missouri River, Ohio River, Rio Grande, St Lawrence River
Great Salt Lake, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior

E. Places of Special Interest:

Yellowstone National Park, Arctic National Wildlife Area,

F. Political Divisions:

Alaska, Canada, British Columbia, Quebec, Nunavut, Newfoundland, Colorado