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GEO L34 World Geo North America
GEO L34 World Geo North America
Asia
Africa
Australia
Europe
North America
South America
North America
USA
Canada
North America
USA: physical
ColumbiaSnake plt
Colorado
plt
Alaska
Hawaii
Mountains of USA
Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian
mountains old fold
mountains
(Paleozoic)
Source of coal - Both
Bituminous and
Anthracite
Iron ore, granite and
forest resource
Colum
biaSnake
platea
u
Great
Basin
Colora
do
platea
u
Western
USA
O-C
collision
O-C
transverse
boundary
Hot Spot
vol.
Farall
on
plate
North
Americ
an
Plate
Western mountains
Rockies: young fold
mountains (85 to 55
ml years ago)
Copper, Gold, Lead,
silver, Zinc,
Tungsten
Rivers of USA
Hoov
er
Gra
dam Ca nd Pante
nyo d
n
des
ert
Sonor
an
t
deser
New
York
State
New
York
Long
Island
State
Hu
riv dso
er n
NJ
NY
Long
Island
St. Marys
river
St. Claire
St.
Claire
river
Detroit
lake
river
Welland
Niagara
Canal
Fall
Deserts of USA
USA
has
50
states
,9
time
zones
Highla
nd
Mediterran
ean
Hot
Deser
ts
Laurenti
an Type
Prairi
e
Gulf
Type
San
Francisc
o
Los
Angeles
USA: British
Climate
North
western
states of Oregon
and Washington
Rainfall from
westerlies
Softwood trees with
pure strands
Famous for
lumbering industries
USA: Prairies
Central states of
USA + 3 states of
Canada
Temperate
grasslands
Flat rolling plains
Nutritious natural
grass
Known for wheat
cultivation and
animal rearing
Wheat
Soya
bean
Corn
Tobacco
Tobacco
Cotto
n Tobacco
Corn belt
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Iowa and Missouri
Intensive crop and
livestock farming
Most of the corn is used
to raise or fattening
livestock- hogs (pigs)
and poultry
cattle rearing for meat
and dairy products
Animal Rearing
in USAanimal
Intensive
farming = factory
farming
Milwaukee city meat
processing
Chicago meat
packing
Wisconsin state dairy
Cotton belt
Cotton plantation
system
Hybrid cotton variety
with mechanized
farming
Cotton exported
Textile industries
labour intensive US
import from
Bangladesh, Pakistan
and India
Wyoming
and
Appalachi
an main
coal
producing
regions
North
Dakota
Wyomi
ng
Illinois
Colora
do
New
Mexico
Pennsylv
ania
West
Virginia
Texas
Wyomi
ng
Pennsylva
nia only
Anthracite
producing
region
Major
iron
mining
Zone
Minnesot
a and
Michigan
Import
from
Canada
Major
Copper
mining
Zone
Arizona,
Utah
Ba
Big
WeCh you
H
Bay
ll a st octo
an iH
w
ckb
Mou
e
nd
rry
Largest
producer
of oil and
gas in
2014
West
Texas
Intermedi
ate
Benchmar
k
Shale gas
Wyomi
ng
Uta
h
Michig
an
Colora
do
Texas
Pennsylva
nia
West
Virginia
Gulf of Mexico
Sulph
ur
Petroleum
and
Natural
gas
Alaska
Red
dog
Zin
mine
Silve
c
r
Gold
Copp
er
SW
NE
Grt
lake
s
SE
North-west Region
Seattl
e
Sale
m
Seattle aluminum
smelting, aircraft
manufacturing
Oregon state
lumbering: Eugene
Salem food
processing hub
California
San
Francisco
Los
Angeles
San
Diego
San Francisco:
financial services
(Wall street of the
west)
San Diego:
submarine and
shipbuilding
Los Angeles:
entertainment,
aerospace, port
Atlanta
New
Orleans
Atlanta-automobile,
transport & logistics
hub, (HQ of Coca
cola)
New Orleans- port,
petro-refineries
Dall
as
Houston
Baton
Rouge
Dallas electronics,
defence aircraft
manufacturing
Baton Rouge
Petroleum reserve
Houston- petrochemicals (synthetic
rubber, fertilizers),
equipment for oil field
5% of US area, 25%
North Eastern states
population
Boston to NY
megalopolis
HEP from fault line
across edges of
Appalachian
Narrow land = No
agriculture
Boston
NYNJ
Philadelp
hia
Baltim
ore
Boston: biotech,
education
NY-NJ: largest city,
economy, port
Philadelphia:
education, oil refining,
Food processing
Baltimore: steel
industries, ship building
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al ont ebe
c
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g
T
Hamt oonron st
o
on ilt
Milwauk
eeChica
go
Detr
oit
Tole
do
Buffalo
Clevelan
d
M Qu
al ont ebe
c
Kin re
g
T
Hamt oonron st
o
on ilt
Milwauk
eeChica
go
Detr
oit
Tole
do
Buffalo
Clevelan
d
Hamilton
Toronto
Kingston
Montreal
Quebec
North America
USA
Canada
Canada
Baf
n
isla
nd
Huds Plaabrador
teau
on
Ja
Laurentian
Ca
m
na Bay
B
di ay es Plateau
sh
an
iel
d
New
Foundla
nd
w
e
N
ick
w
s
n
u
r
B
Nova
Scotia
Canadian Shield
Laurentian plateau
Laurenti
an
Plateau
Heavily forested,
lakes and swift
flowing streams
Large scale
lumbering, paper
and pulp industry
M
zie ack
e
Churchi
ll
n
lso
e
N
e
t . wr
S a
L
ce
Lake
Winnipeg
osis
Lake
Winnip
eg
Tundr
a
Mountaino
us
Britis
h
type
Taiga
Prairi
e
Tundr
a
Tai
ga
Laurenti
an type
Agriculture in Canada
Green
house
cultivatio
n
Horticult
ure dairy
Horticult
ure dairy
Wheat,
oilseeds and
cattle
Grain,
oilseeds
dairy
Dairy,
hogs
Horticult
ure dairy
Lumbering in Canada
British Columbia state
(Vancouver) largest
producer of coniferous
trees
Ontario, Quebec states
hardwood deciduous
trees
Produce wood chips,
veneer, plywood, wood
pallets etc.
Lumbering in Canada
Principle species
softwood: Spruce,
pine, hemlock,
Cedar, Douglas fir
Hardwood: aspen
and poplar
Types of wood
Measuring of age
McArthur
riverCigar
lake
Worlds
22% of
known
Uraniu
m
reserve
McClean
lake
Rabbit
lake
Agnew lake
Saskatche
wan state
Bancr
oft
Nickel in Canada
One of
the
largest
Nickel
produc
er
Voisey
Bay
Birch tree
Bucko lake
Sadbury
British
Colum
bia
Alber
ta
Saskatche
wan
Manitob
a
Queb
ec
New
Brunsw
ick
Nova
Scoti
a
M Qu
al ont ebe
c
Kin re
g
T
Hamt oonron st
o
on ilt
Milwauk
eeChica
go
Detr
oit
Tole
do
Buffalo
Clevelan
d
Hamilton steel
industry
Toronto financial
capital of Canada
Kingston - education
Montreal aerospace
and electronics
(Bombardier HQ)
Quebec port, paper
and wood industry
Edmont
on
Calgary
Vancouv
er
Regi
na
Winnipe
g
Importance