Alaska Range:
The Alaska Range extends for about 400 arcing miles in South Central Alaska, separating the coastal regions from the tundra prairies of the interior. It is an icy range, with ice-covered slopes and summits, and extensive glaciers flowing primarily southeast.
The Appalachian Mountains, located in Eastern North America, extend 1600 north-south miles from Quebec to Georgia 3,000 feet , and rising to Mt. Mitchell (6,684 ft .) in the south and Mt. Washington 6,288 ft .) in the north.
A mountain range in North Alaska . Highest peak: Mount Isto, 2761 m (9058 ft .)
The Canadian Shield region of Canada Alberta , northern Saskatchewan , northern Manitoba , southern N.W.T, Ontario (except for the peninsula), Quebec and Labrador .
Cascades:
A mountain range stretching from northeastern California across Oregon and Washington Mt. Hood , Mt. Ranier and Mt. Helens
Mountains running along the Pacific Ocean coastlines of California , Oregon , Washington British Columbia , Canada , and the southern edge of Alaska , all the way to Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak Island . It has tidewater glaciers and low but rugged and scrub-covered hills. The San Francisco Bay
Coastal plain:
This area of the southern and southeastern U.S extends to the continental shelf and is generally characterized by level (flat) land with assorted forests. The coastal areas include bayous, deltas, marshes, mudflats and swamps. The most important landform is the Mississippi River .
The Great Plains of North America slope east from the Rockies and extend to the edge of the Canadian Shield and the western edges of the Appalachians . The land is generally smooth with large treeless areas and shallow river valleys. Minor hills and mountains are found in the Ozark Plateau of Missouri, and in the Boston Mountains and Ouachita Mountains of northwestern Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma U.S. in Nebraska
The Rocky Mountains, about 2,000 miles in length, extend from the U.S State of New Mexico up through the western United States and on into the northernmost reaches of Canada 's British Columbia Mt. Elbert , located 10 miles southwest of Leadville , Colorado 14,433 ft (4,399 meters ).
Sierra Madres include two major ranges, and one smaller one. The Sierra Madre Occidental runs parallel to Mexico's Pacific Ocean coastline, with several peaks exceeding 10,000 ft . (3,034 meters ) The Sierra Madre Oriental runs parallel to its Gulf of Mexico coastline, with a few mountains reaching 10,000 ft . (3,034 meters )The Sierra Madre del Sur range is located in the southern Mexican states of Guerrero and Oaxaca.
Sierra Madres:
The Sierra Madres also extend southeast into many of the Central America countries, with most being rainforest-covered volcanoes. Adicional mountain ranges in Central America and the Caribbean include the Cordillera Central (Dominical Republic), Cordillera de Talamanca (Costa Rica), Cordillera Isabelia (Honduras/Nicaragua), Maya Mountains (Belize), Sierra de Bahoruco (Haiti), Serrania de Tabasara (Panama) and Sierra Maestra (Cuba).
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Bustos, J Social Studies Sebenth Grade. Consultado en junio 13.
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