Prelims · 3 Physical & World Geography · 3.8 World regional geography: continents

3.8.5 North America: relief, rivers and the Great Lakes

North America, the third largest continent, has young western mountains (the Cordillera), old eastern mountains (the Appalachians), an ancient shield around Hudson Bay, and a great interior lowland drained by the Mississippi system and the Great Lakes–St Lawrence.

  • APPSC Group 2 · Prelims
  • Standard level
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  • Full course

Key terms

  • North America
  • Western Cordillera
  • Rocky Mountains
  • Sierra Nevada
  • Cascades
  • Denali
  • Appalachians
  • Canadian Shield
  • Great Plains
  • Prairies
  • Colorado Plateau
  • Grand Canyon
  • Death Valley
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Ohio
  • St Lawrence
  • Mackenzie
  • Great Lakes
  • Niagara Falls
  • Soo Canal
  • Welland Canal
  • Yellowstone
  • Greenland

What this note covers

  1. Core factsFoundation
  2. ExplainedStandard
  3. DeeperAdvanced
  4. Mains writingMains writing
  5. Common trapsFoundation
  6. Quick revisionFoundation

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