Let's Go Exploring!
We will visit each of North America's eight (8) Geographic Regions during this virtual field trip. Geographic regions are areas that share distinctive characteristics.
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Virginia SOL US I.2
The student will use maps, globes, photographs, pictures, or tables to:
Fairfax County Grade 6, Benchmark 2.b
Locate and Describe the Geographic Regions of North America
The student will use maps, globes, photographs, pictures, or tables to:
- b) locate and describe the location of the geographic regions of North America: Coastal Plain, Appalachian Mountains, Canadian Shield, Interior Lowlands, Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, Basin and Range, and Coastal Range
Fairfax County Grade 6, Benchmark 2.b
Locate and Describe the Geographic Regions of North America
- Indicator 2.b.1 Define Geographic Regions: Areas sharing distinctive characteristics
- Indicator 2.b.2 Locate and describe the Coastal Plain
- Indicator 2.b.3 Locate and describe the Appalachian Highlands
- Indicator 2.b.4 Locate and describe the Canadian Shield
- Indicator 2.b.5 Locate and describe the Interior Lowlands
- Indicator 2.b.6 Locate and describe the Great Plains
- Indicator 2.b.7 Locate and describe the Rocky Mountains
- Indicator 2.b.8 Locate and describe the Basin and Range
- Indicator 2.b.9 Locate and describe the Coastal Range
- Indicator 2.b.10 Identify and compare political divisions of the United States