GEO 350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Breadbasket, Canadian Shield
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Great plains located to the west of interior planes consists of large flat treeless areas often referred to as the nation s breadbasket known for agriculture and raising of livestock. Rocky mountains large mountain range found to the west of the great plains extend from alaska to new mexico younger of the two large ranges in the us. Great lakes connects middle of the country to the atlantic ocean by way of the st. lawrence. Huron, ontario, erie, superior, and michigan center of urban and industrial growth. Mississippi river longest and busiest river system in the us starts off as small stream in minnesota empties into the gulf of mexico. Interior planes flat treeless area that spreads from the appalachian mountains to 300 miles west of the mississippi river extend into parts of canada produce variety of different plants and and animal life where the ground is not frozen.