MAIN GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF AMÉRICA
1 – RELIEF PLATEAUS (MESETAS) Plateau of Mato Groso Borborema Plateau Central Plateau Colorado Plateau BASINS (CUENCAS) Great Basin PLAINS (LLANURAS) Gulf Coastal Plains Plains of the Orinoco Gran Chaco The Pampas Great Plains DESERTS (DESIERTOS) Patagonia Atacama Desert
MOUNTAIN RANGES (CORDILLERAS) PEAKS (PICOS/CIMAS) MASSIF (MACIZOS) Appalachian Mountains Rocky Mountains Andes Mackenzie Mountains Sierra Madre Range Coast Range Alaska Range Brooks Range Guiana Highlands Brazilian Highlands Espinhaco Mountains Sierra do Mar Mountain Range Cordoba Mountain Range Kuskokwin Mountains Mckinley M. Chimborazo Nevado Huascaran Aconcagua
2. COASTAL FEATURES ISLANDS (ISLAS) Ellesmere I. Baffin I. Devon I. Queen Elizabeth I. Prince Patrick I. Parry I Prince of Wales I. Victoria I. Banks I. Aleutian I. Alexander Archipelago Vancouver I. Galapagos I Chiloé I. Chonos Archipelago South Georgia Falkland I
GULF (GOLFOS) Gulf of Alaska Gulf of California Gulf of Tehuantepec Gulf of Venezuela Gulf of Mexico BAYS (BAHÍAS) Hudson Bay James Bay Baffin Bay Baia de Todos os Santos Bahia Grande STRAITS (ESTRECHOS)CANALS (CANALES)
Panama Canal Strait of Magellan Bering strait Drake strait Strait of Florida
CAPES (CABOS) Cape Mendocino Cape San Lucas Cape Horn Cape Sao Roque Cape Orange Cape Hatteras Cape Chidley PENINSULAS (PENÍNSULAS) Baja California P. Florida P. Alaska P. Labrador P. Nova Scotia P. Yucatan P. Melville P.
Is. Malvinas Marajó I. Jamaica (Greater Antilles) Cuba (Greater Antilles) Hispaniola (Greater Antilles) Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles) Lesser Antilles Bahamas Is. Bermudas Is. Long Island Newfoundland
3. BODIES OF WATER OCEANS (OCÉANOS)
SEAS (MARES)
Pacific O.
Bering S.
Atlantic O.
Caribbean S. Beaufort S. Labrador S.
4. RIVERS ATLANTIC OCEAN Nelson R Albany R Huron R. Mississippi-Missouri R Orinoco R. Amazon R. Paraguay R. Parana R. Colorado R.
PACIFIC OCEAN Colorado R. Columbia R. Plata R.
ARTIC OCEAN Yukon R. Mackenzie R.
5. LAKES L. de Nicaragua L. Winnipeg Great Slave Lake Great Bear Lake
Great Lakes
L. Superior L. Michigan L. Huron L Erie L. Ontario