Physiographic province
A physiographic province is a geographic region with a characteristic geomorphology, and often specific subsurface rock type or structural elements. The continents are subdivided into various physiographic provinces, each having a specific character, relief, and environment which contributes to its distinctiveness. The physiographic provinces are then subdivided into smaller physiographic sections.
Examples
In eastern North America, the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, and Appalachian Plateau are specific physiographic provinces.[1]
In the Western United States of western North America: the Basin and Range Province, Cascade Range, Colorado Plateau, Rio Grande rift, Great Basin, Central Valley (California), Peninsular Ranges, Los Angeles Basin, and Transverse Ranges are examples of physiographic provinces.
See also
- Physiographic provinces — index
- Physiographic sections — index
- Physiographic regions of the world — chart with physiographic provinces and sections by continent.
- Physiographic regions of Mexico
- Physiographic regions of the United States
- Geologic province
- Geologic provinces of the United States
References
- ^ "A Tapestry of Time and Terrain: Physiographic Regions". USGS. 2003-04-17. Archived from the original on 2006-05-15. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
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- African Alpine System (Atlas Mountains)
- African massive (Sahara
- Mid-African)
- South African Platform (Kalahari Region
- Lunda Swell
- Matabele Upland
- Veldt
- High Karoo
- Damara–Nama Upland
- Namib Desert
- Cape Mountains
- Natal Terrace Belt
- Mozambique Plain
- Madagascar)
- East African Highlands
- Appalachian
- Appalachian Highlands
- Arctic Lowlands
- Atlantic Plain
- Canadian Shield
- Hudson Bay Lowlands
- Innuitian Region
- Interior Highlands
- Interior Plains
- Intermontane Plateaus
- Pacific Mountain System
- Rocky Mountain System
- Sierra Madre System
- Baja California peninsula
- Buried Ranges
- Central Meseta
- Gulf Coastal Lowlands
- Neovolcanic Plateau
- Chiapas–Guatemala Highlands
- Gulf Coast Plain and Yucatán Peninsula
- Andean Mountain System
- Brazilian Highlands
- Guiana Shield
- Amazon Plain
- Orinoco Basin
- Paraná–Paraguay Plain
- Patagonian Plateau
- Piedmont
- East Australian Basins
- East Australian Cordillera
- Western Australian Shield
- Fenno-Scandian Shield
- Central European Uplands
- Alpine System
- Great European Plain
- Ural Mountains
- Middle East Eastern Highlands
- Fertile Crescent
- West Siberian Plain
- Central Siberian Plateau
- Eastern Highlands
- Northern Asian Mountains
- Indo-Gangetic Plain
- Himalayan Mountain System
- Deccan Plateau
- Central Asian Lowlands
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