Climate
latitude
continentality
topography - orographic uplift/rainshadow
ocean currents
wind currents and air masses, pressure systems
basic climates
Vegetation Zones
Physiographic Regions (subsections will be discussed in class)
Coastal Plain (estuaries, bays, swamps)
Appalachian Highlands (Fall Line)
Adirondack-Laurentian Upland
Interior Highlands
Interior Plains
Rocky Mountain System
Intermontane Province
Pacific Mountain System
Other