The Appalachian mountains
Most of the mountain ranges in the US are located in the western half, including the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Cascades, and Coast Range.
The western half is more mountainous than the eastern half is. Most of the mountains in the western half are the Rocky Mountains.
The Appalachian Mountains form the physical feature that runs through the eastern half of Canada and the northeastern part of the United States. This mountain range stretches from Alabama in the US to Newfoundland in Canada.
The Rocky Mountain range in Alberta runs along the lower half of the western Alberta border.
The Cascade mountain range is the mountain range that goes through Oregon and Washington. The Cascade mountain range extends from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon all the way to Northern California.
The eastern half is in Central Time Zone and the western half is in Mountain Time Zone.
The mountain range where half of Mexico's residents live is the Sierra Madre Oriental. This mountain range runs from the Texas-Mexico border south to the center of Mexico, and it is home to major cities such as Monterrey and Saltillo.
There is more precipitation in the eastern half of the U.S. than the western half of the country. This is due to the Rockie Mountain chain that determines where the precipitation will fall. Moisture is also picked up in the Gulf of Mexico which results in more rain being deposited on the eastern half of the country.
The western half of the United States has more mountain ranges than the eastern half. This is due to the presence of the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Cascades, and other major mountain ranges in the western region.
Cascade mountain range in Oregon is one. The Rocky mountains are in the western half of the U.S. but are in the Mountain time zone
Appalachian Mountain Range
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