Coastal Lowlands: The Coastal Lowlands start at the Atlantic Ocean and extend from ten to forty miles inland. This area is characterized by flat, sandy beaches in the south and small sandy beaches in small inlets between higher cliffs in the north. Thousands of years ago, this land was much higher. During the ice-age the land was compacted however, pushing the land down so that only the tops of hills remained above water. These hilltops form over 400 islands off the coast of Maine. Mt. Desert is the largest of these islands and is the base for Cadillac Mountain, rising 1,530 feet above sea level. To the west of the coast and the beaches, the Coastal Lowlands are characterized by salt marshes and tidal creeks.

Eastern New England Uplands: To the northwest of the Coastal Lowlands, is a section of the Eastern New England Uplands that stretch from Canada south to Connecticut. This section is about twenty to fifty miles wide and rises from sea level to about 2,000 feet in the west. In the northern portion of the New England Uplands lies the Aroostook Plateau. This good farmland and is where Maine Potato crops prosper, growing strong in the deep fertile soil. South of the Aroostook Plateau, the land is marked by lakes and fast streams. The Longfellow Mountains run through the center of the the New England Uplands.

White Mountains: An extension of New Hampshire's White Mountains, the Maine White Mountain region covers northwestern Maine; about 5 miles wide in the north and about 30 miles wide in the south. Mount Katahdin, Maine's highest point, is found in this region along with 9 other mountains over 4,000 feet high, and 97 mountains over 3,000 feet high.