Regions And Rivers + Land And Water Features

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Basin and Range

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located west of the Rocky Mountains and contains varying elevations with isolated mountain ranges

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Great Plains

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located west of the Interior Lowlands and contains flat lands that gradually increase in elevation westward

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Coastal Range

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has rugged mountains along the Pacific Coast that stretch from California to Canada

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Rocky Mountains

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located west of the Great Plains and contains the Continental Divide and rugged mountains that stretch from Alaska to almost Mexico

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Appalachian Highlands

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located west of the Coastal Plain extending from eastern Canada to western Alabama and contains old eroded mountains

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Interior Lowlands

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located west of the Appalachian Mountains and contains rolling flatlands, many rivers, broad river valleys, and grassy hills?

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Coastal Plains

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located along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico and provides many excellent harbors

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Canadian Sheild

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wrapped around the Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape that contains 100's of lakes carved by glaciers

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Atlantic Ocean

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served as an early highway for explorers, early settlers, and immigrants

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St.Lawrence River

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forms the northeastern border with Canada

(also connects great lakes to ocean)

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Gulf of Mexico

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provided the French and Spanish with an exploration routeto Mexico and America

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Rio Grande River

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forms the border between Mexico and USA

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Colorado River

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was explored by the Spanish

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Columbia River

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was explored by Lewis and Clark

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Ohio River

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known as "The Gateway to the West"

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Mississippi River

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was used to transport farm and industrial products and is the most famous river

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Pacific Ocean

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was an early exploration destination

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Missouri River

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was also used to transport farm and industry products and is the longest river

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Great Lakes:

Huron

Ontario

Michigan

Erie

Superior

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Inland port cities grew in the midwest along these

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Lake

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A large inland body of water

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River

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A large natural stream of water

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Tributary

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A smaller stream that flows into a river/ocean/lake

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Gulf

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A large area of sea or ocean partially enclosed by land

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Bay

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A body of water partially enclosed by land

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Mountain

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A natural elevation of the earth's surface having considerable mass

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Hill

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A well-defined natural elevation smaller than a mountain

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Plain

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A large relatively flat area of land

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What is a plateau? Land or water?

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A large ,relatively flat, but elevated area of land

Land

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What is an island? Land or water?

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A land mass- smaller than a continent -surrounded by water

Land

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What is a peninsula? Land or water?

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A piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with the mainland

Land

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What are geographic features related to?

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Locations of cities and towns, patterns of trade, westward movement, and agricultural and fishing industries