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21 Cards in this Set
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Mississippi River
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The "arteries" transport farms and industrial products
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Ohio River
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Great way to the West
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Missouri River
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The "arteries" transport farms and industrial products
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Rio Grande
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Forms a border with Texas
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Colorado River
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Explored by the spanish
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Culumbia River
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Explored by Lewis and Clark
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St. Lawrence River
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Connects Great Lakes to the Altantic Ocean
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Gulf of Mexico
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Provided French and Spanish with rovies to Mexico
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Pacific Ocean
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Early exploration destination
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Atlantic Ocean
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Provided access to other parts of the world
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Longitude
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Nickname = Longitude
Major Line = Prima Maridian Lines Called = Marideans Direction Traveled = North to South Measured = East to West |
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Latitude
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Nickname = Fatitude, lattertude
Major Line = Equater Lines Called = Paralels Direction Traveled = East to West Measured = North to South |
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Geographic Regions of the U.S.
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Coastal Plain, Appalachian Mountains, Interior Lowlands, Canadian Shield, Great Plains, Rocky Mountain, Basin and Range, Coastal Range
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Coastal Plain
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*Along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico *Broad lowland with many excellent harbor
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Appalachian Mountain
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*West of the Coastal Plain *From Eastern Canada to Western Alabama *Eroded mountains *Oldest range
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Canadian Shield
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*Hoves shaped
*Wraps around the Hudson Bay *Glacier - carved lakes *Oldest rock formation |
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Interior Lowlands
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*West of the Appalachian Mountain
*Lowlands with rolling flatlands *Broad river valleys |
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Great Plains
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*West of the Interior Lowlands
*known for grasslands |
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Rocky Mountains
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*Rugged Mountains with high elevations
*Includes the Continental Divide |
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Basin and Range
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*West of the Rockies
*East of the Sierra Navada and the Cascades *Lowest point in North America *Death Valley |
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Coastal Range
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*Pacific Coast
*Rugged Mountains and fertile valleys |
