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17 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Gateway to The West
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Ohio River
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Mississippi
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"Arteries"
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Colorado River
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Explored by the Spanish
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Rio Grande
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Forms a border with Mexico
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Pacific Ocean
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Early exploration destiniation
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Atlantic Ocean
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Provided acess to other parts of the world
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Columbia River
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Explored by Lewis and Clark
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Great lakes
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There are five lakes
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Gulf of Mexico
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Provided French & Spanish w/routes to Mexico
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Coastal Plains
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Along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico; broad Lowlands with many excellent harbors
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Appalachian Mountains
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West of the Coastal Plains; from eastern Canada to Western Alabama; eroded Mountains; oldest range
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Canadian Shield
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Horse shoe shaped; wraps around Hudson bay; with glacier carved lakes; oldest rock formations
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Interior Lowlands
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West of the Appalachian Mountain; lowlands w/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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Rouged mountains with high elivations; includes the Continental Divide
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Basin Range
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West of the Rockies; east of the Sierra Navadas and the cascades; lowest point in N. America; Death Valley
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Coastal Range
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Pacific Coast; rugged mountains and fertile valleys
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