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regions and water
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| COASTAL PLAIN | Along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico *excellent harbors |
| APPALACHIAN MOUNTIANS | Oldest mountians in north america |
| CANADIAN SHIELD | Hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers *surrounds the hudson bay in a horseshoe shape |
| INTERIOR LOWLANDS | rolling flatlands rivers broad river valleys and grassy hills |
| Great plains | dry grass lands that gradually increase in elevation westwards |
| rocky mountians | tallest mtns in NorthAmerica |
| ohio river | gateway to the west |
| mississippi and missouri rivers | transportation arteries for farm and industrail products thy were links to ports and other parts of the world |
| columbia river | explored by luis and clark |
| colorado river | explored by the spanish |
| peninsula | land surrounded by water on three sides |
| basin and range | areas of varying elevations containing isolated mountain ranges *contains Death Valley, the lowest point in North America |
| rio grande | forms the boarder with mexico |
| coastal range | rugged mountians along the picific coast that strech from california to canada |
| st.lawrence river | forms the boarder with canada and connects the great lakes to atlantic ocean |
| atlantic ocean | highway for explorers,early settlers,and later immagrants |
| great lakes | inland port cities developed in the midwest along them |
| gulf of mexico | provided the french and spanish explorers with routes to mexico and other parts of americia |
| plateau | a large flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land |
| tributary | a stream or river that flows into a larger river |