1. west of North America 2. largest and deepest Ocean on Earth 3. surrounded by a Ring of Fire

1. east of North America 2. European explorers and settlers crossed the Atlantic Ocean to reach the Americas 3. major, busy trade route for cargo ships

1. south/southeast of North America 2. hurricanes are common in the summer 3. Christopher Columbus sailed to the Americas in 1492

1.forms a natural border between Mexico and Texas 2.flows from rocky mountains 3.in Colorado to the gulf of Mexico

1. very large body of salt water northeast Canada 2. home to the poler bears and belugah whales 3. played a big major in the 1600s

1. located between Canada and the US 2. The worlds biggest fresh water system 3. Huron Ontario Michigan Erie Superhero

1. the longest river in North America 2. nicknamed the Big Muddy because it carries a massive amount of mud 3. it was a major way of travel for pioneers ,fur traders ,and steamboats moving west in the 1800s

1. Millions of duck geese and swans move on the Mississippi River during migration season. 2. It is one of the busiest shipping routes in the world shipping oil steel coal iron and grains from the Midwest Farms

1. It begins in Canada and ends in New Mexico 2. Shaped by glaciers that carved out short peaks in deep valleys 3. Melting snow from the Rockies provides 25% of the drinking and farming water in the United States

Appalachian Mountains

1. it begins Canada and ends in Alabama 2. The peaks have a smooth rolling look because of erosion over millions of years. They were a huge natural barrier for early settlers moving West from the 13 colonies

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N. America geography

Term	Definition
Pacific Ocean	1. west of North America 2. largest and deepest Ocean on Earth 3. surrounded by a Ring of Fire
Atlantic Ocean	1. east of North America 2. European explorers and settlers crossed the Atlantic Ocean to reach the Americas 3. major, busy trade route for cargo ships
Caribbean	1. south/southeast of North America 2. hurricanes are common in the summer 3. Christopher Columbus sailed to the Americas in 1492
Rio Grande	1.forms a natural border between Mexico and Texas 2.flows from rocky mountains 3.in Colorado to the gulf of Mexico
Hudson bay	1. very large body of salt water northeast Canada 2. home to the poler bears and belugah whales 3. played a big major in the 1600s
five great lakes	1. located between Canada and the US 2. The worlds biggest fresh water system 3. Huron Ontario Michigan Erie Superhero
Missouri River	1. the longest river in North America 2. nicknamed the Big Muddy because it carries a massive amount of mud 3. it was a major way of travel for pioneers ,fur traders ,and steamboats moving west in the 1800s
Mississippi River	1. Millions of duck geese and swans move on the Mississippi River during migration season. 2. It is one of the busiest shipping routes in the world shipping oil steel coal iron and grains from the Midwest Farms
Rocky Mountains	1. It begins in Canada and ends in New Mexico 2. Shaped by glaciers that carved out short peaks in deep valleys 3. Melting snow from the Rockies provides 25% of the drinking and farming water in the United States
Appalachian Mountains	1. it begins Canada and ends in Alabama 2. The peaks have a smooth rolling look because of erosion over millions of years. They were a huge natural barrier for early settlers moving West from the 13 colonies

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