1. west of North America 2. largest and deepest ocean on Earth 3. surrounded by a " Ring of Fire" (volcanoes)

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

1. south/southwest of the United States 2. hurricanes are common in the summer 3. Christopher Columbus sailed to this region in 1492

1. forms a natural boarder between Mexico and Texas 2.flows from the Rocky Mountains in Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico

1. very late body of salt water in northeast Canada 2.home for polar bear and beluga whales 3. played a major role in the fur trade during the 1600s

1. located between Canada and the United States 2. the world's largest fresh water system 3. Huron, Ontario,Michigan,Erie, and Superior

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

1. millions of ducks,geese, and swans moving along the Mississippi during migration seasons 2. it is one of the busiest shipping routes in the world (oil,coal,iron,steel,and grains from Midwest farms)

1. begins in Canada and ends in New Mexico 2.shaped by glaciers that carved out sharp peaks and deep valleys 3. melting snow from the Rockies provides about 25% of the drinking and framing water in the United States

Appalachian Mountains

1. begins in Canada and ends in Alabama 2. the peaks have a smooth,rolling look because of erosion over millions of years 3. they were a huge natural barrier for early settlers trying to move west from the original 13 colonies

1. a massive, flat grassland area in between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River 2. known as America's " bread basket " because the rich soil is good for growing wheat and corn as well as raising cattle

3. many tornadoes hit the area because warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico clashes with cold dry air from Canada and the Rocky Mountains

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N.America Georaphy

Term	Definition
Pacific Ocean	1. west of North America 2. largest and deepest ocean on Earth 3. surrounded by a " Ring of Fire" (volcanoes)
Atlantic Ocean	1. east of North America 2. European explorers and settlers crossed the Atlantic to reach the Americas 3. major, busy trade routes for cargo ships
Caribbean Sea	1. south/southwest of the United States 2. hurricanes are common in the summer 3. Christopher Columbus sailed to this region in 1492
Rio Grande	1. forms a natural boarder between Mexico and Texas 2.flows from the Rocky Mountains in Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico
Hudson Bay	1. very late body of salt water in northeast Canada 2.home for polar bear and beluga whales 3. played a major role in the fur trade during the 1600s
Five Great Lakes	1. located between Canada and the United States 2. the world's largest fresh water system 3. Huron, Ontario,Michigan,Erie, and Superior
Missouri River	1. longest river in North America 2. nicknamed "Big Muddy" because it carries a massive amount of loose dirt and sand 3. it was a major way of travel for pioneers,fur traders,and steamboats moving west in the 1800s
Mississippi River	1. millions of ducks,geese, and swans moving along the Mississippi during migration seasons 2. it is one of the busiest shipping routes in the world (oil,coal,iron,steel,and grains from Midwest farms)
Rocky Mountains	1. begins in Canada and ends in New Mexico 2.shaped by glaciers that carved out sharp peaks and deep valleys 3. melting snow from the Rockies provides about 25% of the drinking and framing water in the United States
Appalachian Mountains	1. begins in Canada and ends in Alabama 2. the peaks have a smooth,rolling look because of erosion over millions of years 3. they were a huge natural barrier for early settlers trying to move west from the original 13 colonies
Great Plains	1. a massive, flat grassland area in between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River 2. known as America's " bread basket " because the rich soil is good for growing wheat and corn as well as raising cattle
Great Plains	3. many tornadoes hit the area because warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico clashes with cold dry air from Canada and the Rocky Mountains

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