1. west of north America 2. largest and deepest ocean Earth

1. East of north America 2. European explorers and settlers crossed the Atlantic to reach the Americas # major, busy trade route for cargo ships

1 south/southeast of the US 2 hurricanes are common in summer 3 Christopher Columbus sailed to this region in 1492

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

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

1 Located between Canada and the US 2. the world largest fresh water system 3. Huron, Ontario, Michigan , Erie, Superior.

1. The longest river in North America 2. Nicknamed "big muddy" because it carry's a lot of mud 3. It was a major way of traveling for pioneers, fur traders and steam boats moving west in the 1800's

1. Millions of ducks, geese and swans move along the Mississippi during migration seasons

1. Begins in Canada and end in New Mexico 2. Shaped by glaciers that carved out sharp peaks and deep valleys 3. melting form the Rockies provides about 25% of the drinking and farming water in the U.S.

Appalachians 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 its rich soil is good for growing wheat and corn as well as raising cattle. 3.many tornadoes hit this area because

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N. America Geography

Term	Definition
Pacific Ocean	1. west of north America 2. largest and deepest ocean Earth
Atlantic Ocean	1. East of north America 2. European explorers and settlers crossed the Atlantic to reach the Americas # major, busy trade route for cargo ships
Caribbean Sea	1 south/southeast of the US 2 hurricanes are common in summer 3 Christopher Columbus sailed to this region in 1492
Rio Grande	1 forms a natural border between Mexico and Texas 2 flows from the Rocky Mountains in Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico
Hudson Bay	1 very large body of salt water in northeast Canada 2 home for the polar bears and beluga whales 3 played a major role in the fur trade during the 1600s
Five Great Lakes	1 Located between Canada and the US 2. the world largest fresh water system 3. Huron, Ontario, Michigan , Erie, Superior.
Missouri	1. The longest river in North America 2. Nicknamed "big muddy" because it carry's a lot of mud 3. It was a major way of traveling for pioneers, fur traders and steam boats moving west in the 1800's
Mississippi	1. Millions of ducks, geese and swans move along the Mississippi during migration seasons
Rocky Mountians	1. Begins in Canada and end in New Mexico 2. Shaped by glaciers that carved out sharp peaks and deep valleys 3. melting form the Rockies provides about 25% of the drinking and farming water in the U.S.
Appalachians 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 its rich soil is good for growing wheat and corn as well as raising cattle. 3.many tornadoes hit this area because

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