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 setters crossed the Atlantic to reach the Americans 3. major, busy trade route for cirgo ships

1. Southeast of the United States 2. Hurricanes are common in summer 3. Christopher Columbus sailed to this region in 142

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 polar bears 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 Superior

1. the 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 1800's

1. millions of ducks, geese, and swans move along the Mississippi River 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 farming 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 Mississippi River 2. known as America's "breadbasket " because the rich soil is good for growing wheat and corn as well as raising cattle 3. many tornadoes hit this area because warm,

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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" (volcanoes)
Atlantic Ocean	1. east of North America 2. European explorers and setters crossed the Atlantic to reach the Americans 3. major, busy trade route for cirgo ships
Caribbean Sea	1. Southeast of the United States 2. Hurricanes are common in summer 3. Christopher Columbus sailed to this region in 142
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 polar bears and beluga whales 3. played a major role in the fur trade during the 1600s
The Great Lakes	1.located between Canada and the United States 2. the world's largest fresh water system 3. Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie Superior
Missouri River	1. the 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 1800's
Mississippi River	1. millions of ducks, geese, and swans move along the Mississippi River 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 farming 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 Mississippi River 2. known as America's "breadbasket " because the rich soil is good for growing wheat and corn as well as raising cattle 3. many tornadoes hit this area because warm,

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