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

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

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

1. forms a border between Mexico and Texas 2. flows from the Rocky mountains 3. 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 and the nickname is the big muddy 2. it was a major way of travel for pioneers 3. fur traders , and steamboats moving west in the 1800's

1. millions of ducks and 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 driking and farming water

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 colonles

1. massive flat grassland area in between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River 2. know 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 America 2. largest and deepest ocean on Earth 3. surrounded by a " Ring of Fire" ( volcanoes)
Atlantic Ocean	1.east of America 2.European explorers and setters crossed the Atlantic to reach the Americas 3.major busy trade routes for cargo ships
Caribbean sea	1. south east of the United States 2. hurricanes are common in the summer 3.Chrishopher Columbus sailed to this region in 1492
Rio Grande	1. forms a border between Mexico and Texas 2. flows from the Rocky mountains 3. 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
Five 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 and the nickname is the big muddy 2. it was a major way of travel for pioneers 3. fur traders , and steamboats moving west in the 1800's
Mississippi River	1. millions of ducks and 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 driking and farming water
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 colonles
Great Plains	1. massive flat grassland area in between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River 2. know 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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