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

1. west of North America 2. European Explorers and settlers crossed the Atlantic to reach the Americas 3. major and busy trade route for cargo ships

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

1. forms a natural border between Texas and Mexico 2. flows through 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 part in the fur trade during the 1600's

1. located between Canada and the United States 2. the worlds largest fresh water system 3. the names are Huron, Ontario, Michigan , Erie and Superior

1. The longest river in the U.S.A 2. Nicknamed the " Big Muddy" because of all its loose dirt 3. It was a major way of travel for the pioneers, fur traders and steamboats moving west in the 1800s

1. millions of ducks, geese and swans move along the Mississippi during migration 2. it is one of the busiest shipping routes in the world for oil, coal, iron, steel and grains from the midwest

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 an huge natural barrier for early settlers trying to move west from the original 13 colonies

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 25% of the drinking and farming water in the United States

1. a massive, flat grassland between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River 2. known as the '' breadbasket'' because the rich soil is good for growing wheat and corn as well as raising cattle

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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. west of North America 2. European Explorers and settlers crossed the Atlantic to reach the Americas 3. major and busy trade route for cargo ships
Caribbean Sea	1. South/southeast of the United States 2.hurricanes are common in the summer 3.Christopher Columbus 1492 sailed sailed to this region
Rio Grande	1. forms a natural border between Texas and Mexico 2. flows through 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 part in the fur trade during the 1600's
Five Great Lakes	1. located between Canada and the United States 2. the worlds largest fresh water system 3. the names are Huron, Ontario, Michigan , Erie and Superior
Missouri River	1. The longest river in the U.S.A 2. Nicknamed the " Big Muddy" because of all its loose dirt 3. It was a major way of travel for the pioneers, fur traders and steamboats moving west in the 1800s
Mississippi River	1. millions of ducks, geese and swans move along the Mississippi during migration 2. it is one of the busiest shipping routes in the world for oil, coal, iron, steel and grains from the midwest
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 an huge natural barrier for early settlers trying to move west from the original 13 colonies
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 25% of the drinking and farming water in the United States
Great Plains	1. a massive, flat grassland between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River 2. known as the '' breadbasket'' because the rich soil is good for growing wheat and corn as well as raising cattle

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