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Physical Geography of the United States

Physical Geography of the United States. Mountains Rivers Forests Deserts Plateaus Plains Coasts Lakes Glaciers. Famous Mountain Ranges. The Rocky Mountains The Appalachian Mountains The Sierra Mountains. The Great Lakes. Lake Superior Lake Michigan Lake Huron Lake Erie

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Physical Geography of the United States

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  1. Physical Geography of the United States • Mountains • Rivers • Forests • Deserts • Plateaus • Plains • Coasts • Lakes • Glaciers

  2. Famous Mountain Ranges • The Rocky Mountains • The Appalachian Mountains • The Sierra Mountains

  3. The Great Lakes • Lake Superior • Lake Michigan • Lake Huron • Lake Erie • Lake Ontario

  4. Great Lake Name Origins • Lake Superior- largest in North America, named by the Ojibwe indigenous people of Canada, originally called gichi-gami, meaning “Great Sea,” and renamed by French explorers during the 17th Century • Lake Michigan- also Ojibwe name michi-gami, meaning “Great Water” • Lake Huron- named after the Huron indigenous people by French explorers • Lake Erie- named after the Native American Erie people • Lake Ontario- named after the Huron word Ontari’io, meaning “Great Lake”

  5. Famous Rivers • Missouri River (longest) • Mississippi River (2nd) • Yukon River • Rio Grande • Colorado River • Arkansas River

  6. Human Geography of the United States

  7. How Regional Geography was Created

  8. Synopsis of the United States

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