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The Geography of the United States

The Geography of the United States. By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY. US Geography Basics. Third largest country in the world. Half the size of Russia. One third the size of Africa. Half the size of South America. 2 ½ times the size of Western Europe.

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The Geography of the United States

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  1. The Geography of the United States By: Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

  2. US Geography Basics • Third largest country in the world. • Half the size of Russia. • One third the size of Africa. • Half the size of South America. • 2 ½ times the size of Western Europe.

  3. Regions & Time Zones of the U. S.

  4. Topography

  5. Topography of the US

  6. The Contour of the US

  7. Topography of the Northeast

  8. North-South Divide: The Mason-Dixon Line Charles Mason & Jeremiah Dixon: 1763-1767

  9. Topography of the Southeast

  10. Topography of the Midwest

  11. The Great Plains

  12. Topography of the West

  13. Bodies of Water Great Salt Lake Chesapeake Bay LakeOkeechobee

  14. Rivers St. Lawrence R. Columbia R. Hudson R. Missouri R. Potomac R. Mississippi R. Ohio R. Colorado R. Arkansas R. Rio Grande R. Yukon R.

  15. Mountains & Plateaus Adirondack Mts. Cascade Mts. Rocky Mts. Appalachian Mts. Sierra Nevada Mts. ^ Mt. Whitney ^ Pike’s Peak ^ Mt. McKinley Alaskan Range

  16. The Contour of the US

  17. The Continental Divide

  18. Grand Canyon

  19. Plains GreatBasin Central Plains Atlantic Coastal Plains Gulf Coastal Plains

  20. The Great Plains

  21. Plateaus Cumberland Plateau

  22. Cumberland Plateau & ‘Gap’ • AL, KY, TN, VA, WV • 24,640 sq. mi. • Natural passage [Gap] through the Cumberland Mts.

  23. Deserts Death Valley Mohave Desert

  24. Mohave Desert – 3,000’

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