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Physical Features of the United States

Physical Features of the United States. By: Paula Hyatt. *Grand Canyon *Mojave Desert *Great Salt Lake *Salton Sea. The Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon!. Views of the Grand Canyon. The Colorado River. Animals found in the Grand Canyon. Bats Rodents Beaver Coyote Weasel Raccoon

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Physical Features of the United States

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  1. Physical Features of the United States By: Paula Hyatt *Grand Canyon *Mojave Desert *Great Salt Lake *Salton Sea

  2. The Grand Canyon

  3. The Grand Canyon!

  4. Views of the Grand Canyon The Colorado River

  5. Animals found in the Grand Canyon • Bats • Rodents • Beaver • Coyote • Weasel • Raccoon • Bobcat • Gray Fox • Mountain Lion • Mule Deer • Bighorn Sheep • Elk • Gila Monster • Rattlesnakes • Horned Lizard • Road Runner • Duck • Owl • Falcon Horned Lizard Bighorn Sheep Road Runner Elk

  6. Plants found in the Grand Canyon • Agave • Clifforse • Banana Yucca • Fern Bush • Currant Bush • Gambel Oak • Creosote Bush • Sagebrush • Assorted Willows • Assorted Cactuses Prickly Pear Cactus

  7. Mojave Desert

  8. The Mojave Desert!

  9. *The Mojave Desert stretches from California to Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. *Las Vegas is the largest city within the Mojave Desert.

  10. Animals found in the Mojave Desert • Badger • Bat • Bighorn Sheep • Squirrel • Desert Tortoise • Rodents • Snakes • Jackrabbit • Mice • Shrew • Iguana • Lizards • Scorpions • Spiders • Quails • Hawks • Falcons • Kestrel • Dove • Owls • Hummingbird • Crows • Wrens • Finches Sidewinder Antelope Squirrel Desert Tortoise Desert Scorpion Kangaroo Rat

  11. Plants found in the Mojave Desert • Joshua Tree • Pinyon Pine • Mesquite • California Juniper • California Fan Palm Oasis • Creosote Bush • Assorted Cactuses • Assorted Wildflowers Cholla Cactus

  12. The Great Salt Lake

  13. The Great Salt Lake!

  14. *The Great Salt Lake has a high salt content *The Great Salt Lake is a naturally made lake

  15. Animals in or near the Great Salt Lake Pelican • Plover • Sandpiper • Gulls • Bald Eagle • Peregrine Falcon • Assorted Ducks & Geese • Brine Shrimp • Few Fish survive here Bald Eagle Muskellunge Buffalo

  16. The Salton Sea

  17. The Salton Sea!

  18. Views of the Salton Sea *The Salton Sea has a large content of salt

  19. Pollution has destroyed most of the sea life

  20. Animals found in or near the Salton Sea • Tilapia • Loons • Albatross • Petrel • Flamingo • Geese • Ducks • Eagles • Hawks • Falcon • Crane • Plover • Gulls • Terns • Owls • Swifts • Hummingbird • Woodpecker • Pelican • Martins • Swallows • Nuthatches • Thrashers • Sparrows • Finches • Warblers • Oriole Pelican Burrowing Owl Tilapia *Tilapia arethe only surviving fish in the Salton Sea!

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