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UNITED STATES & CANADA

UNITED STATES & CANADA. http://www.edwardmooney.com/history/qhhs-history-resources-maps.htm. Arctic Ocean. Pacific Ocean. Atlantic Ocean. www.world-maps.co.uk. Gulf of Mexico. Hudson Bay. Formed by glacial erosion.

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UNITED STATES & CANADA

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  1. UNITED STATES & CANADA http://www.edwardmooney.com/history/qhhs-history-resources-maps.htm

  2. Arctic Ocean Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean www.world-maps.co.uk

  3. Gulf of Mexico

  4. Hudson Bay Formed by glacial erosion.

  5. http://www.canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/english/species/plants/plantpages/pol_app.htmhttp://www.canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/english/species/plants/plantpages/pol_app.htm Very old mountains formed by subduction and eroded over hundreds of thousands of years. Appalachian Mountains

  6. Native American tribes existed in North America before the arrival of the Europeans. The Native Americans probably came from Asia across the Bering Strait (possibly a land bridge at one time) around 15000 BC

  7. Formed by glacial erosion. http://www.saultmed.com/images/great_lakes_big.jpg

  8. Great Salt Lake http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Shores/9144/Scrapbook/scrapbook.html http://geology.utah.gov/surveynotes/gladasked/gladfoam.htm Formed from the remains of an ancient lake - Lake Bonneville. It has no natural outlets except evaporation. and since water (but not the minerals) is constantly being evaporated, the concentration of minerals increases further. The lake is so saline (salty) that no fish can live in the lake. Humans can easily float in the water. http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/01/15/utah.crash.01/

  9. http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/126364main_pia04174-516.jpghttp://www.nasa.gov/images/content/126364main_pia04174-516.jpg Mississippi River Delta Major transportation route. Over half of the US is drained by the Mississippi River watershed. http://www.crd.de/pics/themenreisen/kreuzfahrten/mississippi/Map.jpg

  10. Missouri Ohio Arkansas Mississippi Rio Grande http://www.nsc.org/graphics/basin.gif RIVERS

  11. Abundant fresh water has helped in agriculture, industry, and transportation (Water transportation is often the cheapest form of transport). Access to both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans has helped in trade for both countries.

  12. St. Lawrence River & Seaway Canal, lake and river system that connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. A joint venture between the US & Canada.

  13. Great Plains http://www.accountingdirectory.us/12.jpg Great Plains – formed by glacial erosion. Breadbasket of the world.

  14. Vegetation

  15. Gulf Coastal Plain Gulf Coastal Plain http://www.accountingdirectory.us/12.jpg

  16. Rocky Mountains http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/nalnd.htm Formed by subduction of North American and Pacific plates. These mountains are geologically young (jagged peaks – not eroded)

  17. http://www.canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/english/species/plants/plantpages/pol_app.htmhttp://www.canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/english/species/plants/plantpages/pol_app.htm Appalachian Mountains

  18. The Canadian Shield is a large geographic area in eastern and central Canada composed of bare rock dating to the Precambrian Era (between 4.5 billion and 540 million years ago). It is also called the Laurentian Shield. The Canadian Shield is made up of some of the planet's oldest rock, largely granite and gneiss that was exposed from glacial erosion. Obviously growing large crops will be difficult in this area. Canadian Shield

  19. Major Cities Vancouver Calgary Ottowa San Jose Montreal Toronto Los Angeles Chicago New York City San Diego Philadelphia Phoenix Dallas San Antonio Houston

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