Bodies of Water
What body of water is known
as the “Gateway to the West?” 1
Ohio River
2
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What body of water is the
westernmost river that Lewis & Clark explored?
3
Columbia River
4
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What body of water is known as the “Highway for
Explorers, settlers, & immigrants?”
5
Atlantic Ocean
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What body of water was explored by the Spanish & flows into
the Pacific Ocean?7
Colorado River
8
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What body of water forms the border between
Mexico & the US?9
Rio Grande
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Bodies of WaterWhat body of water is
known as a “Transportation
Artery”& flows into the Gulf of Mexico?
11
Mississippi River
12
Bodies of WaterWhat body of water
has many inland ports cities (ex: Chicago)
were established here?
13
The Great Lakes
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Bodies of WaterWhat body of water
carried farm and industrial equipment into the Mississippi
River?15
Missouri River
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What body of water was known as an “Early Exploration
Route”?17
Pacific Ocean
18
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What body of water was explored by the
French & Spanish and the Rio Grande
flows into it? 19
Gulf of Mexico
20
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What body of water forms a partial
border between Eastern Canada &
New York? 21
St. Lawrence River
22
Bodies of Water
What is a lake?
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What is a River?
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Bodies of Water
What is a gulf?
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What is a bay?
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What is a tributary?
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What is a mountain?
33
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What is a hill?
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What are Plains?
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What is a Peninsula?
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What is an island?
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What is a plateau?
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Geographic features are related to:
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• 1. Patterns of trade• 2. Locations of cities and
towns• 3. Westward (frontier)
movement• 4. Agriculture and fishing
industries
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Be sure you can label and locate the bodies of water
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•Be sure you can label and locate the Regions
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