Download Major Bodies of Water

Geography Unit
Essential Understanding: The United States has access to numerous and varied
bodies of water. Bodies of water support interaction among regions, form borders, and create links to
other areas.
- Major Bodies of Water | SOL USI. 2c
Major bodies of water
Oceans: _________________and ___________________
Rivers________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
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Lakes: ________________________________
Gulf: _________________________________________
Trade, transportation, and settlement
The location of the United States, with its ___________________ and
_______________________ coasts, has provided access to other areas of the world.
The _________________ served as the highway for explorers, early settlers, and
later immigrants.
The _________________________ River was the gateway to the west.
__________________ port cities grew along the _________________________.
The ___________________ and _______________ Rivers were used to transport farm and
industrial products. They were links to ports and other parts of the world.
The _______________________ River was explored by Lewis and Clark.
The ________________________ River was explored by the ____________________.
The ________________________ forms the border with _________________.
The ___________________ Ocean was an early exploration _______________________.
The __________________ provided the _____________ and ____________ with exploration
routes to Mexico and other parts of the world.
The _____________________ River forms part of the northeastern border with
________________
and connects the Great Lakes to the _______________________ Ocean.
Essential Understanding: Regions have distinctive characteristics.
- 8 Regions of the United States | SOL USI. 2b
1. _____________________________________
- Located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
- Broad lowland providing many excellent ___________________________.
2. ___________________________
- Located west of the Coastal Plain extending from eastern Canada to Western
Alabama; includes the Piedmont.
- _________________, eroded _________________ (oldest mountain range in North America)
3. __________________________
- Wrapped around Hudson Bay in a ______________________ shape
- Hills worn by erosion and hundreds of lakes carved by _____________________
4. __________________________
-Located west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Great Plains
-Rolling flatlands with many ____________________________, valleys, and grassy hills.
5. _________________________________
- Located west of Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains
- ___________________________ land that gradually increases in elevation westward;
________________________
6. ______________________________________
- Located west of the Great Plains and east of the Basin and Range
- ____________________________ mountains stretching from ____________ to ___________
- Contains the ______________________ which determines the directional flow of rivers
7. ________________________________
- Located west of the Rocky Mountains and east of the Coastal Plain
- Varying elevations containing __________________________ mountains ranges and
_______________________________________________
the lowest point in North America.
8. _________________________________
-Rugged mountains along the Pacific Coast with _____________________ valleys.