| A | B |
| Atlantic Ocean | an ocean that boarders the US to the East |
| Pacific Ocean | an ocean that boarders the US to the West |
| Great Lakes | the 5 major lakes that boarder the US to the North |
| Mississippi River | a river that starts at Lake Superior and ends at the Gulf of Mexico |
| Rio Grande | a river that starts in the Rocky Mountains and ends at the Gulf of Mexico |
| Gulf Of Mexico | a body of water that is surrounded on three sides by Mexico and the US |
| Rocky Mountain Range | a range of mountains in the western part of the United States |
| Appalachian Mountain Range | a range of mountains in the eastern part of the United States |
| Grand Canyon | a large depression in the United States that has been eroded over time by the Colorado River in the South West |
| Everglades | A National Park found in Florida |
| Yosemite National Park | A National Park found in Southern California |
| Yellowstone National Park | A National Park found in Montanna Idaho and Colarado |
| Mount Rushmore | A National Park found in South Dakota |
| Redwood National Park | A National Park found in Northern California |
| compass rose | a symbol that shows the direction of the map |
| title | tells what the map is of |
| boarders | shows where one country/state ends and another begins |
| map key | interprates the symbols on the map |
| longetude | the lines on the map that travel vertically north to south |
| atlas | a book of maps |