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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 |