| A | B |
|---|
| Appalachian Mountains | the main mountain range in the East |
| Great Lakes | the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world |
| Mississippi River | North America's longest river |
| tributary | a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river |
| Rocky Mountains | an enormous mountain range in the West |
| continental divide | an area of high ground that divides the flow of rivers towards opposite ends of a continent |
| Great Plains | region covered with grasslands and a good place to grow wheat and other grains |
| Boston and New York | Two major seaports in the British colonies |
| Mount McKinley | highest mountain in North America |
| colony | a territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land |
| Pioneers | first settlers |
| plantation | a large farm that grows mainly one crop |
| bilingual | having the ability to speak two languages |
| Native Americans | first people who lived in the Americas |
| Hispanic Americans | migrated to the United States from Mexico, Cuba, and other Latin American countries |
