And Two Mountain Chains Five Major U.S. Rivers And Two Mountain Chains

GPS Standard NCSS Standard SS3G1 The student will locate major topographical features. a. Identify major rivers of the United States of America: Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, Colorado, Hudson. b. Identify major mountain ranges of the United States of America: Appalachian, Rocky. NCSS Standard NCSS3 How to Analyze the Spatial Organization of People, Places, and Environments on Earth’s Surface Element 11: The World in Spatial Terms

Colorado River 1,450 miles long Colorado River runs through Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, California, and Mexico. Ends in the Gulf of California (in Mexico)

Rio Grande River Texas’s southern border with Mexico 1,896 miles long Eastern Side of Rockies Texas’s southern border with Mexico 1,896 miles long 4th largest in the country Forms a boundary between United States and Mexico

Ohio River Part of Ohio’s service industry Forms the states southern border and part of the eastern border 981 miles long Runs through Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, and West Virginia.

Hudson River Connected to Lake Erie New York’s longest river 306 miles

Mississippi River Flows into the Gulf of Mexico known for its tourist attractions (riverboats, casinos) Cuts the nation into two parts Forms borders on ten states. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. At 2,530 miles it is one of the longest rivers in the World

Appalachian Mountains Contains the Appalachian trail which is the longest hiking trail in the United States. Blue Ridge Mountains and Lookout Mountain are part of Appalachian Mountains Extends into Canada

Rocky Mountains Covers the middle third of the state Covers over 3,000 miles from Northern Canada to New Mexico Popular for hiking, skiing, hunting, and fishing.