Mother Nature’s Artistry Beautiful Physical Features of the United States
What are Physical Features? Every place on the earth’s surface has features that distinguish it from other places on earth. Geographers divide theses features into either physical and human features. Physical features include landforms, bodies of water, climate, natural vegetation and soil.
Grand Canyon, Arizona A large wildlife area in Arizona that looks like a giant hole in the ground. In 1908, President Roosevelt Set aside the land and said that no one could build on it. It is now a national park and is 277 river miles long, up to 18 miles wide, and one mile deep. .
Grand Canyon
Location of Grand Canyon in Arizona
Salton Sea- California This body of water covers a surface area of 376 square miles, and is 51 feet deep at some places. California’s largest lake. It is a saline lake which means that it has a large amount of salt and other minerals in it.
Salton Sea
Salton Sea (at sunset)
Location of the Salton Sea in California
The Great Salt Lake- Utah The Great Salt Lake is the largest natural lake west of the Mississippi River. Great Salt LakeGreat Salt Lake At the current level the Great Salt Lake is approximately 75 miles long and about 35 miles wide. Great Salt Lake is too saline (too salty) to support fish and most other aquatic species
Great Salt Lake Taken from the International Space Station from approximately 380 km. International Space StationInternational Space Station
Great Salt Lake
Location of the Great Salt Lake in Utah
Mojave Desert The Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of Southern California and parts of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. Named after the Mohave Native Americans it occupies roughly 54,000 square miles. Mohave Native AmericansMohave Native Americans The desert has a wide range of temperatures from 0*F in the winter to 130*F in the summer. There is usually no more than 10 inches of rain per year.
Mojave Desert
Location of the Mojave Desert
Review Grand Canyon- Arizona Salton Sea- California Great Salt lake- Utah Mojave Desert- Southern California and parts of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona
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