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Topography of the US

The Contour of the US Mt Whitney 14,495 Cali Mt Mitchell 6,684 NC

Topography of the Northeast

New York’s Canals

A New England Fall The back roads of Vermont Kancamagus Highway, Maine Covered Bridge over the Connecticut River

Topography of the Southeast

Charleston, SC: The South’s First Port

Topography of the Midwest

Chicago Skyline: The “Second” City

The Great Plains

Topography of the West

Bodies of Water Great Salt Lake Chesapeake Bay Lake Okeechobee

Rivers St. Lawrence R. Columbia R. Missouri R. Hudson R. Potomac R. Mississippi R. Ohio R. Colorado R. Arkansas R. Rio Grande R. Yukon R.

The Mississippi: America’s Great River Road The “Big Muddy”. 2,350 miles. Draining all or part of 31 states & 2 Canadian provinces. Covers 40% of the U. S.

Great Salt Lake 2000 square miles. 10’ – 28’ deep. 6 times saltier than the oceans.

Lake Okeechobee, FL

Mountains & Plateaus Adirondack Mts. Cascade Mts. Rocky Mts. Sierra Nevada Mts. ^ Mt. Whitney Appalachian Mts. ^ Pike’s Peak ^ Mt. McKinley Alaskan Range

The Continental Divide

Grand Canyon

Atlantic Coastal Plains Great Basin Central Plains Atlantic Coastal Plains Gulf Coastal Plains

The Great Plains

Deserts Death Valley Mohave Desert

Mohave Desert – 3,000’

Death Valley, CA 3.3 million acres. 95% wilderness.

Atlantic Coastal Plains Completed Map St. Lawrence R. Columbia R. Adirondack Mts. Cascade Mts. Missouri R. Hudson R. Rocky Mts. Great Basin Potomac R. Great Salt Lake Cumberland Plateau Mississippi R. Chesapeake Bay Central Plains Sierra Nevada Mts. ^ Mt. Whitney Appalachian Mts. Ohio R. Colorado R. ^ Pike’s Peak Death Valley Arkansas R. Atlantic Coastal Plains Mohave Desert Gulf Coastal Plains Lake Okeechobee Rio Grande R. Yukon R. ^ Mt. McKinley Alaskan Range

The American Landscape

US Wetlands

Seismography Data: 1977-1997 Earthquakes!

Tornadoes Per Year: 1950-1997

National Parks

US National Parks (1) Grand Teton National Park, WY Glacier National Park, MT Mt. Rushmore National Park, SD

US National Parks (2) Everglades National Park, FL Yellowstone National Park, MT Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

US National Parks (3) Yosemite National Park, CA Acadia National Park, ME Natural Bridges National Park, UT