1. U. S. A. LANDFORMS

2. S H O M E BODIES OF WATER: LAKES The Great Lakes
Superior H
Huron O M
Michigan E
Ontario
Erie
“SHO-ME” the Great Lakes

3. of the world’s surface freshwater supply
BODIES OF WATER: LAKES
The Great Lakes
Form natural border
between USA
and Canada S
1/5
of the world’s surface freshwater supply H O M E
“SHO-ME” the Great Lakes

4. Niagara Falls O E

5. Niagara Falls American Falls Bridal Veil Falls Canadian Falls
(Horseshoe Falls)
Luna
Island
Goat
Island
Niagara Falls

6. Crater of dormant volcano
Crater Lake
Crater of dormant volcano
Mt. Mazama
Deepest lake in USA
1943 feet deep

7. fresh water lake in Florida;
Great Salt Lake
Utah
Largest
fresh water lake in Florida;
3rd largest in USA
Largest
salt water lake in the
Western Hemisphere
Florida
Lake Okeechobee

8. world’s longest bridge over a body of water
North of
New Orleans –
world’s longest bridge over a body of water
-- over 23 miles long
Lake Ponchartrain

9. BODIES OF WATER: RIVERS tributary of Mississippi River
Missouri River
Missouri River
longest river in USA
2540 miles long
tributary of Mississippi River
Mississippi River
largest river in USA
2320 miles long

10. BODIES OF WATER: RIVERS
Missouri/Mississippi River System is the 4th longest in the WORLD!
Ohio River
Tennessee
River
The Missouri River, Ohio River, and Tennessee River are tributaries of the Mississippi River

11. BODIES OF WATER: RIVERS natural border between
Colorado River
Texas
Rio Grande
natural border between
Texas and Mexico

12. MOUNTAIN RANGES & MOUNTAINS
Rocky Mountains
“The Rockies”
Canada
Largest range in USA
(el más grande)
3,000+ miles long
14,000 ft.+ elevation
New Mexico

13. MOUNTAIN RANGES & MOUNTAINS
Rocky Mountains
Mt. Elbert (in Colorado)
tallest mountain in the Rockies
14,440 feet
Pike’s Peak
best known mountain
in the Rockies
14,114 feet

14. highest point on the continent all rivers flow toward the oceans
Continental Divide
highest point on the continent
all rivers flow toward the oceans
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean W E

15. Appalachian Mountains
2nd largest range
East coast
1,500 mi. long
6,000 ft+ elevation

16. Sierra Nevada Mountains
highest peak
Mt. Whitney
14,505 ft.
tallest mountain in
contiguous states

17. Cascades Mountain Range
in Washington,
Oregon,
northern California
Mt. Mazama

18. recently renamed Mt. Denali Tallest mountain in USA at 20,310 ft. tall
Mt. McKinley
recently renamed Mt. Denali
Tallest mountain in USA at 20,310 ft. tall

19. OTHER LANDFORMS
Ring of Fire!

20. Death Valley 282 ft. BELOW sea level temperature can reach
A region of the Mojave Desert in California
282 ft. BELOW sea level
temperature can reach
up to 130 degrees
in summer
averages less than 2 inches
of rain each year!

21. on Colorado River in Arizona
GRAND CANYON
on Colorado River in Arizona
277 mi. long
4 – 18 mi. wide
1 mi. deep

22. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
1st National Park
Wyoming
larger than
Rhode Island & Delaware
combined

23. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
1st National Park
Old Faithful
geyser

24. YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
California
Yosemite Falls

25. YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
Giant Sequoias
visited by over 3.5 million people each year,
with most seeing only
the 7 square miles of Yosemite Valley

26. EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK
Large wetlands inhabited by:
manatees,
endangered leatherback turtles,
and crocodiles