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Political Maps Physical (Topographic) Maps Important Physical Features
U.S. Geography Political Maps Physical (Topographic) Maps Important Physical Features
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Northeast Midwest West South
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Important Physical Features
Atlantic Ocean Hudson River Appalachian Mountains Mississippi River Great Plains Rocky Mountains Pacific Ocean
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The Atlantic Ocean Served as a barrier to isolate North America
Served as a highway for the British in the 16 and 1700’s (most British colonies were clustered around the eastern coast of North America) The Atlantic Ocean
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Hudson River Major route of trade during the colonial period (16 and 1700’s) Strategic waterway during the American Revolution (1775 – 1783)
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Appalachian Mountains
First major barrier to settlers traveling to the West Appalachian Mountains
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1. Major path of trade for the United States
2. Empties into the Gulf of Mexico at New Orleans
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Mississippi River Delta (New Orleans)
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Hurricane Katrina
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Great Plains “Breadbasket” of the United States
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Rocky Mountains Major barrier to settlement in the mid 1800’s
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Pacific Ocean Highway for an “American Empire” in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s
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Unites States at night
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Sun Belt
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