1. Jaywalking citizenship

2. Geographic features that shaped the identity of the United States
US History page 4

3. Size: 3,700,000 sq miles 4,000 mile border with Canada
1,900 mile border with Mexico

4. Mountain Ranges: Appalachian
1,500 miles long
Runs from New England to Georgia and Alabama

5. Mountain Ranges: Rocky Mts.
Northern New Mexico to Northern Canada.
Continental Divide runs through the Rockies.

6. Rivers: Mississippi It runs from north to south and delta is very fertile for farming.

7. River Systems
Delaware, Hudson, Connecticut and Potomac are shorter rivers located in the East
Columbia and Colorado Rivers – west of the Rockies.
Flow through desert and semi-arid lands on their way to the Pacific.
Dams have been constructed

8. Great Lakes & Seaway Canal
St. Lawrence Seaway and canals connect the Great Lakes to the Atlantic.

9. Great Plains: between the Rockies and Appalachian Mts.

10. Natural Resources
Gold, silver – set off rushes to California and Alaska
Petro, Gas – found in Texas, Louisiana, California and Alaska
coal, copper, lead, zinc and uranium are all mined in the United States.