1. And Two Mountain Chains By: Melissa White and Lyndsey Robbins
Five Major U.S. Rivers
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Two Mountain Chains
By: Melissa White and Lyndsey Robbins

2. GPS Standard NCSS Standard
SS3G1 The student will locate major topographical features.
a. Identify major rivers of the United States of America: Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, Colorado, Hudson.
b. Identify major mountain ranges of the United States of America: Appalachian, Rocky.
NCSS Standard
NCSS3 How to Analyze the Spatial Organization of People, Places, and Environments on Earth’s Surface
Element 11: The World in Spatial Terms

3. Colorado River 1,450 miles long Western Side of the Rockies
Ends in the Gulf of California (in Mexico)

4. Rio Grande River Eastern Side of Rockies
Texas’s southern border with Mexico
1,896 miles long

5. Ohio River Part of Ohio’s service industry
States south of the Ohio were slave states
Connected to Lake Erie
Forms the states southern border and part of the eastern border
Ohio lowest point (sea level)

6. Hudson River Connected to Lake Erie New York’s longest river 306 miles
Primary source is Lake Tear of the Clouds

7. Mississippi River
Cities got started as commercial ports and farmers markets.
Main designation is Lake Itasca
Flows every direction but west
Flows into the Gulf of Mexico
known for its tourist attractions (riverboats, casinos)
Cuts the nation into two parts
Forms borders on ten states
At 2,530 miles it is one of the longest rivers in the World

8. Appalachian Mountains
Contains the Appalachian trail which is the longest hiking trail in the United States.
Blue Ridge Mountains and Lookout Mountain are part of Appalachian Mountains
Extends into Canada
Erosion has worn them down

9. Rocky Mountains Mostly rock at the tops
Includes Pikes Peak (14,115 ft above sea level)
Covers the middle third of the state
Covers over 3,000 miles from Northern Canada to New Mexico
Popular for hiking, skiing, hunting, and fishing.