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1 Physical Features of the United States
By: Paula Hyatt *Grand Canyon *Mojave Desert *Great Salt Lake *Salton Sea

2 The Grand Canyon

3 The Grand Canyon!

4 Views of the Grand Canyon
The Colorado River

5 Animals found in the Grand Canyon
Bats Rodents Beaver Coyote Weasel Raccoon Bobcat Gray Fox Mountain Lion Mule Deer Bighorn Sheep Elk Gila Monster Rattlesnakes Horned Lizard Road Runner Duck Owl Falcon Horned Lizard Bighorn Sheep Road Runner Elk

6 Plants found in the Grand Canyon
Agave Clifforse Banana Yucca Fern Bush Currant Bush Gambel Oak Creosote Bush Sagebrush Assorted Willows Assorted Cactuses Prickly Pear Cactus

7 Mojave Desert Mojave Desert stretches from California to Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. **Las Vegas is biggest city

8 The Mojave Desert!

9 *Las Vegas is the largest city within the Mojave Desert.
*The Mojave Desert stretches from California to Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. *Las Vegas is the largest city within the Mojave Desert.

10 Animals found in the Mojave Desert
Badger Bat Bighorn Sheep Squirrel Desert Tortoise Rodents Snakes Jackrabbit Mice Shrew Iguana Lizards Scorpions Spiders Quails Hawks Falcons Kestrel Dove Owls Hummingbird Crows Wrens Finches Sidewinder Antelope Squirrel Desert Tortoise Desert Scorpion Kangaroo Rat

11 Plants found in the Mojave Desert
Joshua Tree Pinyon Pine Mesquite California Juniper California Fan Palm Oasis Creosote Bush Assorted Cactuses Assorted Wildflowers Cholla Cactus

12 The Great Salt Lake

13 The Great Salt Lake!

14 *The Great Salt Lake has a high salt content
*The Great Salt Lake is a naturally made lake

15 Animals in or near the Great Salt Lake
Pelican Plover Sandpiper Gulls Bald Eagle Peregrine Falcon Assorted Ducks & Geese Brine Shrimp Few Fish survive here Bald Eagle Muskellunge Buffalo

16 The Salton Sea

17 The Salton Sea!

18 *The Salton Sea has a large content of salt
Views of the Salton Sea *The Salton Sea has a large content of salt

19 Pollution has destroyed most of the sea life

20 Animals found in or near the Salton Sea
Tilapia Loons Albatross Petrel Flamingo Geese Ducks Eagles Hawks Falcon Crane Plover Gulls Terns Owls Swifts Hummingbird Woodpecker Pelican Martins Swallows Nuthatches Thrashers Sparrows Finches Warblers Oriole Pelican Burrowing Owl Tilapia *Tilapia are the only surviving fish in the Salton Sea!

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