A
J
H
E
I
C
F
D
B
G
K
17. _Atlantic & Pacific__________
18. _St. Lawrence, Ohio, Mississippi, Missouri, Colorado, Rio Grande’, Columbia_____________________
_____________________________
19. __The Great Lakes______
20. __The Gulf of Mexico______
21. __Rio Grande’__________
22. ___ St. Lawrence ____
23.
__ Columbia ________
__Pacific Ocean______
__ Colorado _________
__ Rio Grande’_______
__ Missouri _________
_ Mississippi ________
_ The Gulf of Mexico
__ The Great Lakes __
___ Ohio _____________
__ St. Lawrence _____
_Atlantic Ocean________
|
Using the key above, write the letter of each body of water next to the important information that corresponds with it.
1.__A___ First explored by Lewis and Clark.
2.__C___ Runs from the Rocky Mountains to Mexico and first explored by the Spanish.
3.___F__ Used to transport farm and industrial equipment from the Gulf of Mexico.
4.__D___ Serves as the border between Texas and Mexico.
|
5.__J___ Connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic.
6.__H___ Location of many inland port cities.
7.__I___ Gateway to the west.
8.__B___ Ocean destination for many explorers.
9.__K___ Ocean that is considered the exploration highway.
10._G____ Allowed early explorers access to the Mississippi River and Mexico.
11.__E___ Connects the Mississippi River to points further west.
|
USI2d-Key Geographic Water and Land Features
24. _______?____________ and ________?_______ features set the stage for and influence the course of events in United States history.
25. Geographic features have always affected United States History since people are influenced by and adapt their environment to meet their needs. List four ways in which land and water features have set the stage for and influenced the course of events in United States history?
26. Name the five water-related geographic features studied in class.
27. Name the six land-related geographic features studied in class.
28. Match the key water or land feature on the map to its name.
|
24. _Land forms_ and _water features_
25 a)_Patterns of trade___________
b)_The locations of cities and towns_
c)_The Westward movement____
d)_Fishing & Farming industries__
26. _Bay, Gulf, Lake, River, Tributary________________________
27. _Hill, island, Mountain, Peninsula, Plain, Plateau____________________
A
B
C D E
F G
J
I
H
K
28.__G___lake
__J___river
__D___tributary
__I___gulf
__F___bay
__A___mountain
__E___plains
__B___plateau
__K___island
__H___peninsula
__C___hill
|
Please illustrate each of the land features listed below
Mountains Island
Hills Peninsula
Plateau
|
Illustrate each of the following terms:
Lake River
Gulf Bay Tributary
|
