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Topography of the US

Topography of the US. The Contour of the US. Mt Whitney 14,495 Cali. Mt Mitchell 6,684 NC. Topography of the Northeast. New York’s Canals. A New England Fall . The back roads of Vermont. Kancamagus Highway, Maine. Covered Bridge over the Connecticut River. Topography of the Southeast.

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Topography of the US

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  1. Topography of the US

  2. The Contour of the US Mt Whitney 14,495 Cali Mt Mitchell 6,684 NC

  3. Topography of the Northeast

  4. New York’s Canals

  5. A New England Fall The back roadsof Vermont Kancamagus Highway, Maine Covered Bridge over the Connecticut River

  6. Topography of the Southeast

  7. Charleston, SC: The South’s First Port

  8. Topography of the Midwest

  9. Chicago Skyline: The “Second” City

  10. The Great Plains

  11. Topography of the West

  12. Bodies of Water Great Salt Lake Chesapeake Bay LakeOkeechobee

  13. Rivers St. Lawrence R. Columbia R. Hudson R. Missouri R. Potomac R. Mississippi R. Ohio R. Colorado R. Arkansas R. Rio Grande R. Yukon R.

  14. The Mississippi: America’s Great River Road • The “Big Muddy”. • 2,350 miles. • Draining all or part of 31 states & 2 Canadian provinces. • Covers 40% of the U. S.

  15. Great Salt Lake • 2000 square miles. • 10’ – 28’ deep. • 6 times saltier than the oceans.

  16. Lake Okeechobee, FL

  17. Mountains & Plateaus Adirondack Mts. Cascade Mts. Rocky Mts. Appalachian Mts. Sierra Nevada Mts. ^ Mt. Whitney ^ Pike’s Peak ^ Mt. McKinley Alaskan Range

  18. The Continental Divide

  19. Grand Canyon

  20. Plains GreatBasin Central Plains Atlantic Coastal Plains Gulf Coastal Plains

  21. The Great Plains

  22. Deserts Death Valley Mohave Desert

  23. Mohave Desert – 3,000’

  24. Death Valley, CA • 3.3 million acres. • 95% wilderness.

  25. Completed Map St. Lawrence R. Columbia R. Adirondack Mts. Cascade Mts. Hudson R. Missouri R. Rocky Mts. Great Basin Potomac R. Cumberland Plateau Great Salt Lake Mississippi R. Chesapeake Bay Central Plains Appalachian Mts. Sierra Nevada Mts. ^ Mt. Whitney Ohio R. Colorado R. ^ Pike’s Peak Death Valley Atlantic Coastal Plains Arkansas R. Mohave Desert Gulf Coastal Plains LakeOkeechobee Rio Grande R. Yukon R. ^ Mt. McKinley Alaskan Range

  26. The American Landscape

  27. US Wetlands

  28. Seismography Data: 1977-1997 Earthquakes!

  29. Tornadoes Per Year: 1950-1997

  30. National Parks

  31. US National Parks (1) Grand Teton National Park, WY Glacier National Park, MT Mt. Rushmore National Park, SD

  32. US National Parks (2) Everglades National Park, FL Yellowstone National Park, MT Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

  33. US National Parks (3) Yosemite National Park, CA Acadia National Park, ME Natural Bridges National Park, UT

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