Water Features of the United States

How many lakes form the Great Lakes?

5

How many geographic regions are there!

8

The United States isnlocated between what two oceans?

Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean

What river is located in the southwestern part of the United States and was used by the Spanish as they explored?

Colorado

What river was explored by Lewis and Clark and is in the northwest corner of The United States?

Columbia

What gulf borders the coastal plain region of the south and provided the French and Spanish explorers routes to Mexico.

Gulf of Mexico

List the Great Lakes (Homes)

Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

What rivers were used to transport farm and industrial products?

Mississippi and Missouri

Which river is located in the Appalachian Mountains and is the gateway to the West?

Ohio

What are the 7 major rivers of the United States?

Ohio, Mississippi, Missouri, Columbia, Colorado, rio Grande, St. Lawrence

What river forms the southern border of the United States and Mexico?

Rio Grande

What are the purposes of the bodies of water!

Serve as borders, link geographic regions, and gateways to the rest of the globe

Which river forms part of the northeastern border with Canada?

St. Lawrence

What group of lakes make a major transportation and shipping route?

The Great Lakes

What are the water features primarily used for?

Trade, transportation, exploration, settlement