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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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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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

Kancamagus Highway, Maine

Covered Bridge over the

Connecticut River

The back roadsof Vermont

Topography of the Southeast

Charleston, SC: The South’s First Port

Topography of the Midwest

Chicago Skyline: The “Second” City

The Great Plains

Topography of the

West

Bodies of Water

Chesapeake Bay

Great Salt Lake

LakeOkeechobee

Rivers

Hudson R.

Potomac R.

Mississippi R

. Ohio R.

Missouri R.

Arkansas R.Colorado R.

Columbia R.

Yukon R.

Rio Grande R.

St. Law

rence

R.

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.

Great Salt Lake

2000 square miles. 10’ – 28’ deep. 6 times saltier than the oceans.

Lake Okeechobee, FL

Mountains & Plateaus

Appa

lach

ian

Mts.

Rocky Mts.

Casca

de M

ts.

Sierra Nevada Mts.

Alaskan Range

^ Mt. Whitney

^ Mt. McKinley

^ Pike’s Peak

Adiro

ndac

k M

ts.

The Continental Divide

Grand Canyon

Plains

Central Plains

Atlant

ic Coa

stal

Plai

ns

Gulf Coastal Plains

GreatBasin

The Great Plains

Deserts

Mohave Desert

Death Valley

Mohave Desert – 3,000’

Death Valley, CA

3.3 million acres. 95% wilderness.

Completed Map

LakeOkeechobee

Chesapeake Bay

Appa

lach

ian

Mts.

Rocky Mts.

Casca

de M

ts.

Sierra Nevada Mts.

Alaskan Range

^ Mt. Whitney

^ Mt. McKinley

^ Pike’s Peak

Adiro

ndac

k M

ts.

Central Plains

Atlant

ic Coa

stal

Plai

ns

Gulf Coastal Plains

Great Basin

Cum

berla

nd

Plat

eau

Hudson R.

Potomac R.

Mississippi R

. Ohio R.

Missouri R.

Arkansas R.Colorado R.

Columbia R.

Yukon R.

Rio Grande R.

St. Law

rence

R.

Great Salt Lake

Mohave Desert

Death Valley

The American Landscape

US Wetlands

Seismography Data: 1977-1997

Earthquakes!

Tornadoes Per Year: 1950-1997

National Parks

US National Parks (1)

Glacier National Park, MT Grand Teton National Park, WY

Mt. Rushmore National Park, SD

US National Parks (2)

Everglades National Park, FL Yellowstone National Park, MT

Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

US National Parks (3)

Yosemite National Park,

CA Acadia National Park, ME

Natural Bridges National Park, UT

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