north americas water features
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The Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean served as the highway for explorers, early settlers, and later immigrants.
The Mississippi and Missouri Rivers were the
transportation arteries/life lines for farm and industrial products. They were also links to other parts of the
world.
North America, with its Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, has provided access to other areas of the world.
Pacific
Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Inland port cities (below) grew in the Midwest along the Great Lakes
Lewis and Clark’s Expedition took them to the Columbia River…
The Colorado River
Was explored by the Spanish
The Colorado River helped form
the Grand Canyon.
Colorado in Spanish means
RED!!
The Rio Grande River forms the border with Mexico.
The Ohio River was a gateway to the west.
The Gulf of Mexico provided the French and Spanish with exploration routes to Mexico and other parts of
America.
