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CLASS NOTES
BODIES OF WATER OF NORTH AMERICA
ATLANTIC OCEAN
• Allowed exploration between Europe and North America
• Served as a pathway for settlers and immigrants
PACIFIC OCEAN
• Allowed exploration of the West Coast
GULF OF MEXICO
• Helped France and Spain explore Mexico, and inland North America
MISSISSIPPI RIVERMISSOURI RIVER
• Connected farms and industries of the Midwest to port cities and world trade
COLUMBIA RIVER
• Allowed exploration of the northwest by Lewis and Clark
COLORADO RIVER
• Permitted Spanish exploration of the southwest
BORDERS: RIO GRANDE
• Divided Mexico and continental United States
• Forms a border with Mexico
LINKS: ATLANTIC OCEAN
• Connected North America to Europe and Africa
PACIFIC OCEAN
• Connected North America to Far East
OHIO RIVER
• Gateway from east to west on North America continent
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
• Linked Great Lakes, port cities, Gulf of Mexico
MISSISSIPPI & MISSOURI RIVERS
• Joined Midwest farms and factories to port cities and world trade
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