Class notes water features

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