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.