PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Great Lakes-
Michigan, Superior, Huron, Erie, and Ontario
Mississippi River- the longest river in the U.S.
Appalachian Mountains- located in eastern North America
Rocky Mountains- a major mountain range in western North America
Great Plains- Midwest of the United States
Harbor- a place on the coast where vessels may find shelter
Canyon- a deep gorge that weathered away by a moving river
Great Plains native Americans- people who lived in tepees and hunted bison
Northwest coast native Americans- people who built totem poles and hunted whales
Southwest desert native Americans- people who built cliff houses and did a lot of trading
Eastern woodlands native Americans- people who live in wigwams close to lakes or rivers
Christopher Columbus- an Italian explorer who "discovered" America but thought he was in India
