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USA Vocab

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

GREAT LAKES

The worlds largest freshwater lakes
Photo by Яick Harris

MISSISSIPPI RIVER

The longest river in America

APPALACHIAN MOUNTIANS

The mountian range on the east coast of the USA.
Photo by Nicholas_T

ROCKY MOUNTIANS

The mountain range on the west side of the USA.
Photo by stevebr

GREAT PLAINS

The flat lands between the Appalachian and Rocky mountain ranges.

HARBOR

A port for ships to dock and trade.
Photo by Hindrik S

CANYON

A high flat place, with a deep cliff and valley.

GREAT PLAINS NATIVE AMERICANS

They Great Plains Native Americans lived in teepees and hunted buffalo.
Photo by Nomadic Lass

NORTHWEST NATIVE AMERICANS

They made totem poles and hunted wales.
Photo by NinaZed

SOUTHWEST NATIVE AMERICANS

They made adobe cliff houses and hunted bunnies and deer.

EASTERN WOODLAND NATIVE AMERICANS

They lived in wigwams and used birchbark for almost everything.

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Columbus sailed to find a water route to India. In 1492, he found San Salvador.

FERNDIAND MAGELLAN

HE WAS THE FIRST TO TRY AND SAIL AROUND THE WORLD.
Photo by wallygrom

COLONY

Somewhere people settle in. To colonize.
Photo by bill barber

COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

The Columbian Exchange was a trade route for Africa, North America, and Europe.
Photo by epSos.de

URBAN

A very large city or populated place.
Photo by Werner Kunz

RUAL

A country town or less populated place.
Photo by chefranden