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