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Geographic Features Lets explore five of the Earths seven - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Geographic Features Lets explore five of the Earths seven - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Geographic Features Lets explore five of the Earths seven continents! Continents Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America Geographic Features Rivers, Seas, Lakes, Mountains, Deserts, Peninsulas, Rainforests Continent Resources
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Geographic Features
Rivers, Seas, Lakes, Mountains, Deserts, Peninsulas, Rainforests
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Continent Resources
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North America
The Appalachian Mountains stretch from Canada to Alabama.
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North America
The Rocky Mountains go from Canada to New Mexico.
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North America
One mountain Range is on the eastern side of the U.S. and
- ne is on the western side. How can you remember the
difference? __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________
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North America
The Mississippi River is one of the longest rivers in North America.
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North America
The Rio Grande River marks the boundary between the U.S. and Mexico.
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North America
The Great Lakes are five connected lakes.
Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario
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South America
The Amazon River is the second longest river in the world.
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South America
The Amazon Rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world.
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South America
The Andes Mountains is the longest range in the
- world. The mountain range runs along the
western coast of South America.
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Africa
The Nile River is the longest river in the world!!
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Africa
The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert in the world.
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Africa
The Atlas Mountains separate the northern coastline of Africa from the Sahara Desert.
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Asia
The Huang He River flows through much of China.
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Asia
The Gobi Desert is the largest desert in Asia.
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Asia
The Himalaya Mountains have some of the highest peaks on Earth! The mountains run between China and Nepal.
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Europe
The Mediterranean Sea is intercontinental. This means it is between several continents.
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Europe
The Italian Peninsula is shaped like a boot. It is in southern Europe.
A peninsula is: a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water.
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