Bodies of Water and Land Features

Introduction
Part of the Social Studies Project.

Questions

 * In the United States, bodies of water support, or allow, what three things?
 * Interaction among different regions, forming borders, and creating links to the other areas.
 * A river or stream that flows into a large river or lake is a tributary.
 * Sea or ocean water flowing to the land and is surrounded by land is a gulf/bay.
 * The Atlantic Ocean served as the highway for explorers, early settlers, and large immigrants.
 * The Pacific Ocean was an early exploration route.
 * Inland port cities grew in the Midwest along the Great Lakes.
 * The Gulf of Mexico provided the French and Spanish with exploration routes to Mexico and other parts of America.
 * The Ohio River was the gateway to the west
 * The Saint Lawrence River forms the northeastern border with Canada and connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
 * The Columbia River was explored by Lewis and Clark.
 * The Colorado River was explored by the Spanish.
 * The Rio Grande forms the border with Mexico.

Vocab
http://quizlet.com/49507884/aaqibazeezyahoocom-flash-cards/