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Mountains in the US

Mountains in the US

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Social Studies

7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Joseph Anderson

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11 Slides • 5 Questions

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US Rivers, Mountains, and Bordering Oceans/Rios, montanas y oceanos limitrofes de US

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Quick Review!

  • North: Northwest/Northeast

  • South: Southwest/southeast

  • West oeste

  • East este

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Rivers and Oceans

Rio Grande, Mississippi, Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf of Mexico

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Outflow

the act of flowing out; where a river's runoff water goes

el acto de fluir; donde va el agua de escorrentía de un río

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Open Ended

Outflow means..

Outflow medio..

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Rio Grande River

  • Separates the United States from Mexico

  • Outflow: Gulf of Mexico

  • Separa a los Estados Unidos de México

  • Salida: Golfo de México

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Mississippi River

  • 2nd longest river in America

  • Segundo rio mas largo de America


  • Outflow: Gulf of Mexico

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Multiple Choice

Which river is located on the US southern border? Qué río se encuentra en la frontera sur de US?

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Mississippi River

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Rio Grande River

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Bordering Oceans

  • Pacific Ocean: Largest and deepest ocean/Borders the West of US (California, Washington) Océano más grande y profundo / Limita al oeste de los US. (California, Washington)

  • Atlantic Ocean: 2nd largest ocean/ Borders the East of US (Virginia, NC, Florida) Segundo océano más grande / Limita al este de los US (Virginia, North Carolina, Florida)

  • Gulf of Mexico: ocean basin/borders mid-south (Texas. Louisiana, Florida) cuenca oceánica / fronteras centro-sur (Texas. Louisiana, Florida)

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Multiple Choice

This body of water is technically not an ocean..

Este cuerpo de agua técnicamente no es un océano..

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Pacific

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Atlantic

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Gulf of Mexico

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Multiple Choice

This body of water touches California and borders US on the West...

Este cuerpo de agua toca California y limita con US en el oeste ...

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Pacific

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Atlantic

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Gulf of Mexico

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Mountains Montañas

  • Rocky

  • Appalachian

  • Sierra Nevada

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Open Ended

If you were to walk from California (West) ---> South Carolina (East), list the mountains in the order you would encounter them (what would you see 1st, 2nd, 3rd)?

Si caminara desde California (oeste) ---> Carolina del Sur (este), enumere las montañas en el orden en que las encontraría (¿qué vería primero, segundo, tercero?

-Rocky

-Appalachian

-Sierra Nevada

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US Rivers, Mountains, and Bordering Oceans/Rios, montanas y oceanos limitrofes de US

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