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2 The Geography of the United States

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7 The Continental Divide

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11 Cascade Mountains

12 Topography of the US

13 The Contour of the US

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15 San Francisco

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17 Los Angeles: The City of Angels?

18 Los Angeles

19 Hollywood: City of Lost Dreams

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25 Chicago Skyline: The “Second” City

26 Chicago

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34 Boston

35 Boston: The Hotbed of Revolution

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37 A New England Fall Kancamagus Highway, Maine Covered Bridge over the Connecticut River The back roads of Vermont

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40 Philadelphia

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44 Philadelphia: The Birth of Liberty

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50 New York, New York!

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52 New York City

53 New York

54 Gulf of _________

55 The Gulf of Mexico

56 PlainsPlains Central Plains Atlantic Coastal Plains Gulf Coastal Plains Great Basin

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58 The Great Plains

59 Harvesting Wheat on the Great Plains

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61 The Great Plains

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65 DesertsDeserts Mohave Desert Death Valley

66 Death Valley, CA 3.3 million acres. 95% wilderness.

67 Mohave Desert – 3,000’

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70 RiversRivers Yukon R. Hudson R. Potomac R. Mississippi R. Ohio R. Missouri R. Arkansas R. Colorado R. Columbia R. Rio Grande R. St. Lawrence R.

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74 Grand Canyon

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78 Rio Grande

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85 The Mississippi: America’s Great River Road The “Big Muddy”. 2,350 miles. Draining all or part of 31 states & 2 Canadian provinces. Covers 40% of the U. S.

86 Mississippi Riverboat

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89 New Orleans, LA: The Big Easy

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93 The Contour of the US

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96 Percentage of black or African American adults aged 18 years and older, United States. Source: U.S. Census 2000 (32).

97 Percentage of Hispanic or Latino adults aged 18 years and older, United States. Source: U.S. Census 2000 (32).

98 Percentage of Asian or Pacific Islander adults aged 18 years and older, United States. Source: U.S. Census 2000 (32).

99 National Parks

100 US National Parks (1) Glacier National Park, MT Grand Teton National Park, WY Mt. Rushmore National Park, SD

101 US National Parks (2) Everglades National Park, FL Yellowstone National Park, MT Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

102 US National Parks (3) Yosemite National Park, CA Acadia National Park, ME Natural Bridges National Park, UT


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