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2 The Overland Trails: A Visual Geography Lesson (Photo by the author: Oregon Trail crossing South Pass) Click on the sound icon for narration

3 Topographic Map of Western US Legend Oregon Trail California Trail Salt Lake Trail Santa Fe Trail Cimarron Cutoff Slide 2 Click on the sound icon for narration

4 US Average Rainfall Slide 3 Click on the sound icon for narration

5 Louisiana Territory Indian Territory Slide 4 Click on the sound icon for narration

6 1852 map of western US Slide 5 Click on the sound icon for narration

7 Slide 6 Sweetwater N. Humboldt Highways of Western Travel Click on the sound icon for narration

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