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Five Major U.S. Rivers
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2. GPS Standard NCSS Standard
SS3G1 The student will locate major topographical features.
a. Identify major rivers of the United States of America: Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, Colorado, Hudson.
b. Identify major mountain ranges of the United States of America: Appalachian, Rocky.
NCSS Standard
NCSS3 How to Analyze the Spatial Organization of People, Places, and Environments on Earth’s Surface
Element 11: The World in Spatial Terms

3. Colorado River 1,450 miles long
Colorado River runs through Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, California, and Mexico.
Ends in the Gulf of California (in Mexico)

4. Rio Grande River Texas’s southern border with Mexico 1,896 miles long
Eastern Side of Rockies
Texas’s southern border with Mexico
1,896 miles long
4th largest in the country
Forms a boundary between United States and Mexico

5. Ohio River Part of Ohio’s service industry
Forms the states southern border and part of the eastern border
981 miles long
Runs through Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, and West Virginia.

6. Hudson River
Connected to Lake Erie
New York’s longest river
306 miles

7. Mississippi River Flows into the Gulf of Mexico
known for its tourist attractions (riverboats, casinos)
Cuts the nation into two parts
Forms borders on ten states. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
At 2,530 miles it is one of the longest rivers in the World

8. Appalachian Mountains
Contains the Appalachian trail which is the longest hiking trail in the United States.
Blue Ridge Mountains and Lookout Mountain are part of Appalachian Mountains
Extends into Canada

9. Rocky Mountains Covers the middle third of the state
Covers over 3,000 miles from Northern Canada to New Mexico
Popular for hiking, skiing, hunting, and fishing.