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Slide 2 The Geography of the United States Slide 3 Slide 4 Slide 5 Slide 6 Slide 7 The Continental Divide Slide 8 Slide 9 Slide 10 Slide 11 Cascade Mountains Slide 12 Topography of the US Slide 13 The Contour of the US Slide 14 Slide 15 San Francisco Slide 16 Slide 17 Los Angeles: The City of Angels? Slide 18 Los Angeles Slide 19 Hollywood: City of Lost Dreams Slide 20 Slide 21 Slide 22 Slide 23 Slide 24 Slide 25 Chicago Skyline: The Second City Slide 26 Chicago Slide 27 Slide 28 Slide 29 Slide 30 Slide 31 Slide 32 Slide 33 Slide 34 Boston Slide 35 Boston: The Hotbed of Revolution Slide 36 Slide 37 A New England Fall Kancamagus Highway, Maine Covered Bridge over the Connecticut River The back roads of Vermont Slide 38 Slide 39 Slide 40 Philadelphia Slide 41 Slide 42 Slide 43 Slide 44 Philadelphia: The Birth of Liberty Slide 45 Slide 46 Slide 47 Slide 48 Slide 49 Slide 50 New York, New York! Slide 51 Slide 52 New York City Slide 53 New York Slide 54 Gulf of _________ Slide 55 The Gulf of Mexico Slide 56 PlainsPlains Central Plains Atlantic Coastal Plains Gulf Coastal Plains Great Basin Slide 57 Slide 58 The Great Plains Slide 59 Harvesting Wheat on the Great Plains Slide 60 Slide 61 The Great Plains Slide 62 Slide 63 Slide 64 Slide 65 DesertsDeserts Mohave Desert Death Valley Slide 66 Death Valley, CA 3.3 million acres. 95% wilderness. Slide 67 Mohave Desert 3,000 Slide 68 Slide 69 Slide 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. Slide 71 Slide 72 Slide 73 Slide 74 Grand Canyon Slide 75 Slide 76 Slide 77 Slide 78 Rio Grande Slide 79 Slide 80 Slide 81 Slide 82 Slide 83 Slide 84 Slide 85 The Mississippi: Americas 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. Slide 86 Mississippi Riverboat Slide 87 Slide 88 Slide 89 New Orleans, LA: The Big Easy Slide 90 Slide 91 Slide 92 Slide 93 The Contour of the US Slide 94 Slide 95 Slide 96 Percentage of black or African American adults aged 18 years and older, United States. Source: U.S. Census 2000 (32). Slide 97 Percentage of Hispanic or Latino adults aged 18 years and older, United States. Source: U.S. Census 2000 (32). Slide 98 Percentage of Asian or Pacific Islander adults aged 18 years and older, United States. Source: U.S. Census 2000 (32). Slide 99 National Parks Slide 100 US National Parks (1) Glacier National Park, MT Grand Teton National Park, WY Mt. Rushmore National Park, SD Slide 101 US National Parks (2) Everglades National Park, FL Yellowstone National Park, MT Grand Canyon National Park, AZ Slide 102 US National Parks (3) Yosemite National Park, CA Acadia National Park, ME Natural Bridges National Park, UT