| Water, Water Everywhere
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| Over 70 percent of the Earth's surface is water. Many different
water features can be shown on maps. On your map all water feature names
appear in a lettering style called italics. Italic lettering slants to
the right. Here are three examples of italic lettering. On your desk map
the italic lettering is printed with blue ink.
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| LAKE ERIE
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Gulf of California
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Missouri River
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| A river is a large stream of water. The river source is its
beginning. The river mouth is where the river empties into a larger body
of water.
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| The largest river system in the United States is the Mississippi
River. Look at the United States map. Locate the Mississippi
River. Trace the Mississippi River from its source in
Minnesota to its mouth in Louisiana. Use the United States
map to help answer the following questions. Write your answers in the
spaces provided.
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- The Mississippi River forms boundaries for which states? List
them in order from north to south.
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| The Mississippi River has many important tributaries.
A tributary is a smaller river that empties into a larger one.
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- Two important tributaries empty into the Mississippi River
near St. Louis, Missouri. What are the names of these two
rivers?
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- What important Mississippi River tributary's mouth is
located at the Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri borders?
- Trace the Ohio River from its source to its mouth. The
Ohio River forms boundaries for which states?
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- What is the name of the Mississippi River tributary that
has its source near Amarillo, Texas?
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- Trace the Missouri River from its source near the
Montana/Idaho state line to its mouth near St. Louis.
What states does the Missouri River flow through. Include the
states where the Missouri River forms the state boundaries.
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| Other Rivers
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| Use your United States map to help you answer the following
questions about some other rivers,
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- The source of the Colorado River is in what state?
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- Where is the mouth of the Colorado River?
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- The Columbia River is found in the northwest part of the
United States. Locate the Columbia River on the United States
map. Answer the following questions about the Columbia River.
Where is the source of the Columbia River?
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Where is the mouth of the Columbia River?
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- What two important rivers in California are located in
the valley between the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the
Coast Ranges?
- What is the name of the river that forms the boundary between
the state of Texas and the country of Mexico?
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| Lakes
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| A lake is a body of water that is completely surrounded by land. The
largest lakes in the United States are the Great Lakes. Use the
United States desk map to locate the Great Lakes.
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- List the names of the Great Lakes in order from east to
west
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- What is the name of the big lake in Utah?
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- What is the name of the large lake in Florida?
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| Gulfs
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| A gulf is a body of water that extends from the ocean or sea
into a large indentation of the coastline. The Gulf of Mexico is
an example. The Gulf of Mexico is south of Louisiana,
Mississippi and Alabama.
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| Use your United States map to locate and name the following gulfs.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
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- What is the name of the gulf located in the mouth of the St.
Lawrence River? ________________
- What is the name of the gulf located south of Anchorage,
Alaska? ________________
- What is the name of the gulf located south of California?
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| Bays
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| A bay is an arm of an ocean, sea or lake usually smaller than
a gulf. An example is Appalachia Bay. Look at your United States
map. You will find that Appalachia Bay is located south of
Tallahassee, Florida. Use your United States map to help you answer
the following questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
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- This bay is the home of a large naval shipyard. Its coastline is
Virginia and Maryland. What is the name of this bay?
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- Locate Lake Huron. What two bays are found there?
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