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RIVERS
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RIVERS ARE IMPORTANT WAY TO TRANSPORT GOODS IN OUR COUNTRYTHIS WAS ESPECIALLY TRUE BEFORE CARS, ROADS AND AIRPLANES
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5 RIVERS IN THE US
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COLORADO, RIO GRANDE, MISSISSIPPI, OHIO AND HUDSON
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RIO GRANDE
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-BORDER BETWEEN TEXAS AND MEXICO-RUNS 1885 MILES FROM ROCKY MOUNTAINS TO GULF OF MEXICO-RIO GRANDE MEANS GREAT RIVER-5TH LONGEST RIVER IN NORTH AMERICA-DANGER OF DRYING UP DUE TO LACK RAINFALL
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COLORADO RIVER
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LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWESTERN IN US-1450 MILES LONG -THE SOURCE IS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS-HELPED CREATE THE GRAND CANYON-THE HOOVER DAM USES THE RIVERS ENERGY TO CREATE ELECTRICITY
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HUDSON RIVER
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315 MILES LONG-LARGEST RIVER IN NEW YORK STATE-FLOWS INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN-COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT-BATTLES DURING REVOLUTIONARY WAR TOOK PLACE HERE
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER
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-LONGEST RIVER IN THE US-ALMOST 4,000 MILES LONGWATER FROM 31 STATES AND CANADA FLOW INTO THIS RIVER -WELL KNOW FOR FLOODING
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OHIO RIVER
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FLOWS INTO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER-FLOWS THROUGH OR BORDERS 6 STATES '981 MILES LONG--THE SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER FOR MORE THAN 3 MILLION PEOPLE
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MOUNTAINSTHERE ARE 2 MAJOR MOUNTAINS REGIONS IN THE US
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APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS AND ROCKY MOUNTAINS
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ROCKY MOUNTAINS
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ROCKY MOUNTAINS ARE IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE US
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APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN
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ARE IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE US
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APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
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OLDEST MOUNTAIN RANGE IN NORTH AMERICA-THEY ARE OVER 400 MILLION YEARS OLD-THEY WERE ONCE AS BIG AS THE ROCKIES ROUNDED TOPS BECAUSE OF EROSION -LOCATED IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE US
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ROCKY MOUNTAINSWESTERN PART OF THE US
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YOUNGEST THAN THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS-THEY HAVE JAGGED PEAKS BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ERODED-THESE MOUNTAINS STRETCHFROM ALASKA TO MEXICO
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