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* the '''Range''' includes mountains from which water flows into the Great Basin | * the '''Range''' includes mountains from which water flows into the Great Basin | ||
** the western border of the Range are the '''Sierra Nevada Mountains''' | ** the western border of the Range are the '''Sierra Nevada Mountains''' | ||
* as an isolated watershed (where the water flows -- into itself), the '''Great Basin''' is an isolated geographic area for human occupation and development | |||
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|[[File:California Mountain Ranges.png|thumb|Northern and Southern Coast Ranges and other major mountain ranges of California|alt=|border|none>> | |[[File:California Mountain Ranges.png|thumb|Northern and Southern Coast Ranges and other major mountain ranges of California|alt=|border|none>> | ||
|'''PACIFIC COASTAL RANGE''' | |'''PACIFIC COASTAL RANGE''' | ||
* western slope of mountains that border the Great Basin and Rocky Mountains | * western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains that border the Great Basin and Rocky Mountains | ||
* and that produce important rivers that flow into the Pacific Ocean | * and that produce important rivers that flow into the Pacific Ocean | ||
* water flow from the mountains allows for great agricultural production in the "central valley" | * water flow from the mountains allows for great agricultural production in the "central valley" | ||
** = valley area between the mountains | ** = valley area between the mountains | ||
* the Sierra Nevada mountains created a barrier to movement between the West coast and the Basin & Range area | |||
** that isolation was not fully broken until the building of railroads/ tunnels through the mountains | |||
** the easier path to the West coast was to the North along the "Oregon Trail", which crosses lower mountains | |||
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|[[File:Map of Major Rivers in US.png|thumb|Map of Major Rivers in US|alt=|border|none>> | | rowspan="2" |<nowiki>[[File:Map of Major Rivers in US.png|thumb|Map of Major Rivers in US|alt=|border|none>></nowiki> | ||
|'''BIG IDEAS''' | | rowspan="2" |'''BIG IDEAS''' | ||
* rivers start in mountains and flow downhill | * rivers start in mountains and flow downhill | ||
* thus they | * thus they define the major regions of the country | ||
* | * for movement, rivers are important for | ||
* as <u>highways</u>: | |||
** travel along them, especially down stream | |||
** (upstream was difficult until the introduction of powered steam ships) | |||
* as <u>moats</u>: | |||
** large rivers are difficult to cross , so they can also act as barriers to movement and thereby create dividing points between geographic regions and political boundaries | |||
*** ex. many state borders are defined by rivers | |||
|'''US Rivers to know:''' | |'''US Rivers to know:''' | ||
* Hudson River | * Hudson River | ||
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|'''Virginia Rivers to know:''' | |'''Virginia Rivers to know:''' | ||
* James River | * James River | ||
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|[[File:Chesapeake bay watershed map.jpg|thumb|The Chesapeake Bay watershed|alt=A rough map of the Chesapeake Bay watershed with blue lines for rivers drawn on top.>> | |[[File:Chesapeake bay watershed map.jpg|thumb|The Chesapeake Bay watershed|alt=A rough map of the Chesapeake Bay watershed with blue lines for rivers drawn on top.>> | ||
|'''BIG IDEAS''' | |||
* the rivers and streams that flow into the Chesapeake Bay are from the eastern slopes of the Appalachian Mountains | |||
* these rivers create important trade links and locations for cities | |||
** especially Philadelphia, Baltimore, Jamestown (and, later, Washington DC) | |||
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|<nowiki>[[File:Mississippi River Watershed Map.jpg|thumb|Mississippi River Watershed Map|alt=|border|none>>[[File:Mississippi river map.png|thumb|Mississippi river map|alt=|border|none>></nowiki> | |||
|'''BIG IDEAS''' | |||
* all the rivers that flow into the Mississippi River start in: | |||
** western slope of the Appalachian Mountains/ region | |||
|-style="vertical-align:top;" | ** eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains | ||
|[[File:Mississippi River Watershed Map.jpg|thumb|Mississippi River Watershed Map|alt=|border|none>>[[File:Mississippi river map.png|thumb|Mississippi river map|alt=|border|none>> | ** Great Lakes region | ||
| | * this confluence (joining) of rivers creates vast trade networks used across North American history to today | ||
** as it is near the mouth of the Mississippi River, New Orleans lies at an important geographic location for trade and movement of people | |||
** after building of various canals, the east coast and Great Lakes were connected to rivers that flowed into the Mississippi River basin | |||
** after the introduction of steam engines, which allowed boats to move upstream, trade became two-way across the Mississippi River basin | |||
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|[[File:Water Level Route on US map cropped.png|thumb|Map of the "Water Level Routes" of the New York Central Railroad (purple), West Shore Railroad (red) and Erie Canal (blue)|alt=|left]] | |||
* This map shows the route of the Erie Canal, which connected Lake Erie with the Hudson River | |||
* the Erie Cana connected New York City to the Great Lakes | |||
* the map also shows the route of railroads that were built along a similar path and that essentially replaced the canal for transportation of people and goods | |||
|'''BIG IDEAS''' | |||
* canals allow for transport of good and people across areas that were not connected by natural rivers | |||
* canals allow for two-way movement, both up and down stream | |||
** i.e., canals are designed to move goods upstream which would be otherwise impossible on most rivers | |||
* especially for moving across the Appalachian Mountains | |||
* canals were later replaced by railroads | |||
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|[[File:Virginia geographic map-en.svg|thumb|Virginia is shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed, and the parallel 36°30′ north.|alt=A topographic map of Virginia, with text identifying cities and natural features.>> | |[[File:Virginia geographic map-en.svg|thumb|Virginia is shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed, and the parallel 36°30′ north.|alt=A topographic map of Virginia, with text identifying cities and natural features.>> | ||
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* while the earliest successful Virginia colonial settlement, Jamestown, as at the mouth of the river at the coast | |||
** English western expansion and settlement in Virginia followed along the various rivers | |||
** most of which connect to the Cheasapeake Bay or at its mouth | |||
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