{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/geo-us-physical-geography",
 "id": "geo-us-physical-geography",
 "title": "U.S. Rivers, Mountains and Natural Features",
 "category": "geography",
 "subject": "Geography",
 "levels": [
  "3-5",
  "6-8",
  "9-12"
 ],
 "description": "Rivers, mountain ranges, deserts and other natural features of the United States.",
 "tags": [
  "united states",
  "rivers",
  "mountains",
  "physical geography"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Feature",
 "backLabel": "Facts",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Mississippi River",
   "Flows from Minnesota south to the Gulf of Mexico"
  ],
  [
   "Missouri River",
   "Longest river in the United States; joins the Mississippi near St. Louis"
  ],
  [
   "Ohio River",
   "Flows from Pittsburgh to the Mississippi at Cairo, Illinois"
  ],
  [
   "Colorado River",
   "Flows from the Rocky Mountains through the Grand Canyon toward Mexico"
  ],
  [
   "Columbia River",
   "Flows through Washington and Oregon to the Pacific Ocean"
  ],
  [
   "Rio Grande",
   "Flows from Colorado through New Mexico, then forms the Texas–Mexico border"
  ],
  [
   "Hudson River",
   "Flows through New York State to New York Harbor"
  ],
  [
   "Delaware River",
   "Flows between Pennsylvania and New Jersey"
  ],
  [
   "Potomac River",
   "Flows past Washington, D.C. to Chesapeake Bay"
  ],
  [
   "Susquehanna River",
   "Flows through Pennsylvania and Maryland to Chesapeake Bay"
  ],
  [
   "Tennessee River",
   "Flows through Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky to the Ohio"
  ],
  [
   "Arkansas River",
   "Flows from Colorado through Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas"
  ],
  [
   "Platte River",
   "Flows across Nebraska"
  ],
  [
   "Snake River",
   "Flows through Idaho and Oregon to the Columbia"
  ],
  [
   "Yukon River",
   "Flows across Alaska to the Bering Sea"
  ],
  [
   "Connecticut River",
   "The longest river in New England"
  ],
  [
   "Savannah River",
   "Forms the border of Georgia and South Carolina"
  ],
  [
   "Rocky Mountains",
   "Run from Canada down to New Mexico"
  ],
  [
   "Appalachian Mountains",
   "Run along the eastern United States"
  ],
  [
   "Sierra Nevada",
   "Mountain range in California with Yosemite and Mount Whitney"
  ],
  [
   "Cascade Range",
   "Mountains with volcanoes in Washington, Oregon and northern California"
  ],
  [
   "Coast Ranges",
   "Mountains close to the Pacific coast"
  ],
  [
   "Ozark Plateau",
   "Highlands in Missouri and Arkansas"
  ],
  [
   "Great Plains",
   "Wide grasslands between the Mississippi River and the Rockies"
  ],
  [
   "Great Basin",
   "Dry region in Nevada and Utah where rivers do not reach the sea"
  ],
  [
   "Mojave Desert",
   "Desert in California and Nevada"
  ],
  [
   "Sonoran Desert",
   "Desert in Arizona with giant saguaro cacti"
  ],
  [
   "Chihuahuan Desert",
   "Desert in New Mexico and Texas"
  ],
  [
   "Mississippi Delta",
   "Wide swampy lowland where the Mississippi reaches the Gulf in Louisiana"
  ],
  [
   "Everglades",
   "A huge wetland in southern Florida"
  ],
  [
   "Okefenokee Swamp",
   "A large swamp in Georgia and Florida"
  ],
  [
   "Great Salt Lake",
   "A huge salty lake in Utah"
  ],
  [
   "Death Valley",
   "Lowest point in North America, in California"
  ],
  [
   "Mount Whitney",
   "Highest peak in the lower 48 states, in California"
  ],
  [
   "Denali",
   "Highest peak in the United States, in Alaska"
  ],
  [
   "Mauna Kea",
   "A big volcano on Hawaii's Big Island"
  ],
  [
   "Chesapeake Bay",
   "A big bay in Maryland and Virginia"
  ],
  [
   "Cape Cod",
   "A hooked peninsula in Massachusetts"
  ],
  [
   "Outer Banks",
   "A string of barrier islands off North Carolina"
  ],
  [
   "Florida Keys",
   "A chain of small islands off the southern tip of Florida"
  ],
  [
   "Puget Sound",
   "An inlet of the Pacific in Washington State"
  ],
  [
   "San Andreas Fault",
   "A fault line in California where earthquakes happen"
  ],
  [
   "Yellowstone Caldera",
   "A giant volcanic area in Wyoming with geysers"
  ],
  [
   "Grand Canyon",
   "A mile-deep canyon cut by the Colorado River in Arizona"
  ],
  [
   "Mount St. Helens",
   "A volcano in Washington State that erupted in 1980"
  ],
  [
   "Mount Rainier",
   "A big snowy volcano in Washington State"
  ],
  [
   "Black Hills",
   "Low mountains in South Dakota and Wyoming"
  ],
  [
   "Badlands",
   "Eroded rock and prairie in South Dakota"
  ],
  [
   "Aleutian Islands",
   "A long chain of islands extending from Alaska"
  ],
  [
   "Mount Washington",
   "Highest peak in the northeastern United States, in New Hampshire"
  ],
  [
   "Mammoth Cave",
   "The longest known cave system, in Kentucky"
  ],
  [
   "Lake Okeechobee",
   "A big lake in southern Florida"
  ],
  [
   "Lake Tahoe",
   "A deep mountain lake on the California–Nevada border"
  ],
  [
   "Crater Lake",
   "The deepest lake in the United States, in Oregon"
  ],
  [
   "The Continental Divide",
   "A ridge in the Rockies that sends water to the Pacific or the Atlantic side"
  ]
 ]
}