The United States has two coasts that touch two oceans - the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. There are also two non-continental states - Alaska and Hawaii - that touch the Arctic Ocean and Pacific Ocean respectively. The longest rivers are the Missouri, Mississippi, Yukon, Rio Grande and Colorado Rivers. The Great Lakes contain 21% of the world's fresh water and are the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth. Three major rivers converge in Pittsburgh: the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers.

1. Bodies of water in the United
States

2. The continental United States has two coasts.
These coasts touch two oceans.
What is a
coast?
What are the names of the
two oceans that the United
States touches?

3. • There are two states in the US that are not
continental
– What are the names of these states?
What oceans do these
states touch?

4. The longest rivers in the US
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The Missouri River is 3,768 km long
The Mississippi River is 3,544 km long
The Yukon River is 3,185 km long
The Rio Grande River is 2,830 km long
The Colorado River is 2,330 km long

5. The Rivers

6. The Great Lakes
The Great Lakes
form the largest
group of fresh
water lakes on
Earth!
They contain 21%
of the Earth’s
fresh water!
• What does fresh water mean?

7. Rivers in Pittsburgh
Three rivers:
1. Allegheny
River
2. Monogahela
River
3. Ohio River