#northern_hemisphere the hemisphere north of the equator
supertype: hemisphere half of the terrestrial globe
part: Eurasia the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia
part: Russia.empire__russia a former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia; powerful in 17-18th centuries under Peter the Great and Catherine the Great; overthrown by revolution in 1917
part: Muscovy a Russian principality in the 13th to 16th centuries; Moscow was the capital
part: USSR__Soviet_Union__Russia__Union_of_Soviet_Socialist_Republics a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia an others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
part: February_Revolution__Russian_Revolution the revolution against the Czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917
part: Russian_Revolution__October_Revolution the coup d'etat by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in November 1917 that led to a period of civil war which ended in victory for the Bolsheviks in 1922
part: Soviet_Socialist_Republic one of the states that formerly made up the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991)
part: Soviet_Russia__Russia__Russian_Soviet_Federated_Socialist_Republic formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia
part: Borodino Napoleon defeated the Russians in a pitched battle at Borodino in 1812, but irreparably weakened his army
part: Caspian_Sea__Caspian a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world
part: Russia__Russian_Federation a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state
part: Karelia a region in Finland and Russia between the Gulf of Finland and the White Sea
part: Moscow__capital_of_the_Russian_Federation__Russian_capital a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation
part: Astrakhan a city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River
part: Cherepovets a city of east central Russia north of Moscow
part: Grozny__Groznyy a city in southwestern Russia; center of extensive oil fields
part: Kaluga a city of central Russia south of Moscow
part: Kursk a city of southwestern Russia
part: Siberia a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters
part: Kamchatka_Peninsula a peninsula in eastern Siberia; between Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk
part: Klyuchevskaya an inactive volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula; last erupted in 1946
part: Taimyr_Peninsula__Taymyr_Peninsula a peninsula in northern Siberia
part: Irtish_River__Irtish__Irtysh__Irtysh_River an Asian river; tributary of the Ob River
part: Lena_River__Lena a Russian river; flows northward into the Arctic Ocean
part: Ob_River__Ob a Russian river; flows northward to the Arctic Ocean
part: Yenisei_River__Yenisei__Yenisey__Yenisey_River a Russian river; flows northward into the Arctic Ocean
part: Nizhnyi_Novgorod__Nizhni_Novgorod__Gorki__Gorky__Gorkiy an industrial city in the European part of Russia; birthplace of Maksim Gorky
part: Kazan an industrial city in the European part of Russia
part: Leningrad__St._Petersburg__Peterburg__Petrograd__Saint_Petersburg a city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of Russia
part: Murmansk a port city in northwestern Russia on the Kola Peninsula; the largest city north of the Arctic Circle; an important supply line to Russia in World War I and World War II
part: Nalchik a city in southwestern Russia in a valley of the Caucasus Mountains; an industrial center and health resort
part: Novgorod a city in northwestern Russia on the Volkhov River; Russia's oldest city and an important trading center in the Middle Ages
part: Perm__Molotov a city in the European part of Russia
part: Saratov an industrial city in the European part of Russia
part: Smolensk a city in western Russia on the Dnieper River; scene of severe fighting in World War II
part: Ufa__ufa a city in the European part of Russia
part: Volgograd__Stalingrad__Tsaritsyn a city in the European part of Russia on the Volga; site of German defeat in World War II in the winter of 1942-43
part: Novosibirsk a city in the Asian part of Russia on the Ob river; largest city in Siberia
part: Chelyabinsk a city in the Asian part of Russia
part: Omsk a city in the Asian part of Russia
part: Vladivostok a seaport in the Asian part of Russia
part: Novaya_Zemlya__Nova_Zembla two islands in the Arctic Ocean belonging to Russia; site of a test center for nuclear warheads
part: Kola_Peninsula a peninsula in northwestern Russia projecting eastward between the Barents Sea and the White Sea
part: Amur_River__Amur__Heilong_Jiang an Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea of Okhotsk
part: Dnieper_River__Dnieper a river that rises in Russia near Smolensk and flowing south through Belarus and Ukraine to empty into the Black Sea
part: Don_River__Don a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov
part: Lake_Ilmen__Ilmen a lake in northwestern Russia; drains through the Volkhov River into Lake Ladoga
part: Lake_Ladoga__Ladoga a lake in northwestern Russia north of St. Petersburg; the largest lake in Europe; drains through the Neva River into the Gulf of Finland
part: Lake_Onega__Onega lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland; second largest lake in Europe
part: Neva_River__Neva a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into the Gulf of Finland
part: Tien_Shan__Tyan_Shan a major mountain range of central Asia; extends 1,500 miles
part: Pobeda_Peak__Pobedy_Peak a mountain peak in the Tien Shan mountains in northern India (24,406 feet high)
part: Urals__Ural_Mountains a mountain range in western Russia extending from the arctic to the Caspian Sea; forms part of the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia
part: Volga_River__Volga a Russian river; the longest river in Europe; flows into the Caspian Sea
part: Volkhov_River__Volkhov a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally north into Lake Ladoga
part: Scythia an ancient area of Eurasia extending from the Black Sea to the Aral Sea that was populated by Scythians from the eighth to the fourth century BC
part: Asia the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
part: Asian_country__Asian_nation countries occupying the Asian continent
part: Asia_Minor__Anatolia a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey
part: Phrygia an ancient country in west central Asia Minor
part: Pontus an ancient region of northern Asia Minor on the Black Sea; it reached its height under Mithridates VI but was later incorporated into the Roman Empire
part: Aeolis__Aeolia ancient name for the coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos)
part: Lesbos__Lesvos__Mytilene an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry
part: Lycia an ancient region on the coast of southwest Asia Minor
part: Lydia an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
part: Troy__Ilion__Ilium an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War
part: Sakartvelo__Georgia a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; a provisional military government; formerly an Asian Soviet
part: Tbilisi__Tiflis__capital_of_Georgia the capital and largest city of Georgia on the Kura river
part: Abkhazia__Abkhaz an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability
part: Adzhar__Adzharia an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea
part: Turkey__Republic_of_Turkey a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1923
part: Dardanelles_campaign__Dardanelles the unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia; defeated by the Turks
part: Edirne__Adrianople__Adrianopolis a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman emperor Hadrian
part: Abydos an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles; scene of the legend of Hero and Leander
part: Adana__Seyhan a city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River
part: Ankara__Turkish_capital__capital_of_Turkey the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goats
part: Antalya__Adalia a port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya
part: Antioch__Antakya__Antakiya a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity
part: Dardanelles__Hellespont the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European from Asian Turkey
part: Istanbul__Stambul__Stamboul__Constantinople the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church
part: Bosporus_Bridge a suspension bridge across the Bosporus at Istanbul
part: Bursa__Brusa a city in northwestern Turkey
part: Izmir__Smyrna a port city in western Turkey
part: Aegospotamos__Aegospotami a creek emptying into the Hellespont in present-day Turkey; at its mouth in 405 BC the Spartan fleet under Lysander defeated the Athenians and ended the Peloponnesian War
part: Mount_Ararat__Ararat__Mt._Ararat the mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded
part: Aras__Araxes a river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea; ancient name was Araxes
part: Bosporus a strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea; separates the European and Asian parts of Turkey; an important shipping route
part: Euphrates_River__Euphrates a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia
part: Seyhan_River__Seyhan a Turkish river flowing south southwest into the Mediterranean
part: Tigris_River__Tigris an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River
part: Ionia region of western Asia Minor colonized by Ancient Greeks
part: Afghanistan__Islamic_State_of_Afghanistan a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south; "Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan in 1979"
part: Kabul__capital_of_Afghanistan the capital and largest city of Afghanistan; located in eastern Afghanistan
part: Hindu_Kush_Mountains__Hindu_Kush a mountain range extending west of the Himalayas
part: Tirich_Mir a mountain in the Hindu Kush in Pakistan (25,230 feet high)
part: Southeast_Asia a geographical division of Asia that includes Indochina plus Indonesia and the Philippines and Singapore
part: Indochina__Indochinese_peninsula a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam
part: Myanmar__Union_of_Burma__Burma a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; "much opium is grown in Myanmar"
part: Yangon__Rangoon the capital and largest city of Myanmar; located in the south near the Irrawaddy river delta
part: Mandalay a city in central Myanmar north of Rangoon
part: Mekong_River__Mekong an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea
part: Cambodia__Kingdom_of_Cambodia__Kampuchea a nation in Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946
part: Phnom_Penh__Pnom_Penh__Cambodian_capital the capital and largest city of Kampuchea
part: Mekong_River__Mekong an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea
part: French_Indochina the French colonies of Cambodia and Laos and Vietnam were formerly organized as French Indochina
part: Laos__Lao_People's_Democratic_Republic a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949
part: Vientiane__Laotian_capital__capital_of_Laos the capital and largest city of Laos
part: Mekong_River__Mekong an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea
part: Malaysia__Malaya a constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957
part: East_Malaysia the part of Malaysia that is on the island of Borneo
part: Sabah__North_Borneo a region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo
part: Sarawak a region of Malaysia on northwestern Borneo
part: West_Malaysia the region of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula
part: Kuala_Lumpur__Malaysian_capital__capital_of_Malaysia the capital and largest city of Malaysia
part: Thailand__Kingdom_of_Thailand__Siam country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the isthmus of Kra to the Malay peninsula; "Thailand is the official name of the former Siam"
part: Bangkok__capital_of_Thailand__Krung_Thep the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture
part: Chao_Phraya a river in Thailand formed by the confluence of the Nan and Ping Rivers; flows southward past Bangkok and empties into the Gulf of Thailand
part: Mekong_River__Mekong an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea
part: Nan_River__Nan a river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the Ping River to form the Chao Phraya
part: Ping_River__Ping a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya
part: Vietnam__Socialist_Republic_of_Vietnam__Viet_Nam__Annam a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945
part: Dien_Bien_Phu the French military base fell after a 56-day siege by Vietnam troops; ended the involvement of France in Indochina in 1954
part: Vietnam_War a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam supported by the US
part: Hanoi__capital_of_Vietnam the capital city of Vietnam; located in North Vietnam
part: Ho_Chi_Minh_City__Saigon a city in South Vietnam; formerly (as Saigon) it was the capital of French Indochina
part: Haiphong a port city in northern Vietnam; industrial center
part: Indonesia__Republic_of_Indonesia__Dutch_East_Indies a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions
part: Java an island in Indonesia south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions
part: Jakarta__Djakarta__capital_of_Indonesia capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century
part: Bandung a city in Indonesia; located on western Java (southeast of Jakarta); a resort known for its climate
part: Semarang__Samarang a port city is southern Indonesia; located in northern Java
part: Bali an island in Indonesia east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts
part: Timor an island in Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago; the largest and most eastern of the Lesser Sunda Islands
part: Sumatra a mountainous island in western Indonesia
part: Medan a city in Indonesia; located in northeastern Sumatra
part: Celebes__Sulawesi a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia
part: Moluccas__Spice_Islands a group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New Guinea; settled by the Portuguese but taken by the Dutch who made them the center for a spice monopoly, at which time they were known as Spice Islands
part: Indonesian_Borneo__Kalimantan the part of Indonesia on the southern side of the island of Borneo
part: Krakatau__Krakatao__Krakatoa a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history
part: Republic_of_the_Philippines__Philippines a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946
part: Manila_Bay a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the American fleet under Admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet
part: Manila__capital_of_the_Philippines the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon
part: Cebu_City__Cebu an important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines
part: Singapore.island__singapore an island south of the Malay Peninsula
part: China__People's_Republic_of_China__mainland_China__Communist_China__Red_China__PRC a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
part: Chinese_Revolution the republican revolution against the Manchu dynasty in China; 1911-1912
part: Chino-Japanese_War ware between China and Japan over control of Korea; China was defeated; 1894-1895
part: Manchuria a region in northeastern China
part: Port_Arthur a battle in the Chino-Japanese war (1894); Japanese captured the port and fortifications from the Chinese
part: Beijing__Peking__Peiping__peiping__capital_of_Red_China capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city
part: Forbidden_City a walled section of Beijing that encloses the Imperial Palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China
part: Gansu__Kansu a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia
part: Lanzhou__Lanchou__Lanchow the capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River
part: Hebei__Hopei__Hopeh a populous province in northeastern China
part: Szechwan__Sichuan__Szechuan a populous province of south central China
part: Yunnan a province of southern China
part: Shanghai the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world
part: Guangzhou__Canton__Kuangchou__Kwangchow a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; a major deep-water port
part: Nanchang__Nan-chang a walled city in southeastern China on the Gan Jiang
part: Nanning__Nan-ning an industrial city in southern China
part: Shenyang__Mukden__Moukden__Fengtien a city in northeastern China
part: Tianjin__Tientsin__T'ien-ching a major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea; 3rd largest city in China
part: Nanjing__Nanking a city in eastern China on the Yangtze River; a former capital of China; the scene of a Japanese massacre in the 1930s
part: Chongqing__Chungking a city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang; a commercial center for western China
part: Xian__Sian__Singan__Changan__Hsian a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC
part: Luoyang__Loyang a city in east central China; the capital of ancient China during several dynasties
part: Hangzhou__Hangchow a city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay (an inlet of the East China Sea); regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world
part: Great_Wall_of_China__Great_Wall a wall in northern China built for defensive purposes during the 3rd century BC; 1,500 miles long and averaging 6 meters wide
part: Hong_Kong a British Crown Colony on the coast of southern China; leased by China to Britain in 1842 and returned in 1997; one of the world's leading commercial centers
part: Amur_River__Amur__Heilong_Jiang an Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea of Okhotsk
part: Brahmaputra_River__Brahmaputra an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal
part: Gan_Jiang__Kan_River a river in southeastern China that flows generally north into the Chang Jiang north of Nanchang
part: Huang_He__Hwang_Ho__Yellow_River a major river of Asia in northern China; flows generally eastward into the Yellow Sea; carries large quantities of yellow silt to its delta
part: Kunlun_Mountains__Kunlun__Kuenlun__Kuenlun_Mountains a mountain range in China
part: Muztagh_Ata__Muz_Tagh_Ata a mountain peak in the Kunlun range in China (24,760 feet high)
part: Ulugh_Muztagh__Ulugh_Muz_Tagh a mountain in the Kunlun range in China (25,340 feet high)
part: Mekong_River__Mekong an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea
part: Nan_Ling a mountain range in southeastern China running generally east to west
part: Tien_Shan__Tyan_Shan a major mountain range of central Asia; extends 1,500 miles
part: Chang_Jiang__Chang__Yangtze__Yangtze_River__Yangtze_Kiang the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai
part: Zhu_Jiangi__Canton_River__Chu_Kiang a river in southeast China that flows into the South China Sea
part: Turkistan__Turkestan a historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West
part: Canaan__Palestine__Holy_Land__Promised_Land an ancient country is southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism
part: Juda__Judah an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center
part: Judea__Judaea the southern part of the ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ
part: Philistia an ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt; important in Biblical times
part: Roman_Empire an empire including the lands in Europe and Africa and Asia that were ruled by ancient Rome
part: Holy_Roman_Empire__First_Reich the lands ruled by Charlemagne; a continuation of the Roman Empire in Europe
part: Byzantine_Empire__Eastern_Roman_Empire a continuation of the Roman Empire in the East after AD 330 when Constantine the Great rebuilt Byzantium and called it Constantinople and made it his capital
part: Byzantium an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks; site of modern Istanbul
part: Arabian_Peninsula__Arabia a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources
part: Oman__Sultanate_of_Oman__Muscat_and_Oman a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil
part: Muscat__Masqat__capital_of_Oman a port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of Oman
part: Qatar_Peninsula__Qatar__Katar__Katar_Peninsula a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf
part: Qatar__State_of_Qatar__Katar__State_of_Katar an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil
part: Doha__Bida__El_Beda__capital_of_Qatar the capital and chief port of Qatar
part: Saudi_Arabia__Kingdom_of_Saudi_Arabia a kingdom occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy
part: Riyadh__capital_of_Saudi_Arabia joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis; largest city in Saudi Arabia
part: Mecca joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia; located in western Saudi Arabia; as the birthplace of Mohammed it is the holiest city of Islam
part: Medina__Al_Madinah a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Mohammed; the second most holy city of Islam
part: Jiddah__Jidda port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea
part: United_Arab_Emirates a federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; rich in oil reserves
part: Abu_Dhabi__United_Arab_Emirates's_capital a sheikhdom of eastern Arabia and capital of the United Arab Emirates
part: Dubai port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf
part: Yemen__Republic_of_Yemen a republic on the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean; formed in 1990 when North Yemen and South Yemen merged
part: Aden chief port of Yemen; located on the Gulf of Aden; its strategic location have made it a major trading center of southern Arabia since ancient times
part: San'a__Sanaa__Sana the capital and largest city of Yemen; on the central plateau
part: Arabian_Desert a desert on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia
part: Bahrain__State_of_Bahrain__Bahrein an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s
part: Manama__capital_of_Bahrain the capital of Bahrain; located at the northern end of Bahrain Island
part: Bangladesh__People's_Republic_of_Bangladesh__Bangla_Desh__East_Pakistan a Moslem Republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971
part: Dahka__Dacca__capital_of_Bangladesh the capital and largest city of Bangladesh
part: Chittagong a port city and industrial center in southeastern Bangladesh on the Bay of Bengal
part: Brahmaputra_River__Brahmaputra an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal
part: Ganges_River__Ganges an Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of Hindu India
part: Bhutan__Kingdom_of_Bhutan a landlocked principality in the Himalayas northeast of India
part: India__Republic_of_India__Bharat a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
part: Lucknow the British were besieged during the Indian Mutiny (1857)
part: battle_of_Panipat__Panipat battle in which the ruler of Afghanistan defeated the Mahrattas in 1761
part: battle_of_Plassey__Plassey the victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj-ud-daula that establish British supremacy over India
part: Assam state in northeastern India
part: Manipur state in northeastern India
part: Hindustan northern region of India where Hinduism predominates
part: Sikkim a geographical area and former kingdom in northeastern India in the Himalaya Mountains between Nepal and Bhutan
part: Kanara__Canara a historical region of southwestern India on the west coast
part: Punjab a historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan
part: Delhi__Old_Delhi a city in north-central India
part: New_Delhi__Indian_capital__capital_of_India the capital of India is a division of the old city of Delhi
part: Calcutta the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding
part: Bombay__Greater_Bombay a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India
part: Agra a city in northern India; former capital of the Mogul empire; site of the Taj Mahal
part: Hyderabad a city in south central India in Andhra Pradesh
part: Chennai__Madras a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras
part: Salem.India__salem a city in southern India
part: Andhra_Pradesh a state of southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal
part: Bihar a state of northeastern India
part: Goa a state of southwestern India; a former Portuguese colony
part: Gujarat__Gujerat an industrialized state in western India that includes parts of Bombay
part: Tamil_Nadu__Madras a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras
part: Gujerat__Gujarat a region of western India north of Bombay (bordering the Arabian Sea) where Gujarati is spoken
part: Maharashtra a historical area in west-central India
part: Orissa state in eastern India on the Bay of Bengal
part: Nilgiri_Hills hills in southern India
part: Kashmir__Cashmere an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India
part: Karakoram_Range__Karakoram__Karakorum_Range__Mustagh__Mustagh_Range a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak
part: Gasherbrum a mountain in northern Kashmir (26,470 feet high)
part: K2'__Godwin_Austen__Mount_Godwin_Austen__Dapsang a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir; the 2nd highest peak in the world (28,250 feet high)
part: Rakaposhi a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir (25,560 feet high)
part: Nanga_Parbat a mountain in the Himalayas in Kashmir (26,660 feet high)
part: Brahmaputra_River__Brahmaputra an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal
part: Ganges_River__Ganges an Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of Hindu India
part: Himalayas__Himalaya_Mountains__the_Himalaya a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain
part: Annapurna__Anapurna a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,500 feet high)
part: Changtzu a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (24,780 feet high)
part: Dhaulagiri a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,820 feet high)
part: Mount_Everest__Everest__Mt._Everest a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high)
part: Gosainthan a mountain in the Himalayas in Tibet (26,290 feet high)
part: Kamet a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high)
part: Kanchenjunga__Kanchanjanga__Kinchinjunga a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,146 feet high)
part: Lhotse a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (27,890 feet high)
part: Makalu a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (27,790 feet high)
part: Nanda_Devi a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,660 feet high)
part: Nanga_Parbat a mountain in the Himalayas in Kashmir (26,660 feet high)
part: Nuptse a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (25,726 feet high)
part: Kamet a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high)
part: Nanda_Devi a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,660 feet high)
part: Pobeda_Peak__Pobedy_Peak a mountain peak in the Tien Shan mountains in northern India (24,406 feet high)
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part: Annapurna__Anapurna a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,500 feet high)
part: Changtzu a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (24,780 feet high)
part: Dhaulagiri a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,820 feet high)
part: Mount_Everest__Everest__Mt._Everest a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high)
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part: Lhotse a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (27,890 feet high)
part: Makalu a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (27,790 feet high)
part: Nuptse a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (25,726 feet high)
part: Tibet__Thibet__Xizang__Sitsang an Asian country under the control of China; located in the Himalayas
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part: Changtzu a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (24,780 feet high)
part: Mount_Everest__Everest__Mt._Everest a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high)
part: Gosainthan a mountain in the Himalayas in Tibet (26,290 feet high)
part: Himalayas__Himalaya_Mountains__the_Himalaya a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain
part: Kanchenjunga__Kanchanjanga__Kinchinjunga a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,146 feet high)
part: Lhotse a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (27,890 feet high)
part: Makalu a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (27,790 feet high)
part: Nuptse a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (25,726 feet high)
part: Iran__Islamic_Republic_of_Iran__Persia a theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient Persian Empire and was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil
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part: Abadan a port city in southwestern Iran
part: Mashhad__Meshed the holy city of Shiite Muslims; located in northeastern Iran
part: Isfahan__Esfahan__Aspadana city in central Iran; former capital of Persia
part: Shiraz a city in central southwestern Iran; ruins of ancient Persepolis are nearby
part: Tabriz an ancient city in northwestern Iran; known for hot springs
part: Qum a city in northwestern Iran; a place of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims
part: Persepolis an ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins
part: Demavend an active volcano in northern Iran
part: Caspian_Sea__Caspian a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world
part: Persia__Persian_Empire an empire in South Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC
part: Iraq__Republic_of_Iraq__Al-Iraq__Irak a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq
part: Baghdad__Bagdad__capital_of_Iraq capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River; "Baghdad is one of the great cities of the Moslem world"
part: Basra__Basia an oil port in southern Iraq
part: Mosul a city in northern Iraq on the River Tigris across from the ruins of Nineveh
part: Mesopotamia the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq
part: Babylon the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capitol of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
part: Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon terraced garden at Babylon watered by pumps from the Euphrates; construction attributed to Nebuchadnezzar around 600 BC; one of the seven wonders of the ancient world
part: Tower_of_Babel__Babel (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another
part: Babylonia an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where the Prophet Daniel became a counselor to the king)
part: battle_of_Cunaxa__Cunaxa battle in 401 BC when the Persian King Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne
part: Sumer an area in the southern region of Babylonia in present-day Iraq; site of the Sumerian civilization of city-states that flowered during the third millennium BC
part: Ur an ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River
part: Assyria an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq
part: Assur__Asur__Ashur an ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq
part: Nineveh an ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known a Iraq
part: Babylonia an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where the Prophet Daniel became a counselor to the king)
part: Sumer an area in the southern region of Babylonia in present-day Iraq; site of the Sumerian civilization of city-states that flowered during the third millennium BC
part: Assyria an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq
part: Assur__Asur__Ashur an ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq
part: Nineveh an ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known a Iraq
part: Euphrates_River__Euphrates a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia
part: Tigris_River__Tigris an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River
part: Japan__Nippon__Nihon a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
part: Kammon_Strait_Bridge a suspension bridge between Kyushu and Honshu
part: Ryukyu_Islands a chain of 55 islands in the western Pacific southwest of Japan (returned by United States to Japan in 1972)
part: Okinawa the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands
part: Okinawa_campaign__Okinawa a campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April to June 1945); in savage close-quarter fighting US marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese; considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign for the Americans
part: Naha_City the chief city in the Ryukyu Islands
part: Fuji-san__Fuji__Fujiyama an extinct volcano in south central Honshu; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak
part: Jordan__Hashemite_Kingdom_of_Jordan an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea
part: Jordan_River__Jordan a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
part: Amman__capital_of_Jordan the capital and largest city of Jordan
part: Aqaba__Akaba Jordan's port; located in southwestern Jordan on the Gulf of Aqaba
part: Jericho a village in Jordan near the north end of the Dead Sea; in the Old Testament it was the first place taken by the Israelites under Joshua as the entered the Promised Land
part: Zarqa__Az_Zarqa city in northwestern Jordan
part: Dead_Sea a saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan; its surface in 1292 feet below sea level
part: Kuwait__State_of_Kuwait__Koweit an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum
part: Kuwait_City__capital_of_Kuwait__Kuwait__Koweit a seaport on the Persian Gulf and capital of Kuwait
part: Korea__Korean_Peninsula__Choson an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Choson
part: Chino-Japanese_War ware between China and Japan over control of Korea; China was defeated; 1894-1895
part: Korean_War a war between North and South Korea; South Korea was aided by the United States and other members of the United Nations; 1950-1953
part: Inchon a battle in the Korean War (1950); US forces landed at Inchon
part: Yalu_River a battle in the Korean War (November 1950); when UN troops advanced north to the Yalu River 200,000 Chinese troops crossed the river and drove them back
part: North_Korea__Democratic_People's_Republic_of_Korea a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
part: Yalu_River a battle in the Korean War (November 1950); when UN troops advanced north to the Yalu River 200,000 Chinese troops crossed the river and drove them back
part: Pyongyang__capital_of_North_Korea capital of North Korea and an industrial center; "Pyongyang is Korea's oldest city but little of its history has been preserved"
part: Yalu__Yalu_River river in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China)
part: South_Korea__Republic_of_Korea a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
part: Inchon a battle in the Korean War (1950); US forces landed at Inchon
part: Seoul__capital_of_South_Korea the capital and largest city of South Korea; located in northwestern South Korea
part: Incheon__Inchon__Chemulpo a port city in western South Korea on the Yellow Sea
part: Kwangju city in southwestern South Korea; an important military base during the Korean War
part: Taegu__Tegu a city in southeastern South Korea
part: Pusan a city in southeastern South Korea on the Korean Strait; the chief port and second largest city
part: Lebanon__Lebanese_Republic an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean
part: Beirut__capital_of_Lebanon capital and largest city of Lebanon; located in western Lebanon on the Mediterranean
part: Tarabulus__Tripoli a port in northern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea
part: Saida__Sidon the main city of ancient Phoenicia
part: Sur__Tyre a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
part: Malay_Peninsula a peninsula in southeastern Asia occupied by parts of Malaysia and Thailand and Myanmar
part: Myanmar__Union_of_Burma__Burma a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; "much opium is grown in Myanmar"
part: West_Malaysia the region of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula
part: Thailand__Kingdom_of_Thailand__Siam country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the isthmus of Kra to the Malay peninsula; "Thailand is the official name of the former Siam"
part: Mongolia a vast region in Asia including the Mongolian People's Republic and China's Inner Mongolia
part: Outer_Mongolia__Mongolia__Mongolian_People's_Republic a landlocked socialist republic in central Asia
part: Ulan_Bator__Ulaanbaatar__Urga__Kulun__capital_of_Mongolia the capital and largest city of Mongolia
part: Gobi_Desert__Gobi a desert in central Asia
part: Pakistan__Islamic_Republic_of_Pakistan__West_Pakistan a Moslem republic in southern Asia; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
part: Punjab a historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan
part: Kashmir__Cashmere an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India
part: Islamabad__capital_of_Pakistan the capital of Pakistan in the north on a plateau; the site was chosen in 1959
part: Karachi the largest city in Pakistan; located in southeastern Pakistan; an industrial center and seaport on the Arabian Sea; former capital of Pakistan
part: Lahore city in northeast Pakistan
part: Faisalabad__Lyallpur city in northeast Pakistan
part: Hindu_Kush_Mountains__Hindu_Kush a mountain range extending west of the Himalayas
part: Indus_River__Indus an Asian river; flows into the Arabian Sea
part: Tirich_Mir a mountain in the Hindu Kush in Pakistan (25,230 feet high)
part: Parthia an ancient country in Asia on the Caspian Sea; dominated southwestern Asia from about 100 BC to 200 AD
part: Armenia__Republic_of_Armenia__Hayastan a republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian Soviet; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighbors
part: Yerevan__Jerevan__Erivan__capital_of_Armenia capital of Armenia
part: Aras__Araxes a river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea; ancient name was Araxes
part: Azerbaijan__Azerbaijani_Republic__Azerbajdzhan__Azerbajdzhan_Republic a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian Soviet
part: Baku__capital_of_Azerbaijan a port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production
part: Kazakhstan__Republic_of_Kazakhstan__Kazakstan__Kazakh__Kazak a landlocked republic south of Russia and northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian Soviet from 1936 to 1991
part: Almaty__Alma-Ata the largest city in Kazakhstan and the capital until 1998
part: Kyrgystan__Kyrgyz_Republic__Kirghizia__Kirgizia__Kirghiz__Kirgiz__Kirghizstan__Kirgizstan a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian Soviet
part: Bishkek__Biskek__Frunze__capital_of_Kyrgystan the capital of Kyrgystan (known as Frunze 1926-1991)
part: Tajikistan__Republic_of_Tajikistan__Tadzhikistan__Tadzhik__Tadjik__Tajik a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian Soviet
part: Dushanbe__Dusanbe__Dyushambe__Stalinabad__capital_of_Tajikistan the capital of Tajikistan; formerly Stalinabad 1926-1991
part: Turkmenistan__Turkomen__Turkmen__Turkmenia a republic in Asia east of the Caspian Sea and south of Kazakhstan and north of Iran; an Asian Soviet from 1925 to 1991
part: Ashkhabad__capital_of_Turkmenistan the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan
part: Uzbekistan__Republic_of_Uzbekistan__Uzbek a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian Soviet
part: Tashkent__Taskent__capital_of_Uzbek the capital of Uzbekistan
part: Samarkand__Samarcand city in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane's opulent capital in the 14th century
part: Syria__Syrian_Arab_Republic an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization
part: Damascus__capital_of_Syria an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus
part: Aleppo__Alep a city in northwestern Syria
part: Euphrates_River__Euphrates a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia
part: Tigris_River__Tigris an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River
part: Ottoman_Empire__Turkish_Empire an empire created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and that lasted until the end of World War I
part: Kura_River__Kura a river in western Asia; rises in northeast Turkey and flows to the Caspian Sea
part: Europe the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
part: European_country__European_nation countries occupying the European continent
part: European_mainland__Continent the European mainland; "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there"
part: Scandinavian_country__Scandinavian_nation countries occupying Scandinavia
part: Balkan_Peninsula__Balkans a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range
part: Balkan_Wars wars between Turkey and Balkan countries (Greece and Serbia and Bulgaria) and later between Turkey and Montenegro; 1912-1914
part: battle_of_Lule_Burgas__Lule_Burgas the principal battle of the Balkan Wars (1912); Bulgarian forces defeated the Turks
part: Balkan_country__Balkan_nation__Balkans__Balkan_state a country on the Balkan Peninsula
part: Albania__Republic_of_Albania a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula
part: Tirana__Albanian_capital the capital and largest city of Albania in the center of the country
part: Durres__Durazzo port city in western Albania on the Adriatic
part: Epirus an ancient area on the Ionian Sea that flourished as a kingdom in the 3rd century BC; located in northwest Greece and southern Albania
part: Croatia__Republic_of_Croatia__Hrvatska a republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Hapsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991
part: Dubrovnik__Ragusa a port city in southwestern Croatia on the Adriatic; a popular tourist center
part: Split an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
part: Zagreb the capital of Croatia
part: Macedon__Macedonia__Makedonija the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
part: battle_of_Pydna__Pydna a major victory by the Romans over the Macedonians in 168 BC; resulted in the downfall of the ancient Macedonian kingdom
part: Thrace a region and ancient country in the east of the Balkan Peninsula north of the Aegean Sea; colonized by ancient Greeks; later a Roman province; now divided between Greece and Turkey
part: battle_of_Lule_Burgas__Lule_Burgas the principal battle of the Balkan Wars (1912); Bulgarian forces defeated the Turks
part: Macedonia landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991
part: battle_of_Philippi__Philippi Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC
part: Skopje__Skoplje__Uskub capital of modern Macedonia
part: Turkey__Republic_of_Turkey a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1923
part: Balkans__Balkan_Mountains__Balkan_Mountain_Range the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula
part: Bulgaria__Republic_of_Bulgaria a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe
part: Plevna__Pleven the town was taken from the Turks by the Russians in 1877 after a siege of 143 days
part: Sofia__Serdica__Bulgarian_capital capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria
part: Plovdiv__Philippopolis an ancient city in southern Bulgaria; commercial center of an agricultural region
part: Danube_River__Danube the 2nd longest European river; flows into the Black Sea
part: Czech_Republic a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from Slovakia in 1993
part: Prague__Praha__Prag__Czech_capital capital and largest city of the Czech Republic
part: Austerlitz a town in the Czech Republic; site of the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805
part: Bohemian a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic
part: Czechoslovakia a former republic in central Europe; divided into Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993
part: Danube_River__Danube the 2nd longest European river; flows into the Black Sea
part: Slovakia__Slovak_Republic a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from the Czech Republic in 1993
part: Bratislava__capital_of_Slovakia__Pressburg__Pozsony capital and largest city of Slovakia
part: northern_Europe the northernmost countries of Europe
part: Scandinavia a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian
part: Scandinavian_Peninsula__Scandinavia the peninsula in northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden
part: Germany__Federal_Republic_of_Germany__Deutschland__FRG a republic in central Europe; split into East German and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
part: Blenheim the British Duke of Marlborough and the Austrian Prince Eugene of Savoy defeated the French in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession
part: battle_of_Jena__Jena the battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Prussians
part: battle_of_Lutzen__Lutzen a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1632); Swedes under King Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperialists under Wallenstein; Gustavus was killed
part: battle_of_Minden__Minden a battle in the Seven Years' War (1759) in which the English forces and their allies defeated the French
part: battle_of_Rossbach__Rossbach a battle in the Seven Years' War (1757); Prussian forces under Frederick the Great defeated the armies of France and Austria
part: battle_of_Teutoburger_Wald__Teutoburger_Wald a battle in 9 AD in which the Germans under Arminius annihilated three Roman legions
part: Dachau a concentration camp created by the Nazis near Munich in southern Germany
part: Rhineland__Rheinland a picturesque region of Germany around the Rhine river
part: Lower_Saxony a state in northwestern Germany
part: Aachen__Aix-la-Chapelle a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital
part: Berlin__German_capital capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
part: West_Berlin the part of Berlin under United States and British and French control until 1989
part: Dresden a city in southeastern Germany on the Elbe River; it was almost totally destroyed by British air raids in 1945
part: Leipzig a city in southeastern Germany famous for fairs; formerly a music and publishing center
part: Solingen a city in west central Germany noted for cutlery
part: Weimar a German city near Leipzig; scene of the adoption in 1919 of the constitution of the Weimar Republic that lasted until 1933
part: Bavaria a state in southwestern Germany famous for its beer; site of automobile factory
part: Bonn a city in western Germany on the Rhine River; was the capital of West Germany between 1949 and 1989
part: Cologne__Koln a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League
part: Braunschweig__Brunswick a city in central Germany
part: Dusseldorf an industrial city in western Germany on the Rhine
part: Essen a city in western Germany; industrial center of the Ruhr
part: Frankfurt_on_the_Main__Frankfurt__Frankfort a German city; an industrial and commercial and financial center
part: Halle-an-der-Saale__Halle a city in the Saxony region of Germany on the Saale River; a member of the Hanseatic League during the 13th and 14th centuries
part: Hamburg a city in northern Germany on the Elbe River
part: Hannover__Hanover a port city in northwestern Germany
part: Lubeck a city in northwestern Germany and an important Baltic port; a leading member of the Hanseatic League
part: Mannheim a city in southwestern Germany at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar rivers
part: Munich__Muenchen the capital and largest city of Bavaria in southeastern Germany
part: Nuremberg__Nurnberg a city in southeastern Germany; site of Allied trials of Nazi war criminals (1945-46)
part: Rostock a city in northeastern Germany near the Baltic sea; an important member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century
part: Stuttgart a city in southwestern Germany famous for innovative architecture
part: Wurzburg__Wuerzburg a city of south central Germany
part: Palatinate__Pfalz a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine
part: Prussia__Preussen a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland; "in the 19th century Prussia led the economic and political unification of the German states"
part: Brandenburg the territory of an Elector of the Holy Roman Empire that expanded to become the kingdom of Prussia in 1701
part: Ruhr_Valley__Ruhr a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany
part: Thuringia a historical region of southern Germany
part: Danube_River__Danube the 2nd longest European river; flows into the Black Sea
part: Neckar_River__Neckar a river in Germany; rises in the Black Forest and flows north into the Rhine
part: Oder_River__Oder a European river; flows into the Baltic Sea
part: Rhine_River__Rhine__Rhein a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea
part: Ruhr_River__Ruhr a tributary of the Rhine
part: Saale_River__Saale a river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River
part: Darmstadt
part: Finland__Republic_of_Finland__Suomi republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917
part: Karelia a region in Finland and Russia between the Gulf of Finland and the White Sea
part: Helsinki__Helsingfors__capital_of_Finland__Finnish_capital the capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural center
part: Espoo a city in southern Finland
part: Tampere__Tammerfors an industrial city in south central Finland
part: Aland_islands__Aaland_islands__Ahvenanmaa an archipelago of some 6,000 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia under Finnish control
part: Mariehamn__Maarianhamina a town that is the chief port of the Aland islands
part: Greece__Hellenic_Republic__Ellas town a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
part: Chaeronea a battle in which Philip of Macedon defeated the Athenians and Thebans (338 BC) and also Sulla defeated Mithridates (86 BC)
part: battle_of_Lepanto__Lepanto Turkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of Christian nations organized by the Pope
part: battle_of_Leuctra__Leuctra Thebes defeated Sparta in 371 BC; the battle ended Sparta's military supremacy in Greece
part: Mantinea__Mantineia the site of three famous battles among Greek city-states: in 418 BC and 362 BC and 207 BC
part: battle_of_Marathon__Marathon a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians
part: battle_of_Navarino__Navarino a naval battle in the War of Greek Independence (1827); the Turkish and Egyptian fleet was defeated by the allied fleet
part: battle_of_Pharsalus__Pharsalus Caesar defeated Pompey in 48 BC
part: battle_of_Thermopylae__Thermopylae a famous battle in 480 BC; a Greek army under Leonidas was annihilated by the Persians who were trying to conquer Greece
part: Aigina__Aegina an island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic Gulf
part: Chios__Khios an island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey; belongs to Greece
part: Cyclades__Kikladhes a group of over 200 islands in the southern Aegean
part: Dodecanese__Dhodhekanisos a group of islands in the southeast Aegean Sea
part: Rhodes__Rodhos a Greek island in the southeast Aegean Sea 10 miles off the Turkish coast; the largest of the Dodecanese; it was colonized before 1000 BC by Dorians from Argos
part: Lesbos__Lesvos__Mytilene an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry
part: Rhodes__Rodhos a Greek island in the southeast Aegean Sea 10 miles off the Turkish coast; the largest of the Dodecanese; it was colonized before 1000 BC by Dorians from Argos
part: Crete__Kriti the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC
part: Ithaki__Ithaca a Greek island west of Greece; in Homeric legend Odysseus was its king
part: Mount_Athos__Athos an autonomous area in northeastern Greece that is the site of several Greek Orthodox monasteries founded in the tenth century
part: Athens__Athinai__capital_of_Greece__Greek_capital the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess); "in the 5th century BC ancient Athens was the world's most powerful and civilized city"
part: Dipylon_gate__Dipylon a gateway on the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found
part: Actium an ancient town on a promontory in western Greece
part: Attica the territory of Athens in ancient Greece
part: Corinth__Korinthos the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens
part: Argos an ancient city in southeastern Greece; dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century BC
part: Delphi an ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus; site of the Temple of Apollo
part: Temple_of_Apollo__Oracle_of_Apollo__Delphic_oracle__oracle_of_Delphi (Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous
part: Mycenae an ancient city is southern Greece; center of the Mycenaean civilization
part: Epirus an ancient area on the Ionian Sea that flourished as a kingdom in the 3rd century BC; located in northwest Greece and southern Albania
part: Laconia an ancient region of southern Greece in the southeastern Peloponnesus; dominated by Sparta
part: Boeotia a district of ancient Greece northwest of Athens
part: Thebes an ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC
part: Thessaloniki__Salonika__Salonica__Thessalonica a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece
part: Thessalia__Thessaly a fertile plain on the Aegean Sea in east central Greece; Thessaly was a former region of ancient Greece
part: Arcadia a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese
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part: Metaurus_River a battle during the second of the Punic Wars (207 BC); Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal was defeated by the Romans which ended Hannibal's hopes for success in Italy
part: battle_of_Ravenna__Ravenna a battle between the French and an alliance of Spaniards and Swiss and Venetians in 1512
part: Salerno a battle in World War II; the port was captured by US troops in September 1943
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part: Valle_D'Aosta a region in northwestern Italy
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part: Vienna__Austrian_capital__capital_of_Austria the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss
part: Graz an industrial city is southeastern Austria
part: Linz__Lentia city in northern Austria on the Danube; noted as a cultural center
part: Salzburg city in western Austria; a music center and birthplace of Mozart
part: Innsbruck city in southwestern Austria; known as a summer and winter resort
part: the_Alps__Alps a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
part: Danube_River__Danube the 2nd longest European river; flows into the Black Sea
part: Flanders a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands
part: Belgium__Kingdom_of_Belgium__Belgique a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Common Market and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
part: Bouvines in 1214 the French under King Philip Augustus defeated a coalition formed against him in one of the greatest battles of the middle ages
part: battle_of_Fontenoy__Fontenoy a battle in 1745 in which the French army under Marshal Saxe defeated the English army and their allies under the duke of Cumberland
part: battle_of_Waterloo__Waterloo the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Napoleon met his final defeat; Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon
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part: Liege__Luik city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium
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part: Scheldt_River__Scheldt__scheldt a river that rises in France and flows northeast across Belgium and empties into the North Sea
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part: Cotswolds__Cotswold_Hills a range of low hills in southwestern England
part: Lancaster a city in northwestern England
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part: Old_Bailey the Central Criminal Court in London
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part: Harley_Street a street in central London where the consulting rooms of many physicians and surgeons are located
part: Lombard_Street a street in central London containing many of the major London banks
part: Greenwich a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time
part: Bloomsbury a city district of central London laid out in garden squares
part: Soho a city district of central London now noted for restaurants and nightclubs
part: Wembley a southeastern part of Greater London that is the site of the English national soccer stadium
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part: Buckingham_Palace the London residence of the British sovereign
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part: Westminster_Abbey a famous Gothic church in London on the site of a former Benedictine monastery; "Westminster Abbey is the scene of the coronations of almost all English monarchs"; "Distinguished English subjects are buried in Westminster Abbey"
part: Pall_Mall a fashionable street in London noted for its many private clubs
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part: Hull__Kingston-upon_Hull a large fishing port in northeastern England
part: Humber_Bridge a suspension bridge at Hull England; 4,626 feet long
part: Liverpool a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
part: Birmingham a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center
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part: Oxford_University__Oxford a university in England
part: Cambridge a city in eastern England on the River Cam; site of Cambridge University
part: Cambridge_University__Cambridge a university in England
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part: Leicester an industrial city on the River Soar in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement
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part: Coventry an industrial city in central England; devastated by air raids during World War II; remembered as the home of Lady Godiva in the 11th century
part: Gloucester.England__gloucester a city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn
part: Reading a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England
part: Worcester.England__worcester a cathedral city in west central England on the River Severn
part: Avon a county in southwestern England
part: Berkshire a county in southern England
part: Eton_College a public school for boys founded in 1440; located in Berkshire
part: Reading a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England
part: Cornwall a hilly county in southwestern England
part: Devonshire__Devon a county in southwestern England
part: Gloucestershire__gloucestershire a county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley
part: Hampshire a county of southern England on the English Channel
part: Winchester.England__winchester a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
part: Winchester_College the oldest English public school; located in Winchester
part: Kent a county in southeastern England; the first to be colonized by the Romans
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part: Somerset a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel
part: East_Sussex a county in southern England on the English Channel
part: Hastings a town in East Sussex just south of the place where the Battle of Hastings took place
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part: Leicestershire__Leicester a largely agricultural county in central England
part: Bosworth_Field the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (1485); Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned as Henry VII
part: Leicester an industrial city on the River Soar in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement
part: Lincolnshire an agricultural county of eastern England on the North Sea
part: Northumberland the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall)
part: East_Anglia a region of eastern England that was formerly a kingdom
part: Lancashire a historical area of northwestern England on the Irish Sea; noted for textiles
part: Yorkshire a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
part: North_Yorkshire a county in northern England
part: West_Yorkshire a metropolitan county in northern England
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part: South_Yorkshire a metropolitan county in northern England
part: Sheffield a steel manufacturing city in northern England famous for its cutlery industry
part: Northumbria an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northern England until 876
part: West_Country the southwest of England (including Cornwall and Devon and Somerset)
part: Sussex a former Anglo-Saxon kingdom in southern England on the English Channel; was captured by Wessex in the 9th century
part: Wessex a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century
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part: battle_of_Langside__Langside (1568) Catholic forces supporting Mary Queen of Scots were routed by Protestants under her half-brother Lord James Stuart, Earl of Murray
part: Highlands the Highlands are a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)
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part: Aberdeen.Scotland__aberdeen a city in northeastern Scotland on the North Sea
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part: Edinburgh the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
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part: Outer_Hebrides a 130-mile long archipelago northwest of Scotland
part: Orkney_Islands an archipelago of about 70 islands in the North Atlantic and North Sea off the northeastern coast of Scotland
part: Shetland_Islands__Shetland__Zetland an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland
part: Firth_of_Forth a large firth on the east coast of Scotland; location of Edinburgh
part: Loch_Achray a lake in central Scotland
part: Loch_Ness a lake in the Scottish highlands; the largest body of fresh water in Great Britain
part: Loch_Ness_monster__Nessie large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland
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part: Quai_d'Orsay the street in Paris along the south bank of the Seine known for its governmental ministries
part: Montmartre the highest point in Paris; famous for its associations with many artists
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part: Ile-St-Louis island in Paris on the Seine
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part: Brest a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France
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part: Chablis a town in north central France noted for white Burgundy wines
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part: Grenoble a city in southeastern FRance on the Isere River
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part: Lyon__Lyons a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon
part: Marseille__Marseilles a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
part: Nancy a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
part: Nantes a port city in western France on the Loire estuary
part: Nice a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera
part: Orleans a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
part: Toulouse a city on the Garonne River in southern France southeast of Bordeaux; a cultural center of medieval Europe
part: Versailles a city in north central France near Paris; site of the Palace of Versailles that was built by Louis XIV in the 17th century
part: Vichy a town in central France (south of Paris) noted for hot mineral springs; was capital of the unoccupied part of France during World War II
part: Riviera a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France; "the Riviera contains some of Europe's most popular resorts"
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part: Alsace__Alsatia__Elsass a region of northeastern France famous for its wines
part: Anjou a former province of western France in the Loire valley
part: Aquitaine__Aquitania a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees
part: Artois a former province of northern France near the English Channel (between Picardy and Flanders)
part: Auvergne a region in central France
part: Bourgogne__Burgundy a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines
part: Bretagne__Brittany__Breiz a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
part: Centre a low-lying region in central France
part: Champagne-Ardenne__Champagne a region of northeastern France
part: Ardennes a wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World Wars I and II
part: battle_of_the_Ardennes_Bulge__Battle_of_the_Bulge__Ardennes_counteroffensive battle during World War II; in December 1945 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the Ardennes Forest that caught the Allies by surprise
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part: Franche-Comte a former province of eastern France
part: Gascogne__Gascony a region of southwestern France
part: Ile-de-France a region of north central France in the Paris Basin
part: Languedoc-Roussillon a region in south central France; named after the medieval dialect of French that was spoken there
part: Limousin a region of central France west of the Auvergne mountains
part: Lorraine__Lothringen an eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits
part: Midi the south of France
part: Midi-Pyrenees a region in southwestern FRance
part: Nord-Pas-de-Calais a region in northeastern France
part: Pays_de_la_Loire an agricultural region of western France on the Bay of Biscay
part: Mayenne a department of northwestern France in the Pays de la Loire region
part: Picardie__Picardy a region of northern France on the English Channel
part: Poitou-Charentes__Poitou a low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay
part: Rhone-Alpes a mountainous region of eastern France drained by the Rhone and Saone and Isere rivers
part: Lyonnais a former province of east central France; now administered by Rhone-Alpes
part: Lyon__Lyons a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon
part: Normandie__Normandy a former province of northwestern France on the English channel; divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie
part: Basse-Normandie__Lower-Normandy a division of Normandy
part: Haute-Normandie__Upper-Normandy a division of Normandy
part: Orleanais a former province of north central France; centered around Orleans
part: Provence a former province of southeastern France; now administered with Cote d'Azur
part: the_Alps__Alps a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
part: Garonne_River__Garonne a river that rises in the Pyrenees and flows northwest to the Bay of Biscay
part: Isere_River__Isere a river in southeastern France; a tributary of the Rhone
part: Loire_River__Loire a French river; flows into the North Atlantic
part: Meuse_River__Meuse a European river; flows into the North Sea
part: Mont_Blanc__Monte_Bianco the highest mountain peak in the Alps; on the border between France and Italy south of Geneva (15,781 feet high)
part: Pyrenees a chain of mountains between France and Spain
part: Rhine_River__Rhine__Rhein a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea
part: Rhone_River__Rhone a major French river; flows into the Mediterranean near Marseilles; "the Rhone valley is famous for its vineyards"
part: Sambre_River__Sambre a river in western Europe that rises in northern France and flows generally east into Belgium where it joins the Neuse at Namur
part: Saone_River__Saone a river in eastern France; rises in Lorraine and flows south to become the chief tributary of the Rhone
part: Scheldt_River__Scheldt__scheldt a river that rises in France and flows northeast across Belgium and empties into the North Sea
part: Seine_River__Seine a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel
part: Netherlands__The_Netherlands__Kingdom_of_The_Netherlands__Holland__holland a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1579; half the country lies below sea level
part: Amsterdam__Dutch_capital__capital_of_The_Netherlands an industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum
part: The_Hague__'s_Gravenhage__Den_Haag the site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the International Court of Justice
part: Eindhoven city in southeastern Netherlands noted for electrical industry
part: Nijmegen an industrial city in the eastern Netherlands
part: Rotterdam the 2nd largest city in the Netherlands; located in the western Netherlands near the North Sea
part: Leiden__Leyden a city in the western Netherlands; residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620
part: Utrecht a city in the central Netherlands
part: Meuse_River__Meuse a European river; flows into the North Sea
part: Rhine_River__Rhine__Rhein a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea
part: Hungary__Republic_of_Hungary__Magyarorszag a republic in central Europe
part: Budapest__Hungarian_capital__capital_of_Hungary capital and largest city of Hungary; located on the Danube River in north-central Hungary
part: Lake_Balaton__Balaton__Plattensee a large shallow lake in western Hungary
part: Danube_River__Danube the 2nd longest European river; flows into the Black Sea
part: Republic_of_Iceland__Iceland an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944
part: Reykjavik__capital_of_Iceland the capital and chief port of Iceland on the southwestern coast of Iceland; buildings are heated by natural hot water
part: Lappland__Lapland a region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps
part: Liechtenstein__Principality_of_Liechtenstein a small landlocked principality (constitutional monarchy) in central Europe located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland
part: Vaduz__capital_of_Liechtenstein the capital and largest city of Liechtenstein
part: Luxembourg__Grand_Duchy_of_Luxembourg__Luxemburg a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center
part: Luxembourg-Ville__Luxembourg__Luxemburg__Luxembourg_City__capital_of_Luxembourg the capital and largest city of Luxembourg
part: Monaco__Principality_of_Monaco a constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera
part: Monaco-Ville the capital of Monaco
part: Monte_Carlo a town and popular resort in the principality of Monaco; world-famous for its gambling casino
part: Poland__Republic_of_Poland__Polska a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
part: battle_of_Tannenberg__Tannenberg a battle in World War I (1914); decisive German victory over the Russians
part: Prussia__Preussen a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland; "in the 19th century Prussia led the economic and political unification of the German states"
part: Warsaw__capital_of_Poland the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland
part: Cracow__Krakow__Krakau an industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula
part: Gdansk__Danzig a city of northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula River on a gulf of the Baltic Sea; a member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century
part: Lodz a large city of central Poland
part: Lublin an industrial city of eastern Poland
part: Wroclaw__Breslau a city in southwestern Poland on the Oder
part: Oder_River__Oder a European river; flows into the Baltic Sea
part: Vistula_River__Vistula a European river; flows into the Baltic Sea
part: Iberian_Peninsula__Iberia a peninsula in southwestern Europe
part: Portugal__Portuguese_Republic a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)
part: Azores__Acores islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal; "the Azores are strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes"
part: Madeira_Islands a group of volcanic island in the Atlantic Ocean west of Morocco
part: Braga an ancient city in northern Portugal
part: Lisbon__Lisboa__capital_of_Portugal capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic
part: Ponte_25'_de_Abril a suspension bridge across the Tagus River at Lisbon
part: Porto__Oporto port city in northwest Portugal; noted for port wine
part: Setubal a port town on the Atlantic coast of Portugal southeast of Lisbon
part: Lusitania ancient region and Roman province of the Iberian peninsula; corresponds roughly to modern Portugal and parts of Spain
part: Tagus_River__Tagus a European river; flows into the North Atlantic
part: Andorra__Principality_of_Andorra a small republic in the eastern Pyrenees between Spain and France
part: Spain__Kingdom_of_Spain__Espana a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
part: Andalusia__Andalucia a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization
part: Granada a city in southeastern Spain; site of the Alhambra (a palace and fortress built by Moslems in the Middle Ages) which is now a major tourist attraction
part: Alhambra a palace and fortress built in Granada by the Moslems in the Middle Ages
part: Madrid__capital_of_Spain__Spanish_capital the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum
part: Balearic_Islands an archipelago in the western Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain
part: Majorca the largest of the Balearic Islands
part: Majorca the largest of the Balearic Islands
part: Canary_Islands__Canaries a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces
part: Tenerife a Spanish island in the Atlantic off the northwestern coast of Africa; the largest of the Canary Islands
part: Barcelona a city in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean; 2nd largest Spanish city and the largest port and commercial center; has been a center for radical political beliefs
part: Cadiz an ancient port city in southwestern Spain
part: Cartagena.port__cartagena a port in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean
part: Cordova__Cordoba a city in southern Spain; center of Moorish culture
part: Jerez_de_la_Frontera__Jerez a city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making sherry
part: Leon.Spain__leon a city in northwestern Spain at the foot of the Cantabrian Mountains
part: Malaga a port city and resort in Andalusia in southern Spain on the Mediterranean
part: Oviedo a city in northwestern Spain near the Cantabrian Mountains
part: San_Sebastian a city in northern Spain on the Bay of Biscay near the French border; a fashionable seaside resort
part: Sevilla__Seville a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain
part: Toledo.Spain__toledo a city in central Spain on the Tagus river; famous for steel and swords since the first century
part: Aragon a region of northeastern Spain; a former kingdom that united with Castile in 1479 to form Spain (after the marriage of Ferdinand V and Isabella I)
part: Zaragoza__Saragossa an ancient city in northeastern Spain; formerly the capital of Aragon
part: Castile__Castilla a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479
part: Catalonia a region of northeastern Spain
part: Galicia a region (and former kingdom) in northwestern Spain on the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay
part: Valencia.Spain__valencia a city in eastern Spain on the Mediterranean; "Valencia is the third largest city in Spain"
part: Lusitania ancient region and Roman province of the Iberian peninsula; corresponds roughly to modern Portugal and parts of Spain
part: Cantabrian_Mountains a range of mountains in northern Spain along the coast of the Bay of Biscay
part: Ebro_River__Ebro a Spanish river; flows into the Mediterranean
part: Pyrenees a chain of mountains between France and Spain
part: Sierra_Nevada a mountain range in southern Spain along the Mediterranean coast east of Granada
part: Tagus_River__Tagus a European river; flows into the North Atlantic
part: Belarus__Republic_of_Belarus__Byelarus__Byelorussia__Belorussia__White_Russia a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European Soviet
part: Minsk__capital_of_Byelorussia the capital of Belarus and of the Commonwealth of Independent States
part: Dnieper_River__Dnieper a river that rises in Russia near Smolensk and flowing south through Belarus and Ukraine to empty into the Black Sea
part: Baltic_State__Baltic_Republic European countries bordering the Baltic Sea
part: Estonia__Republic_of_Estonia__Esthonia a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea
part: Tallinn__capital_of_Estonia port city that is the capital and largest city of Estonia
part: Livonia a region on the Baltic that is divided between northern Estonia and southern Latvia
part: Latvia__Republic_of_Latvia a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea
part: Livonia a region on the Baltic that is divided between northern Estonia and southern Latvia
part: Riga__capital_of_Latvia port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia
part: Moldova__Republic_of_Moldava__Moldavia a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European Soviet but achieved independence in 1991
part: Kishinev__Chisinau__capital_of_Moldova the capital of Moldova
part: Ukraine__Ukrayina a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European Soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century
part: Crimea a Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov
part: Crimean_War a war in Crimea between Russia and a group of nations including England France Turkey Sardinia; 1853-1856
part: Sebastopol__Sevastopol a city in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea
part: Yalta a resort city in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea; scene of the Allied conference between Churchill and Stalin and Roosevelt in 1945
part: Kiev__capital_of_the_Ukraine capital and largest city of the Ukraine; a major manufacturing and transportation center
part: Donetsk__Donetske__Stalino an industrial city in the Donets Basin
part: Donets_Basin__Donbass__Donbas an industrial region in the Ukraine
part: Chernobyl a city in north central Ukraine; site of a major disaster at a nuclear power plant (16 April 1986)
part: Kharkov__Kharkiv a city in northeastern Ukraine; former capital of the Ukraine
part: Odesa__Odessa a port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea
part: Danube_River__Danube the 2nd longest European river; flows into the Black Sea
part: Dnieper_River__Dnieper a river that rises in Russia near Smolensk and flowing south through Belarus and Ukraine to empty into the Black Sea
part: Gibraltar__Rock_of_Gibraltar__Calpe place of a colony of the United Kingdom located on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules
part: Switzerland__Swiss_Confederation__Suisse__Schweiz__Svizzera a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
part: battle_of_Sempatch__Sempatch the Swiss Confederation escaped Hapsburg domination by their victory in 1386
part: Ticino__Tessin an Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland
part: Swiss_canton one of the cantons of Switzerland
part: Bern__Berne__capital_of_Switzerland the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland
part: Basel__Basle__Bale a city in northwestern Switzerland
part: Geneva__Geneve__Genf a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; the Palace of Nations originally housed the League of Nations and is now the European headquarters for the United Nations
part: Lausanne a city in western Switzerland; cultural and commercial center
part: Zurich the largest city in Switzerland; located in the northern part of the country; "Zurich is the center of the German-speaking part of Switzerland"
part: Aare_River__Aare__Aar a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine
part: the_Alps__Alps a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
part: Matterhorn a mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy (14,780 feet high); noted for its distinctive shape
part: Rhine_River__Rhine__Rhein a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea
part: Rhone_River__Rhone a major French river; flows into the Mediterranean near Marseilles; "the Rhone valley is famous for its vineyards"
part: Weisshorn a mountain in the Alps in Switzerland (14,804 feet high)
part: Ottoman_Empire__Turkish_Empire an empire created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and that lasted until the end of World War I
part: Low_Countries the lowland region of western Europe on the North Sea: Belgium and Luxembourg and the Netherlands
part: Silesia__Slask__Slezsko__Schlesien a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland
part: Elbe_River__Elbe a river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea
part: Laurasia a hypothetical continent that (according to plate tectonic theory) broke up later into North America and Europe and Asia
part: North_America a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama
part: North_American_country__North_American_nation a country on the North American continent
part: Central_America the part of North America south of the United States
part: Central_American_country__Central_American_nation countries occupying Central America; except for Belize and Costa Rica these countries are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments
part: Costa_Rica__Republic_of_Costa_Rica a republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America
part: San_Jose.Costa_Rica__sanjose__capital_of_Costa_Rica the capital and largest city of Costa Rica
part: Guatemala__Republic_of_Guatemala a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable
part: Guatemala_City__capital_of_Guatemala the capital and largest city of Guatemala
part: Fuego a volcano in south central Guatemala
part: Belize__British_Honduras a country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control
part: Honduras__Republic_of_Honduras a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; an early center of Mayan culture
part: Tegucigalpa__Honduran_capital the capital and largest city of Honduras
part: San_Pedro_Sula industrial city in northwestern Honduras
part: Salvador__El_Salvador__Republic_of_El_Salvador a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America
part: San_Salvador__Salvadoran_capital the capital and largest city of El Salvador; has suffered from recurrent earthquakes
part: Santa_Ana.Salvador__santaana a city in western El Salvador
part: Nicaragua__Republic_of_Nicaragua a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821
part: Managua__capital_of_Nicaragua__Nicaraguan_capital the capital and largest city of Managua
part: Mexico__United_Mexican_States a Republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
part: Buena_Vista in 1847 US forces under Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican forces under Santa Anna in the Mexican War
part: Chapultepec a victory by American over Mexican forces in the Mexican War (1847)
part: Mexican_Revolution 1910-1911
part: Yucatan_Peninsula__Yucatan a peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea
part: Merida the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatan
part: Campeche Mexican city on the Bay of Campeche
part: Cancun a popular island resort off the northeastern tip of the Yucatan peninsula
part: Acapulco_de_Juarez__Acapulco a port and fashionable resort city on southern Mexico's Pacific coast; known for beaches and water sports (including cliff diving)
part: Juarez__Ciudad_Juarez a city in northern Mexico on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso
part: Ciudad_Victoria a city in east central Mexico
part: Culiacan a city in northwestern Mexico
part: Durango__Victoria_de_Durango a city in north central Mexico; mining center
part: Guadalajara a city in southwestern Mexico; a popular health resort and site of architecture from the Spanish colonial era
part: Hermosillo a city in northwestern Mexico near the Gulf of California
part: Leon.Mexico__leon a city in central Mexico
part: Matamoros a city in northeastern Mexico opposite Brownsville near the mouth of the Rio Grande
part: Mazatlan a port city in western Mexico on the Pacific Ocean; tourist center
part: Mexicali a city in northwestern Mexico near the California border
part: Mexico_City__Ciudad_de_Mexico__Mexican_capital__capital_of_Mexico the capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and cultural and commercial and industrial center; one of the world's largest cities
part: Monterrey an industrial city in northeastern Mexico
part: Nogales.northern_Mexico__nogale a town in northern Mexico on the border of Arizona
part: Oaxaca_de_Juarez__Oaxaca a city of southeastern Mexico
part: Orizaba a city of east central Mexico (west of Veracruz); a popular resort
part: Puebla_de_Zaragoza__Puebla__Heroica_Puebla_de_Zaragoza a city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau
part: San_Luis_Potosi a city in central Mexico
part: Tepic a city in west central Mexico
part: Tampico a port city in eastern Mexico
part: Torreon a city in northern Mexico west of Monterrey
part: Tuxtla_Gutierrez a city in southeastern Mexico
part: Veracruz a major Mexican port on the Gulf of Mexico in the state of Veracruz
part: Villahermosa a city in southeastern Mexico
part: Citlaltepetl__Mount_Orizaba__Mt_Orizaba__Pico_de_Orizaba an extinct volcano in southern Mexico between Mexico City and Veracruz; the highest peak in Mexico (18,695 feet)
part: Nevado_de_Colima__Colima__Volcan_de_Colima an active volcano in southwestern Mexico
part: Colorado_River__Colorado a river in southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; an important source of water in the southwestern United States
part: Gulf_of_California__Sea_of_Cortes a gulf west of Mexico
part: Gulf_of_Tehuantepec an arm of the Pacific in southern Mexico
part: Lower_California__Baja_California a mountainous peninsula on northwest Mexico
part: Tijuana a Mexican City just south of San Diego on the Lower California peninsula; popular among American tourists for racetracks and bullfights
part: Rio_Grande__Rio_Bravo a North American river; boundary between the United States and Mexico; flows into Gulf of Mexico
part: Sierra_Madre_Occidental a mountain range in northwestern Mexico that runs south from Arizona parallel to the Pacific coastline
part: Sierra_Madre_Oriental a mountain range in northeastern Mexico the runs parallel to the the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico
part: Canada a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world"
part: Baffin_Island the 5th largest island and the largest of the Canadian Arctic; between Greenland and Hudson Bay
part: Maritime_Provinces__Maritimes the collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
part: Acadia the French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces
part: New_Brunswick.Canada__newbrunswick a province in southeastern Canada
part: Fredericton the provincial capital of New Brunswick
part: Saint_John__St._John a port in eastern Canada; the largest city in New Brunswick
part: Nova_Scotia the Canadian province in the Maritimes consisting of the Nova Scotia peninsula and Cape Breton Island; French settlers who called the area Acadia were exiled to Louisiana by the British in the 1750s and their descendants are know as Cajuns
part: Nova_Scotia.peninsula__novascotia a peninsula in eastern Canada between the Bay of Fundy and the Saint Lawrence River
part: Halifax provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia
part: Cape_Sable a promontory on the far southern part of Nova Scotia
part: Prince_Edward_Island an island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; the smallest province of Canada
part: Charlottetown the provincial capital and largest city of Prince Edward Island
part: Alberta one of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals
part: Banff a popular vacation spot in the Canadian Rockies
part: Calgary a city is southern Alberta; center of a large agricultural region
part: Edmonton the capital and largest city of the province of Alberta
part: British_Columbia a province in western Canada
part: Nanaimo a town in southwestern British Columbia on Vancouver Island west of Vancouver
part: Victoria.British_Columbia__victoria capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Vancouver Island
part: Vancouver an island city in southwestern British Columbia on an arm of the Pacific Ocean; Canada's chief Pacific port and third largest city
part: Vancouver_Island an island off southwestern Canada (off the southwestern coast of British Columbia); the largest island off the west coast of North America
part: Takkakaw the highest waterfall in Canada
part: Manitoba one of the three prairie provinces in central Canada
part: Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba; located in southern Manitoba; known for severe winters
part: Churchill a Canadian town in northern Manitoba on Hudson Bay; important port for shipping grain
part: Lake_Winnipeg__Winnipeg a lake in southern Canada in Manitoba
part: Newfoundland.Canadian_province__newfoundland a Canadian province on the island of Newfoundland; became Canada's 10th province in 1949
part: Labrador part of the province of Newfoundland in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava peninsula in northeastern Canada
part: Saint_John's.Newfoundland__saintjohn'__St._John's a port and provincial capital of Newfoundland
part: Northwest_Territories a territory in northwestern Canada
part: Yellowknife a town in the Northwest Territories in northern Canada on the Great Slave Lake
part: Great_Slave_Lake a lake in the Northwest Territories in northwestern Canada; drained by the Mackenzie River
part: Ontario a prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada
part: Canadian_capital__Ottawa__capital_of_Canada the capital of Canada (located in southeastern Ontario across the Ottawa river from Quebec)
part: Hamilton.port__hamilton a port city in southeastern Ontario at the western end of Lake Ontario
part: Kingston.Ontario__kingston a town in southeast Ontario on Lake Ontario near the head of the Saint Lawrence River
part: Sault_Sainte_Marie a town of southern Ontario opposite northern Michigan
part: Sudbury a city in south central Canada in Ontario; a major nickel mining center
part: Thunder_Bay a port city in Ontario on Lake Superior
part: Toronto the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)
part: Canadian_Falls__Horseshoe_Falls a part of Niagara Falls in Ontario
part: James_Bay the southern extension of Hudson Bay in Canada between western Quebec and northeastern Ontario
part: Niagara__Niagara_Falls waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
part: American_Falls a part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo)
part: Canadian_Falls__Horseshoe_Falls a part of Niagara Falls in Ontario
part: Severn__Severm_River a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay
part: Quebec the largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British
part: Quebec_City__Quebec the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River
part: Pierre_Laporte_Bridge a suspension bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at Quebec
part: Quebec_Bridge a cantilever bridge in Quebec
part: Montreal a city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River; the largest city in Quebec and 2nd largest in Canada; the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world
part: James_Bay the southern extension of Hudson Bay in Canada between western Quebec and northeastern Ontario
part: Lake_Champlain__Champlain a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812
part: Saskatchewan one of the three prairie provinces in west central Canada; "vast fields of wheat grow on Saskatchewan's prairies"
part: Regina the provincial capital and largest city of Saskatchewan
part: Saskatoon a city is southern Saskatchewan
part: Yukon_Territory__Yukon a territory in northwestern Canada; site of the Klondike gold rush in the 1890s
part: Dawson a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
part: Klondike a region in northwestern Canada where gold was discovered in 1896 but exhausted by 1910
part: Whitehorse the provincial capital of the Yukon Territory
part: Mount_Logan__Logan a mountain peak in the Saint Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)
part: St._Elias_Range__St._Elias_Mountains a range of mountains between Alaska and the Yukon territory
part: Mount_Logan__Logan a mountain peak in the Saint Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)
part: Columbia_River__Columbia a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring
part: Great_Lakes a group of 5 lakes in central North America
part: Lake_Erie__Erie the 4th largest of the Great Lakes; it is linked to the Hudson River by the New York State Barge Canal
part: Lake_Huron__Huron the 2nd largest of the Great Lakes
part: Lake_Michigan__Michigan the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest fresh-water lake entirely within the United States borders
part: Lake_Ontario__Ontario the smallest of the Great Lakes
part: Lake_Superior__Superior the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes
part: Hudson_Bay an inland sea in northern Canada
part: Mackenzie_River__Mackenzie a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea
part: Niagara_River__Niagara a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York
part: Niagara__Niagara_Falls waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
part: Saint_Johns_River__Saint_Johns__St._Johns__St._Johns_River a North American river; flows into the Bay of Fundy
part: Saint_Lawrence_River__Saint_Lawrence__St._Lawrence__St._Lawrence_River a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic
part: Yukon_River__Yukon a North American river; flows into the Bering Sea
part: Latin_America the parts of North and South America south of the United States where Romance languages (Spanish and Portuguese) are spoken
part: USA__United_States_of_America__United_States__America__US__U.S.__U.S.A. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
part: American_Civil_War__War_between_the_States US history: civil war between the North and the South; 1861-1865
part: battle_of_Atlanta__Atlanta Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying Atlanta and burned the city; 1864
part: Bull_Run two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated in Federal army in both battles
part: Chancellorsville a major battle in the American Civil War (1863); the Confederates under Robert E. Lee defeated the Union forces under Joseph Hooker
part: battle_of_Chattanooga__Chattanooga in the American Civil War (1863) the Union armies of Hooker, Thomas, and Sherman under the command of Ulysses S. Grant won a decisive victory over the Confederate Army under Braxton Bragg
part: battle_of_Chickamauga__Chickamauga a Confederate victory in the American Civil War (1863); Confederate forces under Braxton Bragg defeated Union forces
part: battle_of_Fredericksburg__Fredericksburg an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union's Army of the Potomac under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee
part: battle_of_Gettysburg__Gettysburg a battle of the American Civil War (1863); the defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate army was a major victory for the Union
part: Hampton_Roads a naval battle of the American Civil War (1862); the indecisive battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac
part: Kennesaw_Mountain battle of the American Civil War (1864); Union forces under William Tecumseh Sherman were repulsed by Confederate troops under Joseph Eggleston Johnston
part: Petersburg_Campaign__Petersburg the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee
part: battle_of_Shiloh__Shiloh__battle_of_Pittsburgh_Landing the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but is was not a Union victory
part: siege_of_Vicksburg__Vicksburg a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered
part: Wilderness_Campaign American Civil War; a series of indecisive battles in Grant's campaign (1864) against Lee in which both armies suffered terrible losses
part: battle_of_Spotsylvania_Courthouse__Spotsylvania a battle between the armies of Grant and Lee during the Wilderness Campaign
part: East_USA the region of the United States lying north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River
part: Southeast_USA the southeastern region of the United States
part: Northeast_USA the northeastern region of the United States
part: Alleghenies__Allegheny_Mountains the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia
part: Appalachians__Appalachian_Mountains a mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States
part: Appalachia an impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina)
part: Alleghenies__Allegheny_Mountains the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia
part: Blue_Ridge_Mountains__Blue_Ridge a range of the Appalachians extending from Pennsylvania to northern Georgia
part: Catskills__Catskill_Mountains a range of the Appalachians west of the Hudson in southeastern New York; includes many popular resort areas
part: Cumberland_Mountains__Cumberland_Plateau the southwestern part of the Appalachians
part: Cumberland_Gap a pass through the Cumberland Mountains between Virginia and Kentucky that early settlers used in order to move west
part: Great_Smoky_Mountains part of the Appalachians between North Carolina and Tennessee
part: Potomac_River__Potomac a river in the east central United States; rises in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia and flows eastward to the Chesapeake Bay
part: Midwest_USA__Middle_West_USA the north central region of the United States
part: Illinois__Prairie_State__Land_of_Lincoln__IL a Midwest state in north-central United States
part: Carbondale a town in southern Illinois
part: Champaign a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Urbana
part: Windy_City__Chicago largest city in Illinois; located on Lake Michigan
part: University_of_Chicago a university in Chicago, Illinois
part: Decatur.Illinois__decatur a city in central Illinois; Abraham Lincoln practiced law here
part: East_Saint_Louis a town in southwest Illinois on the Mississippi across from Saint Louis
part: Moline a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River
part: Peoria a city in central Illinois on the Illinois River
part: Rockford a city in northern Illinois
part: Rock_Island a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River; site of a Union prison during the Civil War
part: Springfield.Illinois__springfield__capitalofillinoi capital of the state of Illinois
part: Urbana a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Champaign
part: Illinois_River a river in Illinois that flows southwest to the Mississippi River
part: Indiana__Hoosier_State__IN a state in midwestern United States
part: Bloomington a university town in south central Indiana
part: Evansville a city in southwestern Indiana on the Ohio River
part: Fort_Wayne a city in northeastern Indiana
part: Gary a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production
part: Indianapolis__capital_of_Indiana the capital and largest city of Indiana; site of an annual 500-mile automobile race
part: Lafayette.Indiana__lafayette a university town in west central Indiana on the Wabash River
part: Muncie a town in east central Indiana
part: South_Bend a city in northern Indiana
part: Iowa__Hawkeye_State__IA a state in midwestern United States
part: Davenport a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
part: Cedar_Rapids a city in eastern Iowa
part: Clinton a town in east central Iowa
part: Des_Moines__capital_of_Iowa the capital and largest city in Iowa
part: Dubuque a town in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River
part: Mason_City a town in north central Iowa
part: Ottumwa a town in southeast Iowa
part: Sioux_City a city in northeastern Iowa
part: Kansas__Sunflower_State__KS a state in midwestern United States
part: Dodge_City a town of southwestern Kansas on the Arkansas River; formerly a rowdy cow town
part: Hays a town in central Kansas
part: Kansas_City.Kansas__kansascity a city of northeast Kansas on the Missouri River adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri
part: Lawrence a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856
part: Salina a town in central Kansas
part: Topeka__capital_of_Kansas the capital of the state of Kansas; located in eastern Kansas on the Kansas river
part: Wichita.Kansas__wichita the largest city in Kansas; located in southern Kansas on the Arkansas River
part: Arkansas_River__Arkansas a river that rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and flows southeast through Kansas and Oklahoma and through Arkansas to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
part: Kansas_River__Kansas__Kaw_River a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
part: Neosho_River__Neosho a river that rises in eastern Kansas and flows eastward into Oklahoma to become a tributary of the Arkansas River
part: Michigan__Wolverine_State__Great_Lakes_State__MI a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
part: Mackinac_Bridge a suspension bridge across the channel between the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan
part: Isle_Royal_National_Park a national park on an island in Michigan; includes prehistoric iron mines
part: Alpena a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron
part: Ann_Arbor a city in southern Michigan near Detroit; site of the University of Michigan
part: Detroit__Motor_City__Motown the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river
part: Flint a city in southeast central Michigan near Detroit; automobile manufacturing
part: Grand_Rapids a city in west central Michigan; noted for manufacturing furniture
part: Houghton a town in northwest Michigan on the Upper Peninsula
part: Jackson.Michigan__jackson a town in south central Michigan
part: Lansing__capital_of_Michigan capital of the state of Michigan; located in southern Michigan on the Grand river
part: Marquette a town on Lake Superior on the Upper Peninsula in northwest Michigan
part: Monroe.Michigan__monroe a town of southeast Michigan on Lake Erie
part: Traverse_City a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Michigan
part: Lower_Peninsula the part of northern Michigan between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron
part: Upper_Peninsula the peninsula between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan that forms the northwestern part of Michigan
part: Minnesota__Gopher_State__North_Star_State__MN a midwestern state
part: Voyageurs_National_Park a national park in Minnesota having ancient rock outcroppings and evergreen forests
part: Bemidji a town in northern Minnesota
part: Duluth a city in northeast Minnesota on Lake Superior
part: Hibbing a town in northeastern Minnesota in the Mesabi Range
part: Mankato a town in southern Minnesota
part: Minneapolis largest city in Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river; one of the Twin Cities
part: Rochester.Minnesota__rochester a town in southeast Minnesota
part: Saint_Cloud__St._Cloud a town in central Minnesota on the Mississippi River; granite quarries
part: Saint_Paul__St._Paul__capital_of_Minnesota capital of the state of Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river adjacent to Minneapolis; one of the Twin Cities
part: Virginia.Minnesota__virginia a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range
part: Mesabi_Range a range of hills in northeastern Minnesota where rich iron ore deposits were discovered in 1887
part: Missouri__Show_Me_State__MO a midwestern state in central United States
part: Cape_Girardeau a town in southeast Missouri
part: Columbia.Missouri__columbia a university town in central Missouri
part: Hannibal a town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River; boyhood home of Mark Twain
part: Independence a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail
part: Jefferson_City__capital_of_Missouri capital of the state of Missouri; located in central Missouri on the Missouri river
part: Kansas_City.Missouri__kansascity a city in western Missouri on the Missouri River adjacent to Kansas City, Kansas
part: Poplar_Bluff a town in southeast Missouri
part: St._Joseph__Saint_Joseph a town in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River; in the 19th century it became the eastern terminus of the pony express
part: Saint_Louis__St._Louis__Gateway_to_the_West the largest city in Missouri; was an important staging area for wagon trains westward in the 19th century
part: Sedalia a town in east central Missouri
part: Springfield.Missouri__springfield a city of southwestern Missouri
part: Osage_River__Osage a river in Missouri that is a tributary of the Missouri River
part: Nebraska__Cornhusker_State__NE a midwestern state on the Great Plains
part: Bad_Lands__Badlands an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska
part: Grand_Island a town in south central Nebraska
part: Lincoln.Nebraska__lincoln__capital_of_Nebraska capital of the state of Nebraska; located in southeastern Nebraska; site of the University of Nebraska
part: North_Platte a town in west central Nebraska on the Platte River
part: Omaha.Nebraska__omaha largest city in Nebraska; located in eastern Nebraska on the Missouri river
part: North_Platte_River__North_Platte a river that rises in northern Colorado and flows northward into Wyoming and then eastward and southeastward through Nebraska where it joins the South Platte to form the Platte River
part: Platte_River__Platte a river in Nebraska that flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
part: Ohio__Buckeye_State__OH a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
part: Akron a city in northeastern Ohio; the heart of the United States rubber industry
part: Athens.Ohio__athen a town in southeast Ohio
part: Cleveland the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
part: Cincinnati a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
part: Columbus.Ohio__columbu__capitalofohio the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
part: Dayton a city in southwest Ohio; manufacturing center
part: Mansfield a town in north central Ohio
part: Toledo.Ohio__toledo an industrial city in northwestern Ohio on Lake Erie
part: Youngstown a city in northeast Ohio
part: Wisconsin__Badger_State__WI a midwestern state in north central United States
part: Appleton a town in eastern Wisconsin
part: Eau_Claire a town in west central Wisconsin
part: Green_Bay a city of eastern Wisconsin on an arm of Lake Michigan
part: La_Crosse a town in western Wisconsin on the Mississippi River
part: Madison__capital_of_Wisconsin capital of the state of Wisconsin; located in the southern part of state; site of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin
part: Milwaukee largest city of Wisconsin; located in southeastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan; known for its breweries
part: Racine a city in southeastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan south of Milwaukee
part: Superior a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth
part: Watertown.Wisconsin__watertown a town in southeastern Wisconsin
part: Wausau a town in north central Wisconsin
part: American_state one of the 50 states of the United States
part: congressional_district__congressionaldistrict a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives
part: West_USA the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
part: Santa_Fe_Trail a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century
part: Southwest_USA the southwestern region of the United States
part: Northwest_USA the northwestern region of the United States
part: Cascades__Cascade_Range a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range
part: Mount_Saint_Helens__Mount_St._Helens__Mt._St._Helens an active volcano in the Cascade Range in southwestern Washington; erupted violently in 1980 after 123 years of inactivity
part: Mount_Adams__Adams a mountain peak in southwestern Washington in the Cascade Range (12,307 feet high)
part: Mount_Ranier__Ranier__Mt._Ranier__Mount_Tacoma a mountain peak in central Washington; highest peak in the Cascade Range; (14,410 feet high)
part: Louisiana_Purchase territory in western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million; extends from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada
part: Colony one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
part: New_England a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut
part: Connecticut__Nutmeg_State__Constitution_State__CT a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
part: Bridgeport a port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound
part: Farmington.Connecticut__farmington a residential town in central Connecticut
part: Hartford__capital_of_Connecticut the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
part: New_Haven a city in southwestern Connecticut; site of Yale University
part: Yale_university__Yale a university in Connecticut
part: New_London a town in southeastern Connecticut near Long Island Sound; an important whaling center in the 19th century
part: Waterbury a city in west central Connecticut
part: Housatonic_River__Housatonic a river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long Island Sound
part: Long_Island_Sound a sound between Long Island and Connecticut
part: Maine__Pine_Tree_State__ME a state in New England
part: Acadia_National_Park a national park in Maine showing marine erosion and glaciation; includes seashore and also the highest point on the Atlantic coast
part: Augusta.Maine__augusta__capital_of_Maine the capital of the state of Maine
part: Bangor.Maine__bangor a town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River
part: Brunswick.Maine__brunswick a university town in southwestern Maine
part: Lewiston.Maine__lewiston a town in southwestern Maine north of Portland
part: Orono a university town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River north of Bangor
part: Portland.Maine__portland largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state
part: Penobscot_River__Penobscot a river in central Maine flowing into Penobscot Bay
part: Massachusetts__Bay_State__Old_Colony__MA a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
part: Boston__Hub_of_the_Universe__Beantown__capital_of_Massachusetts state capital and largest city of Massachusetts
part: Charlestown_Navy_Yard the navy yard in Boston where the frigate `Constitution' is anchored
part: Cambridge.Massachusetts__cambridge a city in Massachusetts just north of Boston; site of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
part: Harvard_University__Harvard a university in Massachusetts
part: MIT__Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology an engineering university in Cambridge
part: Concord.Massachusetts__concord town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
part: Gloucester.Massachusetts__gloucester a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries
part: Lexington.Massachusetts__lexington town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
part: Medford.Massachusetts__medford town in northeastern Massachusetts; residential suburb of Boston
part: Worcester.Massachusetts__worcester an industrial and university city in central Massachusetts west of Boston
part: Cape_Ann a Massachusetts peninsula north of Boston extending into the Atlantic Ocean
part: Cape_Cod a Massachusetts peninsula south of Boston extending into the Atlantic; a popular resort area
part: Plymouth a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
part: Plymouth_Rock.boulder__plymouthrock a boulder in Plymouth supposed to be where the Pilgrims disembarked from the Mayflower
part: Salem.Massachusetts__salem a city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft trials in 1692
part: Berkshires__Berkshire_Hills a low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area
part: Charles_River__Charles a river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston
part: Housatonic_River__Housatonic a river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long Island Sound
part: Merrimack_River__Merrimack a river that rises in south central New Hampshire and flows through Concord and Manchester into Massachusetts and empties into the Atlantic Ocean
part: New_Hampshire__Granite_State__NH a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
part: Concord.New_Hampshire__concord__capital_of_New_Hampshire capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
part: Manchester.New_Hampshire__manchester largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
part: Portsmouth a port town in southeastern New Hampshire on the Atlantic Ocean
part: Merrimack_River__Merrimack a river that rises in south central New Hampshire and flows through Concord and Manchester into Massachusetts and empties into the Atlantic Ocean
part: Rhode_Island__Little_Rhody__Ocean_State__RI a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state
part: Providence__capital_of_Rhode_Island the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University
part: Newport.Rhode_Island__newport a resort city in southeastern Rhode Island; known for the summer homes of millionaires; important yachting center
part: Narragansett_Bay a deep inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in Rhode Island
part: Vermont__Green_Mountain_State__VT a state in New England
part: Montpelier__capital_of_Vermont capital of the state of Vermont; located in north central Vermont
part: Bennington a town in northwestern Vermont
part: Brattleboro a town in southeastern Vermont on the Connecticut River
part: Burlington the largest city in Vermont; located in northwestern Vermont on Lake Champlain; site of the University of Vermont
part: Rutland a town in central Vermont
part: Lake_Champlain__Champlain a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812
part: Mid-Atlantic_states a region of the eastern United States comprising New York and New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Delaware and Maryland
part: Delaware__Diamond_State__First_State__DE a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
part: Dover__capital_of_Delaware the capital of the state of Delaware
part: Wilmington.Delaware__wilmington the largest city in Delaware
part: Delaware_Memorial_Bridge a suspension bridge across the Delaware River
part: Delaware_River__Delaware a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
part: Delaware_Bay an inlet of the North Atlantic; fed by the Delaware River
part: Maryland__Old_Line_State__Free_State__MD a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
part: Aberdeen.Maryland__aberdeen a town in northeastern Maryland
part: Annapolis__capital_of_Maryland state capital of Maryland; site of the United States Naval Academy
part: Baltimore the largest city in Maryland; a major port and industrial center
part: Johns_Hopkins a university in Baltimore
part: Pimlico a racetrack for horse racing; site of the Preakness
part: Frederick a town in northern Maryland west of Baltimore
part: Hagerstown a town of northern Maryland
part: Chesapeake_Bay a large inlet of the North Atlantic between Virginia and Maryland; fed by Susquehanna River
part: New_Jersey__Garden_State__NJ a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
part: battle_of_Monmouth_Court_House__Monmouth_Court_House a battle during the American Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of the British forces
part: Atlantic_City a city on the Atlantic shore in southeastern New Jersey; a resort and gambling center
part: Trenton__capital_of_New_Jersey capital of the state of New Jersey; located in western New Jersey on the Delaware river
part: Jersy_City a city in northeastern New Jersey (opposite Manhattan)
part: Newark the largest city in New Jersey; located in northeastern New Jersey
part: New_Brunswick.New_Jersey__newbrunswick a university town in central New Jersey
part: Bayonne a city in northeastern New Jersey
part: Bayonne_Bridge a steel arch bridge connecting New Jersey and Staten Island at Bayonne, New Jersey
part: Camden a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Pittsburgh
part: Paterson a city of northeastern New Jersey
part: Princeton a university town in central New Jersey
part: Princeton_University__Princeton a university in New Jersey
part: Cape_May a cape of southeast New Jersey extending into the Atlantic Ocean
part: Delaware_Bay an inlet of the North Atlantic; fed by the Delaware River
part: New_York_State__New_York__Empire_State__NY a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
part: battle_of_Saratoga__Saratoga a battle during the American Revolutionary War (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated
part: Cornell_University a university in New York
part: Tappan_Zee_Bridge a cantilever bridge across the Hudson River
part: Albany.New_York_State__albany__capital_of_New_York state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river
part: Buffalo a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls)
part: Erie_Canal an artificial waterway connecting the Hudson river at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo; built in the 19th century; now part of the New York State Barge Canal
part: New_York__New_York_City the largest city in New York State; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center
part: Bronx-Whitestone_Bridge a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City
part: Brooklyn_Bridge a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City; opened in 1883
part: Cooper_Union_for_the_Advancement_of_Science_and_Art__Cooper_Union university founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper to offer free courses in the arts and sciences
part: George_Washington_Bridge a suspension bridge across the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey
part: Queensboro_Bridge a cantilever bridge across the East River between Manhattan and Queens
part: Verrazano-Narrows_Bridge a suspension bridge across the Verrazano Narrows between Brooklyn and Staten Island
part: Bronx__The_Bronx a borough of New York City
part: Brooklyn a borough of New York City
part: Coney_Island a section of Brooklyn on the Atlantic; known as an amusement center
part: Manhattan one of the five boroughs of New York City
part: Fifth_Avenue an avenue in Manhattan that separates the East Side of Manhattan from the West Side
part: Central_Park a large park in Manhattan
part: Harlem a district of Manhattan; now largely a Black ghetto
part: Hell's_Kitchen__Hell's_Half_Acre a district in Manhattan formerly noted for its slums and vice
part: SoHo a district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts
part: Bowery a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts
part: Broadway__Great_White_Way a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
part: Park_Avenue__Park_Ave. a fashionable residential street in New York City
part: off-Broadway low-budget theaters located outside the Broadway area in Manhattan
part: Times_Square the area of Manhattan around the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue; heart of the New York theater district; site of annual celebration of New Year's
part: Wall_Street__Wall_St. a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located; symbol of American finance
part: Greenwich_Village__Village a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century
part: Queens a borough of New York City
part: Staten_Island a borough of New York City
part: East_River a tidal strait separating Manhattan and the Bronx from Queens and Brooklyn
part: Harlem_River a channel separating Manhattan from the Bronx
part: Verrazano_Narrows a narrow channel of water separating Staten Island and Brooklyn
part: New_York_Bay a bay of the North Atlantic; fed by the Hudson River
part: Ellis_Island an island in New York Harbor that was formerly the principal immigration station for the United States; "some twelve millions immigrants passed through Ellis Island"
part: Ithaca a college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga
part: West_Point United States Army installation on the west bank of Hudson river north of New York City; site of United States Military Academy
part: Long_Island an island in southeastern New York; Brooklyn and Queens are on its western end
part: Elmont a town on Long Island in New York; site of Belmont Park
part: Belmont_Park a racetrack for horse racing in Elmont on Long Island; site of the Belmont Stakes
part: Kennedy_International_Airport__Kennedy__Kennedy_Interrnational a large airport on Long Island east of New York City
part: Long_Island_Sound a sound between Long Island and Connecticut
part: Binghamton a city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania
part: Kingston.New_York_State__kingston a town on the Hudson River in New York
part: Newburgh a town on the Hudson River in New York; in 1782 and 1783 it was George Washington's headquarters
part: Niagara_Falls a city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara river; tourist attraction and honeymoon resort
part: Rochester.New_York_State__rochester a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry
part: Schenectady a city of eastern New York on the Mohawk river; it prospered after the opening of the Erie Canal
part: Syracuse a city in central New York
part: Utica.New_York_State__utica a city in central New York
part: Saratoga_Springs a town in eastern New York State famed for its spa and its horse racing
part: Watertown.New_York_State__watertown a town in northern New York
part: Adirondacks__Adirondack_Mountains a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area
part: Allegheny_River__Allegheny a river that rises in Pennsylvania and flows north into New York and then back south through Pennsylvania again to join the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh which is the beginning of the Ohio River
part: American_Falls a part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo)
part: Catskills__Catskill_Mountains a range of the Appalachians west of the Hudson in southeastern New York; includes many popular resort areas
part: Cayuga_Lake__Lake_Cayuga a lake in central New York
part: Delaware_River__Delaware a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
part: Hudson_River__Hudson a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
part: Lake_Champlain__Champlain a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812
part: Niagara__Niagara_Falls waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
part: Pennsylvania__Keystone_State__PA a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
part: Erie a port city on Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania
part: Gettysburg a small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery
part: Harrisburg__capital_of_Pennsylvania capital of Pennsylvania; located in southern part of state
part: Chester a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
part: Commodore_John_Barry_Bridge a cantilever bridge in Chester, Pennsylvania
part: Philadelphia__City_of_Brotherly_Love the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
part: Benjamin_Franklin_Bridge a suspension bridge across the Delaware River
part: Walt_Whitman_Bridge a suspension bridge across the Delaware River
part: Pittsburgh a city in southwestern Pennsylvania at the beginning of the Ohio river; site of Carnegie-Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh
part: Carnegie-Mellon_University an engineering university in Pittsburgh
part: Allegheny_River__Allegheny a river that rises in Pennsylvania and flows north into New York and then back south through Pennsylvania again to join the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh which is the beginning of the Ohio River
part: Monongahela_River__Monongahela a river that rises in northern West Virginia and flows north into Pennsylvania where it joins the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River
part: South_USA the region of the United States lying south of the Mason-Dixon line
part: Gulf_States a region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico; Alabama and Florida and Louisiana and Mississippi and Texas
part: Alabama__Heart_of_Dixie__Camellia_State__AL a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
part: battle_of_Chickamauga__Chickamauga a Confederate victory in the American Civil War (1863); Confederate forces under Braxton Bragg defeated Union forces
part: Montgomery__capital_of_Alabama the state capital of Alabama on the Mobile River
part: Pittsburgh_of_the_South__Birmingham the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama
part: Decatur.Alabama__decatur a town in northern Alabama on the Tennessee River
part: Gadsden an industrial town in north central Alabama
part: Huntsville a city in northern Alabama; center for space research
part: Mobile a port in southwestern Alabama on Mobile Bay
part: Selma a city in central Alabama on the Alabama river; in 1965 it was the center of a drive to register Black voters
part: Tuscaloosa a university town in west central Alabama
part: Tuskegee a town in eastern Alabama
part: Alabama_River__Alabama a river in Alabama that flows southwestward to become a tributary of the Mobile River
part: Mobile_River__Mobile a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay
part: Mobile_Bay a bay of the Gulf of Mexico; fed by the Mobile River
part: Florida__Sunshine_State__Everglade_State__FL a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
part: Biscayne_National_Park a national park in Florida having underwater coral reefs and marine life
part: Everglades_National_Park a national park in Florida containing an immense subtropical wilderness with mangrove swamps and rare birds and wild animals
part: Cape_Sable.ness__capesable a cape at the southwest tip of Florida; the southernmost part of the United States mainland
part: Daytona_Beach a resort town in northeast Florida on the Atlantic coast; hard white beaches have been used for automobile speed trials
part: Fort_Lauderdale a city in southeast Florida on the Atlantic coast north of Miami; a favorite place for college students to go on their spring vacations
part: Fort_Myers a town in southwest Florida
part: Gainesville a university town in north central Florida
part: Jacksonville a port and important commercial center in northeastern Florida
part: Key_West a town on the westernmost of the Florida keys in the Gulf of Mexico
part: Melbourne.Florida__melbourne a resort town in east central Florida
part: Miami a city and resort in southeastern Florida on Biscayne Bay; the best known city in Florida
part: Miami_Beach a city in southeastern Florida on an island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean; known for fashionable resort hotels
part: Orlando a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World
part: Walt_Disney_World a large amusement park established in 1971 southwest of Orlando
part: Palm_Beach a resort town in southeast Florida on an island on the Atlantic coast
part: Panama_City.Florida__panamacity a resort and fishing town on the Gulf of Mexico in northwest Florida
part: Pensacola a town in extreme northwest Florida
part: Sarasota a town in west central Florida on the Gulf of Mexico
part: St._Augustine__Saint_Augustine a resort city in northeastern Florida; the oldest city in the United States
part: St._Petersburg__Saint_Petersburg a city in western Florida on Tampa Bay; a popular winter resort
part: Tallahassee__capital_of_Florida capital of the state of Florida; located in northern Florida
part: Tampa a resort city in western Florida; located on Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico
part: West_Palm_Beach a town in southeast Florida on the mainland opposite Palm Beach; founded as a commercial center for Palm Beach
part: Apalachicola_River__Apalachicola a river in northwestern Florida formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee River and the Flint River at the Florida border
part: Biscayne_Bay a narrow bay formed by an inlet from the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Florida
part: Cape_Canaveral__Cape_Kennedy a sandy promontory (formerly Cape Kennedy) extending into the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island off the eastern coast of Florida; the site of a NASA center for spaceflight
part: Everglades a large subtropical swamp in southern Florida that is noted for its wildlife
part: Florida_keys__key__cay a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
part: Lake_Okeechobee__Okeechobee a lake in southeast Florida north of the Everglades
part: Okefenokee_Swamp a large swampy area of northeast Florida and southeast Georgia
part: Tampa_Bay an arm of the Gulf of Mexico in west central Florida
part: Louisiana__Pelican_State__LA a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
part: Alexandria a town in Louisiana on the Red River
part: Baton_Rouge__capital_of_Louisiana capital of Louisiana
part: Baton_Rouge_Bridge a cantilever bridge across the Mississippi at Baton Rouge
part: Lafayette.Louisiana__lafayette a town in south central Louisiana; settled by Acadians
part: Monroe.Louisiana__monroe a town in north central Louisiana
part: Morgan_City a town in southeast Louisiana south of Baton Rouge
part: New_Orleans a port and largest city in Louisiana; located in southeastern Louisiana near the mouth of the Mississippi river; jazz originated among black musicians in the late 19th century; Mardi Gras is celebrated here each year
part: Fat_Tuesday__Mardi_Gras the pre-Lenten festival of Shrove Tuesday
part: Greater_New_Orleans_Bridge twin cantilever bridges across the Mississippi at New Orleans
part: faubourg a New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits; used in combination with the names of various quarters of the city: "in Faubourg Sainte Marie"
part: Shreveport a city in northwest Louisiana on the Red River near the Texas border
part: Ouachita_River__Ouachita a river that rises in western Arkansas and flows southeast into eastern Louisiana to become a tributary of the Red River
part: Mississippi__Magnolia_State__MS a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
part: siege_of_Vicksburg__Vicksburg a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered
part: Biloxi.Mississippi__biloxi a old town in southern Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico
part: Columbus.Mississippi__columbu a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama
part: Greenville a town in western Mississippi on the Mississippi River north of Vicksburg
part: Hattiesburg a town in southeast Mississippi
part: Jackson.Mississippi__jackson__capitalofmississippi capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl river
part: Meridian a town in eastern Mississippi
part: Natchez a town in southwest Mississippi on the Mississippi River
part: Tupelo a town in northeast Mississippi
part: Vicksburg a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River west of Jackson; focus of an important campaign during the American Civil War as the Union fought to control the Mississippi River and so to cut the Confederacy into two halves
part: Yazoo_River__Yazoo a river that rises in west central Mississippi and flows southwest to empty into the Mississippi River above Vicksburg
part: Texas__Lone-Star_State__TX the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
part: Big_Bend_National_Park a large national park in Texas featuring mountains and desert and canyons and wildlife
part: Guadalupe_Mountains_National_Park a national park in Texas that has the highest point in Texas; includes desert wilderness and the ancient Apache hunting grounds
part: Abilene a city in central Texas
part: Amarillo a city in the northern panhandle of Texas
part: Austin__capital_of_Texas state capital of Texas and site of the University of Texas
part: Beaumont a city of southeastern Texas near Houston
part: Brownsville a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing ships
part: Bryan a town of east central Texas
part: Corpus_Christi a city in southern Texas on an arm of the Gulf of Mexico
part: Dallas a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas
part: Del_Rio a town in southwest Texas on the Rio Grande west of San Antonio
part: El_Paso a city in western Texas on the Mexican border; located on the Rio Grande river opposite the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez
part: Fort_Worth a city in northern Texas
part: Galveston a town in southeast Texas on Galveston Island
part: Galveston_Island an island at the entrance of Galveston Bay
part: Houston the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
part: Laredo a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande
part: Lubbock a city in northwest Texas south of Amarillo
part: Lufkin a town in eastern Texas
part: McAllen a town in southern Texas on the Rio Grande
part: Midland a town in west central Texas
part: Odessa a city in western Texas
part: Paris.Texas__pari a town in northeast Texas
part: San_Angelo a town in west central Texas; formerly a notorious frontier town
part: San_Antonio a city of south central Texas; site of the Alamo
part: Alamo the mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico
part: Sherman a town in northeastern Texas near the Oklahoma border
part: Texarkana.Texas__texarkana a town in northeast Texas adjacent to Texarkana, Arkansas
part: Tyler a town in northeast Texas
part: Victoria.Texas__victoria a town in southeast Texas southeast of San Antonio
part: Waco a city in east central Texas
part: Wichita_Falls a city in north central Texas near the Oklahoma border
part: Brazos_River__Brazos a river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico
part: Canadian_River__Canadian a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma
part: Colorado_River.Texas__coloradoriver__Colorado a river in Texas; flows southeast into the Gulf of Mexico
part: Galveston_Bay an arm of the Gulf of Mexico in Texas south of Houston
part: Guadalupe_Mountains a mountain range in southern New Mexico and western Texas; the southern extension of the Sacramento Mountains
part: Llano_Estacado a large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great Plains
part: Sabine_River__Sabine a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico
part: Deep_South the southeastern region of the United States: South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama and Mississippi and Louisiana; prior to the American Civil War all these states produced cotton and permitted slavery
part: Tidewater the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia
part: Piedmont the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama
part: Carolina the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
part: Sunbelt states in the south and southwest that have a warm climate and tend to be politically conservative
part: North_USA the region of the United States lying north of the Mason-Dixon line
part: Dakota.geographical_area__dakota the area of the states of North Dakota and South Dakota
part: Alaska__Last_Frontier__AK a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union; "Alaska is the largest state in the United States"
part: Alaskan_pipeline__trans-Alaska_ppipeline an oil pipeline that runs 800 miles from wells at Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez
part: Iditarod_Trail a trail that extends 1,100 miles from Anchorage over the Alaska Range to Nome
part: Denali_National_Park a large national park in Alaska having peaks of the Alaska Range (including Mount McKinley) and the huge Denali fault
part: Gates_of_the_Arctic_National_Park a large national park in Alaska featuring the Great Mendenhall Glacier
part: Katmai_National_Park a national park in Alaska featuring mountains
part: Kenai_Fjords_National_Park a national park in Alaska having mountains and whale watching and ancient Indian copper mines
part: Kobuk_Valley_National_Park a national park in Alaska having mountains and forests and tundra and sand dunes and archeological sites
part: Lake_Clark_National_Park a national park in Alaska having Eskimo and Athabascan Indian archeological sites
part: Wrangell-St._Elias_National_Park the largest national park of the United States; located in Alaska
part: Aleutian_Islands__Aleutians an archipelago in the North Pacific extending southwestern from Alaska
part: Juneau__capital_of_Alaska the state capital of Alaska
part: Anchorage a city in south central Alaska; "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska"
part: Nome a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century
part: Valdez a port on Alaska's southern coast from which oil is shipped to markets around the world
part: Alaska_Peninsula a peninsula in southwestern Alaska (a continuation of the Aleutian Islands)
part: Seward_Peninsula a peninsula in western Alaska that projects westward into the Bering Sea just below the Arctic Circle
part: Alexander_Archipelago a group of islands off southeastern Alaska
part: Admiralty_Island an Alaskan island in the Alexander Archipelago near Juneau
part: Alaska_Peninsula.peninsula__alaskapeninsula a peninsula of southwestern Alaska
part: Alaska_Range a mountain range in south central Alaska; contains Mount McKinley
part: Mount_McKinley__McKinley__Mt._McKinley__Denali a mountain in south central Alaska; the highest peak in North America (20,300 feet high)
part: North_Peak 19,370 feet high
part: Denali_Fault a major open geological fault in Alaska
part: Kodiak_Island__Kodiak an island off southern Alaska in the Gulf of Alaska; site of the first European settlement in the area which was founded by the Russians in 1784
part: Mount_McKinley__McKinley__Mt._McKinley__Denali a mountain in south central Alaska; the highest peak in North America (20,300 feet high)
part: Great_Mendenhall_Glacier__Mendenhall_Glacier a glacier of the Piedmont type near Juneau in Alaska
part: Prudhoe_Bay a bay on the northern coast of Alaska where oil was discovered in 1968
part: St._Elias_Range__St._Elias_Mountains a range of mountains between Alaska and the Yukon territory
part: Arizona__Grand_Canyon_State__AZ a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
part: Grand_Canyon_National_Park a national park in Arizona including the mile deep canyon of the Colorado River which shows geologic features and fossil plants and animals
part: Petrified_Forest_National_Park a national park in Arizona having the world's largest collection of petrified coniferous trees
part: Flagstaff a town in north central Arizona; site of an important observatory
part: Nogales.Arizona__nogale a town in Arizona on the Mexican border opposite Nogales, Mexico
part: Phoenix.Arizona__phoenix__capitalofarizona the state capital and largest city of Arizona
part: Prescott a town in central Arizona
part: Tucson a city in southeastern Arizona
part: Yuma.Arizona__yuma a town in southwestern Arizona on the Colorado River and the California border
part: Gila_Desert a desert area in southern Arizona
part: Painted_Desert a desert on a high plateau in northeastern Arizona
part: Colorado_River__Colorado a river in southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; an important source of water in the southwestern United States
part: Colorado_Plateau a large plateau south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River is carved out of the southwestern corner
part: Grand_Canyon the enormous gorge of the Colorado River in northern Arizona
part: Gila_River__Gila a river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River
part: Grand_Canyon the enormous gorge of the Colorado River in northern Arizona
part: Arkansas__Land_of_Opportunity__AR a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
part: Hot_Springs_National_Park a national park in Arkansas featuring ancient hot springs; bathing is said to have therapeutic effects
part: Fayetteville a university town in northwestern Arkansas in the Ozarks
part: Fort_Smith a town in western Arkansas on the Arkansas River at the Oklahoma border
part: Hot_Springs a town in west central Arkansas; a health resort noted for thermal springs
part: Jonesboro a town in northeast Arkansas
part: Little_Rock__capital_of_Arkansas the state capital and largest city of Arkansas in the central part of Arkansas on the Arkansas River
part: Pine_Bluff a town in southeast central Arkansas on the Arkansas River
part: Texarkana.Arkansas__texarkana a town in southwest Arkansas on the Texas border adjacent to Texarkana, Texas
part: Arkansas_River__Arkansas a river that rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and flows southeast through Kansas and Oklahoma and through Arkansas to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
part: Ouachita_River__Ouachita a river that rises in western Arkansas and flows southeast into eastern Louisiana to become a tributary of the Red River
part: Ozarks__Ozark_Mountains__Ozark_Plateau an area of low mountains in northwestern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma
part: California__Golden_State__CA a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
part: Colorado_Desert an arid region of southeastern California
part: Channel_Islands_National_Park a national park in California featuring sea birds and marine life
part: Kings_Canyon_National_Park a national park in California that has giant sequoia trees and alpine lakes and glaciers
part: Lassen_Volcanic_National_Park a national park in California having mountains and volcanic lakes and hot springs
part: Redwood_National_Park a national park in California featuring a redwood forest and Pacific Ocean coastline
part: Sequoia_National_Park a national park in California that includes Mount Whitney
part: Yosemite_National_Park a national park in California famous for its waterfalls and rock formations
part: Anaheim a city in southern California (southeast of Los Angeles); site of Disneyland
part: Disneyland an amusement park in Anaheim created in 1955 by Walt Disney
part: Bakersfield a city in south central California at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley
part: Barstow a town in southeastern California
part: Berkeley a city in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; site of the University of California at Berkeley
part: Beverly_Hills a city in southwestern California surrounded by Los Angeles; home of many Hollywood actors
part: Eureka a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean
part: Fresno a city in south central California in the San Joaquin Valley; center of an important agricultural area
part: Long_Beach a city in southern California
part: Los_Angeles__City_of_the_Angels a city in southern California; most populous city of California
part: Santa_Catalina__Catalina_Island an island resort in the Pacific off the southwestern coast of California
part: Monterey a town in western California south of San Francisco on a peninsula at the southern end of Monterey Bay
part: Oakland a city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco
part: Palo_Alto a university town in California
part: Stanford_University__Stanford a university in California
part: Pasadena a city in southwestern California east of Los Angeles
part: Redding a town in north central California on the Sacramento River
part: Riverside a city in southern California
part: Sacramento__capital_of_California a city in north central California; capital of California
part: San_Bernadino a city in southern California east of Los Angeles
part: San_Diego a city of southern California on San Diego Bay near the Mexican border; site of an important naval base
part: San_Diego_Bay a bay of the Pacific in southern California
part: San_Francisco a port in western California; has one of the world's finest harbors; site of the Golden Gate Bridge
part: Golden_Gate_Bridge a suspension bridge across the Golden Gate
part: Nob_Hill a fashionable neighborhood in San Francisco
part: San_Francisco_Bay a bay of the Pacific in western California
part: San_Jose.California__sanjose a city in western California southeast of San Francisco; a center for computer and electronics industries
part: San_Mateo a town in California south of San Francisco
part: San_Pablo a town in western California north of Oakland on an arm of San Francisco Bay
part: Santa_Ana.California__santaana a city in southern California east of Long Beach
part: Santa_Barbara a town in southwestern California on the Pacific Ocean
part: Santa_Clara a city of west central California; residential area with light industry
part: Big_Sur a picturesque coastal region of California south of San Francisco
part: Silicon_Valley a region in California south of San Francisco that is noted for its concentration of high-technology industries
part: Death_Valley a desert area in eastern California and southern Nevada; the lowest point in North America
part: Mojave_Desert__Mojave__Mohave__Mohave_Desert a desert area in southern California
part: Death_Valley a desert area in eastern California and southern Nevada; the lowest point in North America
part: Golden_Gate a strait in western California that connects the San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean; discovered in 1579 by Sir Francis Drake
part: Klamath_River__Klamath a river flowing southwest from Oregon through northern California to the Pacific Ocean
part: Monterey_Bay an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in western California
part: Sacramento_River a river in northern California rising near Mount Shasta and flowing south to the San Francisco Bay
part: San_Andreas_Fault a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes
part: San_Joaquin_Valley a vast valley in central California known for its rich farmland
part: Mount_Shasta__Shasta a volcanic mountain peak in the Cascade Range in northern California (14,162 feet high)
part: Sierra_Nevada_Mountains__Sierra_Nevada__High_Sierra a mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount Whitney
part: Mount_Whitney__Whitney the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range in California (14,494 feet high)
part: Colorado__Centennial_State__CO a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
part: Mesa_Verde_National_Park a national park in Colorado containing prehistoric cliff dwellings; semiarid landscape
part: Rocky_Mountain_National_Park a national park in Colorado having mountains and lakes and streams and forests
part: Boulder a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town
part: Colorado_Springs a city in east central Colorado; popular tourist center and site of the United States Air Force Academy
part: Denver__Mile-High_City__capital_of_Colorado the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
part: Pueblo.Colorado__pueblo a city in Colorado south of Colorado Springs
part: Arkansas_River__Arkansas a river that rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and flows southeast through Kansas and Oklahoma and through Arkansas to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
part: Colorado_River__Colorado a river in southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; an important source of water in the southwestern United States
part: Colorado_Plateau a large plateau south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River is carved out of the southwestern corner
part: North_Platte_River__North_Platte a river that rises in northern Colorado and flows northward into Wyoming and then eastward and southeastward through Nebraska where it joins the South Platte to form the Platte River
part: Pike's_Peak a mountain peak in the Rockies in central Colorado (14,109 feet high)
part: Mount_Sherman__Sherman a peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,036 feet high)
part: District_of_Columbia__DC the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington
part: Washington__American_capital__capital_of_the_United_States the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia
part: Capitol_Building__Capitol the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet
part: Lincoln_Memorial memorial building in Washington containing a large marble statue of Abraham Lincoln
part: Washington_Monument a tall stone obelisk in Washington honoring George Washington
part: White_House.residence__whitehouse the government building that serves as the residence and office of the President of the United States
part: Oval_Office the office of the President of the United States in the White House
part: Capitol_Hill__the_Hill a hill in Washington, D.C., where the capitol building sits and Congress meets; "they are debating the budget today on Capital Hill"
part: Georgetown a section of northwestern Washington DC
part: Georgia__Empire_State_of_the_South__Peach_State__GA a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
part: Kennesaw_Mountain battle of the American Civil War (1864); Union forces under William Tecumseh Sherman were repulsed by Confederate troops under Joseph Eggleston Johnston
part: Albany.Georgia__albany a town in southwest Georgia; processing center for peanuts and pecans
part: Atlanta__capital_of_Georgia state capital and largest city of Georgia; plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War
part: battle_of_Atlanta__Atlanta Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying Atlanta and burned the city; 1864
part: Athens.Georgia__athen a university town in northeast Georgia
part: Augusta.Georgia__augusta a city in eastern Georgia north-northwest of Savannah; noted for golf tournaments
part: Macon a city in central Georgia southeast of Atlanta
part: Oxford.Mississippi__oxford a university town in northern Mississippi; home of William Faulkner
part: Savannah a port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah river
part: Chattahoochee_River__Chattahoochee a river rising in northern Georgia and flowing southwest and south to join the Flint River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River
part: Flint_River__Flint a river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River
part: Okefenokee_Swamp a large swampy area of northeast Florida and southeast Georgia
part: Hawaii__Aloha_State__HI a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
part: Haleakala_National_Park a national park in Hawaii including a dormant volcano
part: Hawaii_Volcanoes_National_Park a national park in Hawaii featuring active volcanoes
part: Hilo a town in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii
part: Idaho__Gem_State__ID a state in the Rocky Mountains
part: Yellowstone_National_Park the first national park in the United States; located in the border area between Wyoming and Montana and Idaho; spectacular wilderness; famous for Old Faithful geyser and for buffalo and bears
part: Old_Faithful a geyser in Yellowstone National Park that erupts for about 4 minutes about every 65 minutes
part: Boise__capital_of_Idaho the capital and largest city of Idaho
part: Coeur_d'Alene a town in the northern panhandle of Idaho; popular resort area
part: Idaho_Falls a town in southeastern Idaho on the Snake River
part: Lewiston.Idaho__lewiston a town in northwestern Idaho
part: Nampa a town in southwestern Idaho
part: Pocatello a university town in southeastern Idaho
part: Twin_Falls.Idaho__twinfall a town in south central Idaho near the Twin Falls of the Snake River
part: Kentucky__Bluegrass_State__KY a state in east central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
part: Mammoth_Cave_National_Park a national park in Kentucky having a large cavern and an underground river
part: Bowling_Green a town in southern Kentucky
part: Frankfort__capital_of_Kentucky the capital of Kentucky; located in northern Kentucky
part: Lexington.Kentucky__lexington a city in eastern Kentucky; noted for raising thoroughbred horses
part: Louisville the largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby
part: Churchill_Downs a racetrack for horse races in Louisville; site of the Kentucky Derby
part: Owensboro a town in northwestern Kentucky on the Ohio River; a tobacco market
part: Paducah a town in western Kentucky on the Ohio River
part: Cumberland_River__Cumberland a river that rises in southeastern Kentucky and flows westward through northern Tennessee to become a tributary of the Ohio River in southwestern Kentucky
part: Tennessee_River__Tennessee a river formed by the confluence of two other rivers near Knoxville; it follows a U-shaped course to become a tributary of the Ohio River in western Kentucky
part: Montana__Treasure_State__MT a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border
part: Battle_of_the_Little_Bighorn__Little_Bighorn__Battle_of_Little_Bighorn__Custer's_Last_Stand a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between General Custer's cavalry and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command
part: Yellowstone_National_Park the first national park in the United States; located in the border area between Wyoming and Montana and Idaho; spectacular wilderness; famous for Old Faithful geyser and for buffalo and bears
part: Bozeman a town in southwestern Montana; gateway to Yellowstone National Park
part: Billings the largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river
part: Great_Falls a town in central Montana on the Missouri river; a center of extensive hydroelectric power
part: Helena__capital_of_Montana capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
part: Missoula a university town in western Montana
part: Bighorn_River__Bighorn a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana
part: Little_Bighorn_River__Little_Bighorn__Little_Horn a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand
part: Little_Missouri_River__Little_Missouri a river that rises in northeastern Wyoming and flows through Montana and South Dakota to join the Missouri River in North Dakota
part: Milk_River__Milk a river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
part: Nevada__Silver_State__Battle_Born_State__Sagebrush_State__NV a state in the western United States
part: Hoover_Dam a large dam on the Colorado River in Nevada
part: Carson_City__capital_of_Nevada capital of the state of Nevada; located in western Nevada
part: Las_Vegas largest city in Nevada; located in southeastern Nevada; famous for entertainment and gambling
part: Reno a city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage
part: Death_Valley a desert area in eastern California and southern Nevada; the lowest point in North America
part: New_Mexico__Land_of_Enchantment__NM a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border
part: Carlsbad_Caverns_National_Park a national park in New Mexico featuring what is probably the world's largest cavern with spectacular underground formations
part: Albuquerque the largest city in New Mexico; located in central New Mexico on the Rio Grande river
part: Carlsbad a town in southeastern New Mexico on the Pecos River near the Mexican border; potash deposits
part: Farmington.New_Mexico__farmington a town in northwestern New Mexico
part: Gallup a town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border
part: Las_Cruces a town in southern New Mexico on the Rio Grande
part: Los_Alamos a town in north central New Mexico; in 1942 it was chosen as a nuclear research site where the first atomic bombs were produced
part: Roswell a town in southeast New Mexico
part: Santa_Fe__capital_of_New_Mexico capital of the state of New Mexico; located in north central New Mexico
part: Silver_City a town in southwestern New Mexico
part: Taos an artist colony in northern New Mexico
part: Brazos_River__Brazos a river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico
part: Canadian_River__Canadian a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma
part: Carlsbad_Caverns a group of caverns in southeastern New Mexico noted for their stalactites and stalagmites
part: Cimarron_River__Cimarron a river that rises in northeastern New Mexico and flows eastward into Oklahoma where it becomes a tributary of the Arkansas River
part: Colorado_Plateau a large plateau south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River is carved out of the southwestern corner
part: Gila_River__Gila a river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River
part: Guadalupe_Mountains a mountain range in southern New Mexico and western Texas; the southern extension of the Sacramento Mountains
part: Llano_Estacado a large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great Plains
part: Sacramento_Mountains mountain range in New Mexico east of the Rio Grande
part: Wheeler_Peak a mountain peak in northeastern New Mexico in the Rocky Mountains
part: North_Carolina__Old_North_State__Tar_Heel_State__NC a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies
part: Great_Smoky_Mountains_National_Park a national park in Tennessee and North Carolina that includes the highest mountain in the eastern United States
part: Cape_Fear a cape in southeastern North Carolina extending into the Atlantic Ocean
part: Cape_Hatteras a promontory on Hatteras Island off the Atlantic coast of North Carolina; "frequent storms drive ships to their destruction on Cape Hatteras"
part: Hatteras_Island a barrier island running parallel to the North Carolina shore
part: Raleigh__capital_of_North_Carolina capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east central part of the North Carolina
part: Asheville a town in western North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains west of Charlotte
part: Chappel_Hill a town in central North Carolina; site of the University of North Carolina
part: Charlotte the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
part: Durham a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University
part: Fayetteville.North_Carolina__fayetteville a town in south central North Carolina
part: Greensboro a city of north central North Carolina
part: Greenville.North_Carolina__greenville a city in eastern North Carolina; tobacco market
part: Wilmington.North_Carolina__wilmington a town in southeastern North Carolina on the Cape Fear River
part: Winston-Salem a city of north central North Carolina
part: Cape_Fear_River a river in North Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Fear
part: North_Dakota__Peace_Garden_State__ND a state of north central United States bordering on Canada
part: Theodore_Roosevelt_Memorial_National_Park a national park in North Dakota that includes the site of former President Theodore Roosevelt's ranch
part: Bismarck__capital_of_North_Dakota capital of the state of North Dakota; located in south central North Dakota overlooking the Missouri river
part: Fargo largest city in North Dakota; located in eastern North Dakota on the Red river
part: James_River__James a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri
part: Little_Missouri_River__Little_Missouri a river that rises in northeastern Wyoming and flows through Montana and South Dakota to join the Missouri River in North Dakota
part: Oklahoma__Sooner_State__OK a state in south central United States
part: Platt_National_Park a national park in Oklahoma having mineral springs
part: Bartlesville a town in northeastern Oklahoma
part: Enid a town in north central Oklahoma
part: Lawton a town in southwest Oklahoma
part: McAlester a town in southeastern Oklahoma
part: Muskogee.Oklahoma__muskogee a town in eastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas River
part: Oklahoma_City__capital_of_Oklahoma capital and largest city of Oklahoma
part: Tulsa a major city of northeastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas river
part: Arkansas_River__Arkansas a river that rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and flows southeast through Kansas and Oklahoma and through Arkansas to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
part: Canadian_River__Canadian a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma
part: Cimarron_River__Cimarron a river that rises in northeastern New Mexico and flows eastward into Oklahoma where it becomes a tributary of the Arkansas River
part: Llano_Estacado a large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great Plains
part: Neosho_River__Neosho a river that rises in eastern Kansas and flows eastward into Oklahoma to become a tributary of the Arkansas River
part: Oregon__Beaver_State__OR a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
part: Crater_Lake_National_Park a national park in Oregon having the deepest lake in the United States in the crater of an extinct volcano
part: Bend a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
part: Eugene a city in eastern Oregon on the Willamette River; site of a university
part: Klamath_Falls a town in southern Oregon near the California border
part: Medford.Oregon__medford a town in southwestern Oregon; a summer resort
part: Portland.Oregon__portland largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River
part: Salem.Oregon__salem__capital_of_Oregon capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River
part: Klamath_River__Klamath a river flowing southwest from Oregon through northern California to the Pacific Ocean
part: Willamette_River__Willamette a river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland
part: South_Carolina__Palmetto_State__SC a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies
part: battle_of_Cowpens__Cowpens battle in the American Revolutionary War; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the British
part: Columbia.South_Carolina__columbia__capital_of_South_Carolina capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in central South Carolina
part: Charleston.South_Carolina__charleston a port city in southeastern South Carolina
part: Florence a town in northeast South Carolina; transportation center
part: Greenville.South_Carolina__greenville a town in northwest South Carolina in the Piedmont
part: Savannah_River__Savannah a river in South Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic
part: South_Dakota__Coyote_State__Mount_Rushmore_State__SD a state in north central United States
part: Bad_Lands__Badlands an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska
part: Badlands_National_Park a national park in South Dakota having multicolored peaks and spires resulting from erosion; fossil sites
part: Wind_Cave_National_Park a national park in South Dakota featuring bison herds and limestone caverns
part: Aberdeen.South_Dakota__aberdeen a town in northeastern South Dakota
part: Pierre__capital_of_South_Dakota capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
part: Rapid_City a town in southwestern South Dakota in the eastern part of the Black Hills
part: Sioux_Falls largest city in South Dakota; located in southeastern South Dakota
part: Black_Hills mountains in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming
part: Black_Hills.range_of_mountains__blackhill mountains in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming; sacred to the Sioux (whites settling in the Black Hills led to the Battle of Little Bighorn); site of Mount Rushmore
part: Mount_Rushmore__Rushmore__Mt._Rushmore a mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota; site of the likenesses of Washington and Jefferson and Lincoln and Roosevelt carved on it
part: James_River__James a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri
part: Little_Missouri_River__Little_Missouri a river that rises in northeastern Wyoming and flows through Montana and South Dakota to join the Missouri River in North Dakota
part: Mount_Rushmore__Rushmore__Mt._Rushmore a mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota; site of the likenesses of Washington and Jefferson and Lincoln and Roosevelt carved on it
part: Tennessee__Volunteer_State__TN a state in east central United States
part: battle_of_Chattanooga__Chattanooga in the American Civil War (1863) the Union armies of Hooker, Thomas, and Sherman under the command of Ulysses S. Grant won a decisive victory over the Confederate Army under Braxton Bragg
part: battle_of_Shiloh__Shiloh__battle_of_Pittsburgh_Landing the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but is was not a Union victory
part: Great_Smoky_Mountains_National_Park a national park in Tennessee and North Carolina that includes the highest mountain in the eastern United States
part: Chattanooga a city in eastern Tennessee
part: Columbia.Tennessee__columbia a town in west central Tennessee
part: Jackson.Tennessee__jackson a town in western Tennessee
part: Johnson_City a town in northeast Tennessee
part: Knoxville a city in eastern Tennessee on the Tennessee River
part: Memphis.Tennessee__memphi largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on the Mississippi River
part: Nashville__capital_of_Tennessee capital of the state of Tennessee; located in the north central part of the state; known for country music
part: Cumberland_River__Cumberland a river that rises in southeastern Kentucky and flows westward through northern Tennessee to become a tributary of the Ohio River in southwestern Kentucky
part: Tennessee_River__Tennessee a river formed by the confluence of two other rivers near Knoxville; it follows a U-shaped course to become a tributary of the Ohio River in western Kentucky
part: Utah__Beehive_State__Mormon_State__UT a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young
part: Arches_National_Park a national park in Utah including mountains and the Colorado River gorge and huge rock formations caused by erosion
part: Bruce_Canyon_National_Park a national park in Utah having multicolored rock erosions
part: Canyonlands_National_Park a national park in Utah having rock formations and ancient cliff dwellings; canyons of the Green River and the Colorado River
part: Capitol_Reef_National_Park a national park in Utah having colorful rock formations and desert plants and wildlife
part: Zion_National_Park a national park in Utah having huge canyons and gorges carved by mountain rivers
part: Ogden a town in northern Utah settled by Mormons
part: Provo a town in north central Utah settled by Mormons
part: Salt_Lake_City__capital_of_Utah the capital and largest city of Utah; located near the Great Salt Lake in north central Utah; world capital of the Mormon Church
part: Colorado_River__Colorado a river in southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; an important source of water in the southwestern United States
part: Colorado_Plateau a large plateau south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River is carved out of the southwestern corner
part: Great_Salt_Lake a shallow body of salt water in northwestern Utah
part: Green_River__Green a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River
part: Virginia__Old_Dominion__Old_Dominion_State__VA a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
part: Shenandoah_National_Park a national park in Virginia for the Blue Ridge Mountains
part: Richmond__capital_of_Virginia capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
part: Blacksburg a university town in southwestern Virginia (west of Roanoke) in the Allegheny Mountains
part: Jamestown a former village on the James River in Virginia north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607
part: Newport_News a port city in southeastern Virginia at the mouth of the James River off Hampton Roads; large shipyards
part: Norfolk largest city of Virginia; located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River; headquarters of the United States Atlantic fleet
part: Lynchburg a city in central Virginia
part: Portsmouth.port__portsmouth a port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards
part: Roanoke a city in southwestern Virginia
part: Mount_Vernon the former residence of George Washington; in northeastern Virginia overlooking the Potomac river
part: Chesapeake_Bay a large inlet of the North Atlantic between Virginia and Maryland; fed by Susquehanna River
part: Elizabeth_River a short river in southeastern Virginia flowing between Norfolk and Portsmouth into Hampton Roads
part: Hampton_Roads.channel__hamptonroad a channel in southeastern Virginia through which the Elizabeth River and the James River flow into Chesapeake Bay
part: Hampton_Roads a naval battle of the American Civil War (1862); the indecisive battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac
part: James__James_River a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads
part: Shenandoah_Valley a large valley between the Allegheny Mountains and the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Virginia; site of numerous battles during the American Civil War
part: Washington_State__Washington__Evergreen_State__WA a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
part: Mount_Ranier_National_Park a national park in Washington having mountain terrain featuring glaciers and alpine lakes and streams and swamps
part: North_Cascades_National_Park a national park in Washington that is an alpine wilderness area featuring gold rush and logging campsites
part: Olympic_National_Park a national park in Washington having rain forests of giant evergreens
part: Aberdeen.Washington__aberdeen a town in western Washington
part: Bellingham a town in northeastern Washington on a bay near the Canadian border
part: Kennewick a town in southern Washington on the Columbia River
part: Olympia.Washington_State__olympia__capitalofwashington capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound
part: Seattle largest city in Washington; located in west central Washington; a major port of entry
part: Spokane a city in eastern Washington near the Idaho border
part: Tacoma a city in west central Washington on an arm of Puget Sound south of Seattle
part: Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge a suspension bridge across Puget Sound at Tacoma
part: Vancouver.Washington__vancouver a town in southwestern Washington on the Columbia River across from Portland, Oregon
part: Walla_Walla a town in southeastern Washington near the Oregon border
part: Yakima a town in south central Washington
part: Mount_Saint_Helens__Mount_St._Helens__Mt._St._Helens an active volcano in the Cascade Range in southwestern Washington; erupted violently in 1980 after 123 years of inactivity
part: Mount_Adams__Adams a mountain peak in southwestern Washington in the Cascade Range (12,307 feet high)
part: Columbia_River__Columbia a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring
part: Puget_Sound an inlet of the North Pacific in northwestern Washington State
part: Mount_Ranier__Ranier__Mt._Ranier__Mount_Tacoma a mountain peak in central Washington; highest peak in the Cascade Range; (14,410 feet high)
part: West_Virginia__Mountain_State__WV a state in east central United States
part: Beckley a city in southern West Virginia
part: Charleston.West_Virginia__charleston__capital_of_West_Virginia state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river
part: Clarksburg a city in northern West Virginia
part: Fayetteville.West_Virginia__fayetteville a town in central West Virginia on the New river
part: New_River_Gorge_Bridge a steel arch bridge across New River at Fayetteville, West Virginia
part: Huntington a city of western West Virginia on the Ohio river at the mouth of the Kanawha
part: Morgantown a city in northern West Virginia on the Monongahela river near the Pennsylvania border; site of the University of West Virginia
part: Parkersburg a city in northwestern West Virginia on the Ohio river
part: Wheeling a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
part: Kanawha_River__Kanawha a tributary of the Ohio River in West Virginia
part: Monongahela_River__Monongahela a river that rises in northern West Virginia and flows north into Pennsylvania where it joins the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River
part: Wyoming__Equality_State__WY a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east
part: Grand_Teton_National_Park a national park in Wyoming featuring mountains
part: Yellowstone_National_Park the first national park in the United States; located in the border area between Wyoming and Montana and Idaho; spectacular wilderness; famous for Old Faithful geyser and for buffalo and bears
part: Black_Hills mountains in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming
part: Casper a city of east central Wyoming on the North Platte river
part: Cheyenne.Wyoming__cheyenne__capital_of_Wyoming the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the southeastern corner of the state
part: Jackson.Wyoming__jackson a town in western Wyoming
part: Lander a town in central Wyoming
part: Laramie a university town in southeast Wyoming
part: Rock_Springs a town of southwest Wyoming near the Utah border
part: Bighorn_River__Bighorn a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana
part: Black_Hills.range_of_mountains__blackhill mountains in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming; sacred to the Sioux (whites settling in the Black Hills led to the Battle of Little Bighorn); site of Mount Rushmore
part: Green_River__Green a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River
part: Little_Bighorn_River__Little_Bighorn__Little_Horn a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand
part: Little_Missouri_River__Little_Missouri a river that rises in northeastern Wyoming and flows through Montana and South Dakota to join the Missouri River in North Dakota
part: North_Platte_River__North_Platte a river that rises in northern Colorado and flows northward into Wyoming and then eastward and southeastward through Nebraska where it joins the South Platte to form the Platte River
part: Teton_Range a mountain range in northwest Wyoming; contains the Grand Teton
part: Grand_Teton a mountain peak in northwestern Wyoming; the highest peak in the Teton Range (13,766 feet high)
part: Great_Lakes a group of 5 lakes in central North America
part: Mississippi_River__Mississippi a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico
part: Missouri_River__Missouri the longest river in the United States; arises in Montana and flows southeastward to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis
part: Niagara_River__Niagara a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York
part: Niobrara_River__Niobrara a tributary of the Missouri River
part: Ohio_River__Ohio a river that is formed in western Pennsylvania and flows westward to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
part: Pecos_River__Pecos a tributary of the Rio Grande
part: Pee_Dee_River__Pee_Dee a North American River; flows to the Atlantic
part: Red_River__Red a tributary of the Mississippi River
part: Republican_River__Republican a tributary of the Kansas River
part: Rio_Grande__Rio_Bravo a North American river; boundary between the United States and Mexico; flows into Gulf of Mexico
part: Saint_Francis_River__Saint_Francis__St._Francis__St._Francis_River a tributary of the Mississippi River
part: Saint_Johns_River__Saint_Johns__St._Johns__St._Johns_River a North American river; flows into the Bay of Fundy
part: Saint_Lawrence_River__Saint_Lawrence__St._Lawrence__St._Lawrence_River a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic
part: Salmon_River__Salmon a tributary of the Snake River
part: Snake_River__Snake a tributary of the Columbia River
part: Twin_Falls.Snake_River__twinfall__Twin a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho
part: South_Platte_River__South_Platte a tributary of the Platte River
part: Susquehanna_River__Susquehanna a river in the eastern United States that flows into Chesapeake Bay
part: Tombigbee_River__Tombigbee a tributary of the Mobile River
part: Twin_Falls.Snake_River__twinfall__Twin a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho
part: Wabash_River__Wabash a tributary of the Ohio River
part: White_River__White a tributary of the Mississippi River
part: Wisconsin_River__Wisconsin a tributary of the Mississippi River
part: Yellowstone_River__Yellowstone a tributary of the Missouri River
part: Yosemite_Falls__Yosemite a series of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park in California; is reduced to a trickle for part of each year
part: Yukon_River__Yukon a North American river; flows into the Bering Sea
part: Coast_Range__Coast_Mountains a string of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America from southeastern Alaska to Lower California
part: Cascades__Cascade_Range a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range
part: Great_Plains a vast prairie region extending from Alberta and Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada south through the west central United States into Texas; formerly inhabited by Native Americans
part: dust_bowl a region subject to dust storms; especially the central region of United States subject to dust storms in the 1930s
part: Llano_Estacado a large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great Plains
part: Rockies__Rocky_Mountains the chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divide
part: Mount_Elbert the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,431 feet high)
part: Pike's_Peak a mountain peak in the Rockies in central Colorado (14,109 feet high)
part: Wheeler_Peak a mountain peak in northeastern New Mexico in the Rocky Mountains
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