#the_Americas__America  North and South America
  supertype:  #dry_land__dryland__land__earth__solid_ground__solidground__terrafirma  the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
  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
  part:  #South_America  a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama
     part:  #South_American_country__South_American_nation  countries occupying the South American continent
     part:  #Argentina__Argentine_Republic__the_Argentine  a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America
        part:  #Patagonia  region in southern South America between the Andes and the South Atlantic
           part:  #Patagonian_Desert  a semi-arid region in southern South America
        part:  #Buenos_Aires__capital_of_Argentina  capital and largest city of Argentina; located in eastern Argentina near Uruguay; Argentina's chief port and industrial and cultural center
        part:  #Cordoba__Cordova  a city in central Argentina; site of a university founded in 1613
        part:  #pampas  the vast grassy plains of northern Argentina
        part:  #Tierra_del_Fuego  an archipelago off southern South America; separated from the continent by the Strait of Magellan; islands are administered by Chile and by Argentina
        part:  #Aconcagua  the highest mountain in the western hemisphere; located in the Andes in western Argentina (22,834 feet high)
        part:  #Andes  a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
           part:  #Aconcagua  the highest mountain in the western hemisphere; located in the Andes in western Argentina (22,834 feet high)
           part:  #Ancohuma  a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,960 feet high)
           part:  #Bonete  a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,546 feet high)
           part:  #Cachi  a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,047 feet high)
           part:  #Chimborazo  a mountain peak in the Andes in Ecuador (20,560 feet high)
           part:  #Coropuna  a mountain peak in the Andes in Peru (21,083 feet high)
           part:  #El_Libertador  a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,047 feet high)
           part:  #El_Muerto  a mountain peak in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (21,457 feet high)
           part:  #Galan  a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,654 feet high)
           part:  #Huascaran  a mountain in the Andes in Peru (22,205 feet high)
           part:  #Illampu  a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,870 feet high)
           part:  #Illimani  a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,201 feet high)
           part:  #Laudo  a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (20,997 feet high)
           part:  #Llullaillaco  a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,057 feet high)
           part:  #Mercedario  a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,210 feet high)
           part:  #Nacimiento  a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,302 feet high)
           part:  #Ojos_del_Salado  a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,572 feet high)
           part:  #Pissis  a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,241 feet high)
           part:  #Sajama  a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high)
           part:  #Tupungato  a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,310 feet high)
           part:  #Yerupaja  a mountain peak in the Andes in Peru (21,709 feet high)
        part:  #Bonete  a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,546 feet high)
        part:  #Cachi  a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,047 feet high)
        part:  #El_Libertador  a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,047 feet high)
        part:  #El_Muerto  a mountain peak in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (21,457 feet high)
        part:  #Galan  a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,654 feet high)
        part:  #Iguazu_Falls__Iguazu__Iguassu__Iguassu_Falls__Victoria_Falls  a large waterfall on the border between Argentina and Brazil
        part:  #Laudo  a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (20,997 feet high)
        part:  #Llullaillaco  a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,057 feet high)
        part:  #Mercedario  a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,210 feet high)
        part:  #Nacimiento  a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,302 feet high)
        part:  #Ojos_del_Salado  a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,572 feet high)
        part:  #Parana_River__Parana  a South American river; tributary of Rio de la Plata
           part:  #Sete_Quedas__Guaira__Guaira_Falls  a great waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay
           part:  #Urubupunga_Falls__Urubupunga  a waterfall in the Parana river in Brazil
        part:  #Pissis  a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,241 feet high)
        part:  #Rio_de_la_Plata__La_Plata__Plata_River  an estuary between Argentina and Uruguay
        part:  #Tupungato  a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,310 feet high)
     part:  #Chile__Republic_of_Chile  a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast
        part:  #Patagonia  region in southern South America between the Andes and the South Atlantic
        part:  #Chiloe  the largest Chilean island and the only one to be settled; located off south-central Chile
        part:  #Vina_del_Mar  a resort city on the Pacific in central Chile
        part:  #Antofagasta  a port city on the Pacific in northern Chile
        part:  #Punta_Arenas  a city in southern Chile on the Strait of Magellan; the southernmost city in the world
        part:  #Gran_Santiago__Santiago__Santiago_de_Chile__capital_of_Chile  the capital and largest city of Chile; located in central Chile; one of the largest cities in South America
        part:  #Tierra_del_Fuego  an archipelago off southern South America; separated from the continent by the Strait of Magellan; islands are administered by Chile and by Argentina
        part:  #Cape_Horn  a rocky headland belonging to Chile at the southernmost tip of South America (south of Tierra del Fuego)
        part:  #Valparaiso  the chief port and second largest city of Chile; located on a wide harbor in central Chile
        part:  #Atacama_Desert  a desert in northern Chile rich in nitrate and copper deposits
        part:  #Guallatiri  the world's highest volcano; in the Andes in northern Chile; last erupted in 1959
        part:  #Lascar  a volcano in the Andes in Chile
        part:  #Tupungatito  an inactive volcano in central Chile; last erupted in 1959
        part:  #Andes  a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
        part:  #El_Muerto  a mountain peak in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (21,457 feet high)
        part:  #Llullaillaco  a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,057 feet high)
        part:  #Ojos_del_Salado  a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,572 feet high)
        part:  #Tupungato  a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,310 feet high)
     part:  #Colombia__Republic_of_Colombia  a republic in northwestern South America; the major legal crop is coffee but cocaine is also a major export
        part:  #Bogota__capital_of_Colombia  capital and largest city of Colombia; located in central Colombia on a high fertile plain
        part:  #Cali  city in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area
        part:  #Medellin  city in western Colombia; important coffee center
        part:  #Cartagena  a port city in northwestern Colombia on the Caribbean
        part:  #Galeras__Pasto  an active volcano in southeastern Colombia in the Andes
        part:  #Purace  an inactive volcano in the Andes in southern Colombia; last erupted in 1950
        part:  #Andes  a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
        part:  #Arauca  a river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela
        part:  #Orinoco_River__Orinoco  a South American river 1,500 miles long; flows into the South Atlantic
     part:  #Ecuador__Republic_of_Ecuador  a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes
        part:  #Guayaquil  the largest city of Ecuador
        part:  #Quito__capital_of_Ecuador  the capital of Ecuador
        part:  #Galapagos_Islands__Galapagos  a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life
        part:  #Cotacachi  an Andean volcano in northern Ecuador; last erupted in 1955
        part:  #Cotopaxi  the world's largest active volcano; located in the Andes in north central Ecuador
        part:  #Sangay  an inactive volcano in the Andes in central Ecuador; last erupted in 1946
        part:  #Andes  a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
        part:  #Chimborazo  a mountain peak in the Andes in Ecuador (20,560 feet high)
     part:  #Bolivia__Republic_of_Bolivia  a landlocked Republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain
        part:  #La_Paz  city in western Bolivia and the administrative seat of Bolivia's government; largest city in Bolivia
        part:  #Sucre  the legal capital and seat of the judiciary in Bolivia
        part:  #Ancohuma  a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,960 feet high)
        part:  #Andes  a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
        part:  #Illampu  a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,870 feet high)
        part:  #Illimani  a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,201 feet high)
        part:  #Sajama  a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high)
     part:  #Brazil__Federative_Republic_of_Brazil__Brasil  the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter
        part:  #Belo_Horizonte  city in southeastern Brazil north of Rio de Janeiro; the first of Brazil planned communities
        part:  #Brasilia__Brazilian_capital__capital_of_Brazil  the capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau and inaugurated in 1960
        part:  #Natal  a port city in northeastern Brazil
        part:  #Rio_de_Janeiro__Rio  the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
        part:  #Recife__Pernambuco  a port city of northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic
        part:  #Sao_Paulo  an ultramodern city in southeastern Brazil; the largest city in South America
        part:  #Amazon_River__Amazon  a major South American river; flows into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles)
        part:  #Araguaia_River__Araguaia__Araguaya__Araguaya_River  a river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River
        part:  #Iguazu_Falls__Iguazu__Iguassu__Iguassu_Falls__Victoria_Falls  a large waterfall on the border between Argentina and Brazil
        part:  #Madeira_River__Madeira  a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River
        part:  #Para_River__Para  an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows
        part:  #Parana_River__Parana  a South American river; tributary of Rio de la Plata
        part:  #Parnaiba__Parnahiba  a river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean
        part:  #Paulo_Afonso_Falls__Paulo_Afonso  a major waterfall in northeastern Brazil
        part:  #Purus_River__Purus  a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River
        part:  #Sete_Quedas__Guaira__Guaira_Falls  a great waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay
        part:  #Tocantins_River__Tocantins  a river in eastern Brazil that flows generally north to the Para River
        part:  #Urubupunga_Falls__Urubupunga  a waterfall in the Parana river in Brazil
     part:  #Guiana  a geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam
        part:  #Guyana__Co-operative_Republic_of_Guyana__British_Guiana  a republic in northeastern South America; achieved independence from England in 1966
           part:  #Stabroek__Georgetown  port city and the capital and largest city of Guyana; "the city was called Stabroek by the Dutch but was renamed Georgetown by the British in 1812"
        part:  #Suriname__Republic_of_Suriname__Surinam__Dutch_Guiana__Netherlands_Guiana  a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975
           part:  #Paramaribo__capital_of_Suriname  the capital and largest city and major port of Surinam
           part:  #Suriname_River__Surinam_River  a river in Suriname that flows northward to the Atlantic
     part:  #Paraguay__Republic_of_Paraguay  a landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811
        part:  #Asuncion__capital_of_Paraguay  the capital and chief port of Paraguay
        part:  #Parana_River__Parana  a South American river; tributary of Rio de la Plata
        part:  #Sete_Quedas__Guaira__Guaira_Falls  a great waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay
     part:  #Peru__Republic_of_Peru  a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries
        part:  #Arequipa  a city in southern Peru founded in 1540 on the site of an ancient Inca city
        part:  #Lima__capital_of_Peru  capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century
        part:  #El_Misti  the world's 2nd largest active volcano; located in the Andes in southern Peru
        part:  #Huainaputina  an inactive volcano in the Andes in southern Peru; last erupted in 1783
        part:  #Amazon_River__Amazon  a major South American river; flows into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles)
        part:  #Andes  a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
        part:  #Coropuna  a mountain peak in the Andes in Peru (21,083 feet high)
        part:  #Huascaran  a mountain in the Andes in Peru (22,205 feet high)
        part:  #Yerupaja  a mountain peak in the Andes in Peru (21,709 feet high)
     part:  #Latin_America  the parts of North and South America south of the United States where Romance languages (Spanish and Portuguese) are spoken
     part:  #Uruguay  a South American republic on the southeast coast of South America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825
        part:  #Montevideo__capital_of_Uruguay  the capital and largest city of Uruguay; a cosmopolitan city and one of the busiest ports in South America
        part:  #Rio_de_la_Plata__La_Plata__Plata_River  an estuary between Argentina and Uruguay
     part:  #Venezuela__Republic_of_Venezuela  a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil
        part:  #Caracas__capital_of_Venezuela  the capital and largest city of Venezuela
        part:  #Cuidad_Bolivar  a port in eastern Venezuela on the Orinoco river
           part:  #Angostura_Bridge  a suspension bridge across the Orinoco River at Cuidad Bolivar
        part:  #Maracaibo  a port city in northwestern Venezuela; a major oil center
        part:  #Maracay  a city in north central Venezuela; cattle center
        part:  #Valencia.Venezuela__valencia  an industrial city in northern Venezuela
        part:  #Angel_Falls__Angel  the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally
        part:  #Arauca  a river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela
        part:  #Cuquenan_Falls__Cuquenan__Kukenaam__Kukenaam_Falls  a famous waterfall in Venezuela
        part:  #Orinoco_River__Orinoco  a South American river 1,500 miles long; flows into the South Atlantic

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