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SOME ADVERBS
of Time:	in the morning - in the afternoon -in the evening
of Place:	in the corner - in the street - in the parking lot - in the yard
BUILDINGS AND LANDMARKS
	The Hilton Hotel - The White House - The City Hall - The MoMA The Golden Gate Bridge - The Statue of Liberty - The Eiffel Tower Review of Buildings and Landmarks
NATURAL FEATURES
Rivers:	The Mississippi - The Colorado - The Nile - The Amazon
Mountain Ranges:	The Rocky Mountains - The Himalayas - The Alps - The Andes (chains, not single 'mounts' Mount St. Helens, or 'hills' Bunker Hill)
Deserts:	The Mojave - The Sahara - The Kalahari
Oceans / Seas:	The Pacific Ocean -The Indian Ocean- The Mediterranean Sea (but not lakes: Lake Tahoe - Lake Placid- Lake Como - )
Canals / Channels	The Panama Canal - The Suez Canal - The English Channel
Forests:	The Redwood Forest - The Black Forest - (but not Sherwood Forest)
Islands:	The Hawaiian Islands, The Philippine Islands, The British Isles
Poles:	The North Pole - The South Pole
Regions	The West Coast - The East Coast - The South - The Northwest
Areas:	The Bay Area - The Coastal Area - The Peninsula Area
Miscellaneous:	The Marianas Trench - The Continental Divide - The Great Basin The San Fernando Valley - (but not Silicon Valley or Death Valley) Review of Geographical Features
EVENTS:
Wars:	The Second World War - The Vietnam War - (but not World War II)
Periods:	The Seventeenth Century - The Millennium - The Renaissance
SOME COUNTRIES
System of X	The Republic of (but not Germany, England, France and most other countries) Review of Countries The United X of X; The Commonwealth of X; The Kingdom of X; The Union of X Wikipedia list
Isles, Islands	The Philippine Islands - The British Isles - The Netherlands
DATES
	The Fourth of July, The first of January - The Ides of March (but not Easter, Christmas, Labor Day , Holloween, May Day, etc.)

Practice 1

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United States is a very large country. From East Coast to West Coast , it is about 3000 miles wide. Atlantic Ocean lies to East and Pacific Ocean lies to West. Canada is the country to the north and Mexico is the country to the south. Rio Grande River is the boundary in the South. In central area is Great Plains a huge, flat, grassy area. In the western-central area is Great Divide , the highest ridge of Rocky Mountain chain . From this point, rainfall either flows east or west. In South is Grand Canyon, a huge deep canyon; however, it is not the lowest point - Death Valley is. In the west is San Fernando Valley where much of the countries fruit and vegetables are grown. In the Northwest, is Redwood Forest. The two newest states are Alaska and Hawaii.

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United States is a very large country. From East Coast to West Coast, it is about 3000 miles wide. Atlantic Ocean lies to East and Pacific Ocean lies to West. Canada is the country to the north and Mexico is the country to the south. Rio Grande River is the boundary in the South. In central area is Great Plains a huge, flat, grassy area. In the western-central area is Great Divide, the highest ridge of Rocky Mountain chain. From this point, rainfall either flows east or west. In South is Grand Canyon, a huge deep canyon; however, it is not the lowest point -- Death Valley is. In the west is San Fernando Valley where much of the countries fruit and vegetables are grown. In the Northwest, is Redwood Forest. The two newest states are Alaska and Hawaii.
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France is a republic on continent of Europe. country borders English Channel , Atlantic Ocean , Spain , Mediterranean Sea Italy , Switzerland , Luxembourg , and Belgium . capital city is Paris . most important rivers are Loire , Seine , and Rhone . major mountain ranges are Pyrenees and Alps . French is the common language.

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France is a republic on continent of Europe. country borders English Channel, Atlantic Ocean, Spain, Mediterranean Sea Italy, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Belgium. capital city is Paris. most important rivers are Loire, Seine, and Rhone. major mountain ranges are Pyrenees and Alps. French is the common language.
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The United States is a very large country. From the East Coast to the West Coast, it is about 3000 miles wide. The Atlantic Ocean lies to the East and the Pacific Ocean lies to the West. -- Canada is the country to the north and -- Mexico is the country to the south. The Rio Grande River is the boundary in the South. In the central area is the Great Plains a huge, flat, grassy area. In the western-central area is the Great Divide, the highest ridge of the Rocky Mountain chain. From this point, rainfall either flows east or west. In the South is the Grand Canyon, a huge deep canyon; however, it is not the lowest point - -- Death Valley is. In the west is the San Fernando Valley where much of the countries fruit and vegetables are grown. In the Northwest, is the Redwood Forest. The two newest states are -- Alaska and -- Hawaii.

Text Answer for Practice 2:

-- France is a republic on the continent of -- Europe. The country borders the English Channel, the Atlantic Ocean, -- Spain, the Mediterranean Sea -- Italy, -- Switzerland, -- Luxembourg, and -- Belgium. The capital city is -- Paris. The most important rivers are the Loire, the Seine, and the Rhone. The major mountain ranges are the Pyrenees and the Alps. -- French is the common language.

Julie Sevastopoulos - College of San Mateo - San Mateo, CA 94402 USA

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