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Grade 3 Social Studies · World 2: Rivers and Ranges · Level 12
The Hudson and the St. Lawrence
Locate the Hudson in New York and the St. Lawrence, which links the Great Lakes to the Atlantic.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 12
- The Hudson River begins in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. It flows south, past Albany, to New York City and the Atlantic Ocean.
- It's named for Henry Hudson, an explorer who sailed up it in 1609. You'll meet him again in the Explorers world!
- The St. Lawrence River flows northeast out of Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes. For part of the way, it forms the border between New York and Canada.
- Then it flows past Montreal and Quebec City in Canada to the Atlantic Ocean. It connects the Great Lakes to the ocean, so ships can sail far inside North America.
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:
- SS3G1.a — Locate major rivers of the United States of America: Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, Colorado, Hudson, and St. Lawrence.