vania-janet/multiturn-rag-retrieval-data huggingface dataset:
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
No . Title Length 1 . `` Thalia 's Story '' 3 : 42 2 . `` Percy at the Lake '' 1 : 29 3 . `` Colchis Bull '' 4 : 08 4 . `` The Shield is Gone '' 1 : 31 5 . `` The Oracle 's Prophecy '' 3 : 08 6 . `` Cursed Blade Shall Reap '' 1 : 43 7 . `` Wild Taxi Ride '' 3 : 25 8 . `` Hermes '' 2 : 34 9 . `` Hippocampus '' 3 : 34 10 . `` Onboard the Yacht '' 1 : 39 11 . `` Wave Conjuring '' 6 : 49 12 . `` Sea of Monsters '' 2 : 31 13 . `` Belly of the Beast '' 3 : 52 14 . `` New Coordinates '' 2 : 13 15 . `` Polyphemus '' 2 : 58 16 . `` Thank You Brother '' 6 : 01 17 . `` Kronos '' 5 : 08 18 . `` Annabeth and the Fleece '' 2 : 03 19 . `` Resurrection '' 3 : 04 20 . `` Percy Jackson : Sea of Monsters -- Main Titles '' 3 : 15 21 . `` To Feel Alive '' ( composed by Andrew Lockington & Tiff Randol and performed by IAMEVE ) 4 : 06
Spider web
One such web , reported in 2007 at Lake Tawakoni State Park in Texas , measured 200 yards ( 180 m ) across . Entomologists believe it may be the result of social cobweb spiders or of spiders building webs to spread out from one another . There is no consensus on how common this occurrence is .
Ghaggar-Hakra River
Hakra or Hakro Darya streamed through Sindh and its sign can be found in Sindh areas such as Khairpur , Nawabshah , Sanghar and Tharparkar .
Elk
Although breakdown figures for each game species are not available in the 2006 National Survey from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , hunting of wild elk is most likely the primary economic impact .
Alaska
State of Alaska Alax̂sxax̂ ( Aleut ) Alaskaq ( Inupiaq ) Flag Seal Nickname ( s ) : The Last Frontier Motto ( s ) : North to the Future State song ( s ) : `` Alaska 's Flag '' Official language English , Inupiat , Central Siberian Yupik , Central Alaskan Yup'ik , Alutiiq , Aleut , Dena'ina , Deg Xinag , Holikachuk , Koyukon , Upper Kuskokwim , Gwich'in , Lower Tanana , Upper Tanana , Tanacross , Hän , Ahtna , Eyak , Tlingit , Haida , Coast Tsimshian Spoken languages English 86.3 % Alaska Native languages 5.2 % Tagalog 3.4 % Spanish 2.9 % Others 2.2 % Demonym Alaskan Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area Ranked 1st Total 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km ) Width 2,261 miles ( 3,639 km ) Length 1,420 miles ( 2,285 km ) % water 13.77 Latitude 51 ° 20'N to 71 ° 50'N Longitude 130 ° W to 172 ° E Population Ranked 48th Total 739,795 ( 2017 est . ) Density 1.26 / sq mi ( 0.49 / km ) Ranked 50th Median household income $75,723 ( 3rd ) Elevation Highest point Denali 20,310 ft ( 6190.5 m ) Mean 1900 ft ( 580 m ) Lowest point Sea level Before statehood Territory of Alaska Admission to Union January 3 , 1959 ( 49th ) Governor Bill Walker ( I ) Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott ( D ) Legislature Alaska Legislature Upper house Senate Lower house House of Representatives U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski ( R ) Dan Sullivan ( R ) U.S. House delegation Don Young ( R ) ( at - large ) ( list ) Time zones east of 169 ° 30 ' Alaska -- UTC - 9 / - 8 west of 169 ° 30 ' Aleutian -- UTC - 10 / - 9 ISO 3166 US - AK Abbreviations AK Website www.alaska.gov
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe ( / zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ / ) , officially the Republic of Zimbabwe , is a landlocked country located in southern Africa , between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers , bordered by South Africa , Botswana , Zambia and Mozambique . The capital and largest city is Harare . A country of roughly 16 million people , Zimbabwe has 16 official languages , with English , Shona , and Ndebele the most commonly used .
Missouri
State of Missouri Flag Seal Nickname ( s ) : Show Me State , Cave State , and Mother of the West Motto ( s ) : Salus populi suprema lex esto ( Latin ) Let the good of the people be the supreme law State song ( s ) : `` Missouri Waltz '' Official language English Spoken languages English 93.9 % Spanish 2.6 % German 0.4 % Missouri French Demonym Missourian Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Largest metro Greater St. Louis Area Ranked 21st Total 69,704 sq mi ( 180,530 km ) Width 240 miles ( 390 km ) Length 300 miles ( 480 km ) % water 1.17 Latitude 36 ° 0 ′ N to 40 ° 37 ′ N Longitude 89 ° 6 ′ W to 95 ° 46 ′ W Population Ranked 18th Total 6,093,000 ( 2016 est . ) Density 87.1 / sq mi ( 33.7 / km ) Ranked 30th Median household income $59,196 ( 22nd ) Elevation Highest point Taum Sauk Mountain 1,772 ft ( 540 m ) Mean 800 ft ( 244 m ) Lowest point St. Francis River at Arkansas border 230 ft ( 70 m ) Before statehood Missouri Territory Admission to Union August 10 , 1821 ( 24th ) Governor Eric Greitens ( R ) Lieutenant Governor Mike Parson ( R ) Legislature Missouri General Assembly Upper house Senate Lower house House of Representatives U.S. Senators Claire McCaskill ( D ) Roy Blunt ( R ) U.S. House delegation Lacy Clay ( D ) Ann Wagner ( R ) Blaine Luetkemeyer ( R ) Vicky Hartzler ( R ) Emanuel Cleaver ( D ) Sam Graves ( R ) Billy Long ( R ) Jason T. Smith ( R ) ( list ) Time zone Central : UTC − 6 / − 5 ISO 3166 US - MO Abbreviations MO , Mo . Website www.mo.gov
Great Lakes region
Rank Area State / Province Image CSA / CMA 2009 population Projected 2025 population Projected increase 2009 -- 2025 Chicago IL - IN - WI 9,804,845 10,935,100 1,130,255 Toronto ON 5,741,400 7,408,000 1,666,600 Detroit MI 5,327,764 6,191,000 863,236 Cleveland OH 3,515,646 3,795,658 280,012 5 Milwaukee WI 1,760,268 1,913,000 157,732 6 Ottawa -- Gatineau ON - QC 1,451,415 1,596,556 145,141 7 Grand Rapids MI 1,327,366 1,530,000 202,634 8 Buffalo NY 1,203,493 1,040,400 - 163,093 9 Rochester NY 1,149,653 1,248,600 98,947 10 Hamilton ON 740,200 954,858 214,658 11 Toledo OH 672,220 672,220 0 12 Kalamazoo MI 524,030 540,000 15,970 13 Lansing MI 523,609 547,325 23,716 14 Kitchener -- Cambridge -- Waterloo ON 492,400 635,196 142,796 15 London ON 492,200 634,938 142,738 16 Fort Wayne IN 414,315 455,623 39,366 17 St. Catharines -- Niagara ON 404,400 521,676 117,276 18 Windsor ON 330,900 426,861 95,961 19 South Bend - Mishawaka IN 319,224 20 Erie PA 280,985 N / A N / A
United States
South 10 Boston 4,836,531 Boston -- Cambridge -- Quincy , MA -- NH MSA Northeast 11 Phoenix 4,737,270 Phoenix -- Mesa -- Chandler , AZ MSA West 12 San Francisco 4,727,357 San Francisco -- Oakland -- Fremont , CA MSA West 13 Riverside -- San Bernardino 4,580,670 Riverside -- San Bernardino -- Ontario , CA MSA West 14 Detroit 4,313,002 Detroit - Warren - Dearborn , MI MSA Midwest 15 Seattle 3,867,046 Seattle -- Tacoma -- Bellevue , WA MSA West 16 Minneapolis -- St. Paul 3,600,618 Minneapolis -- St. Paul -- Bloomington , MN -- WI MSA Midwest 17 San Diego 3,337,685 San Diego -- Carlsbad -- San Marcos , CA MSA West 18 Tampa -- St. Petersburg 3,091,399 Tampa -- St. Petersburg -- Clearwater , FL MSA South 19 Denver 2,888,227 Denver -- Aurora -- Lakewood , CO MSA West 20 Baltimore 2,808,175 Baltimore - Columbia - Towson , MD MSA South Based on 2017 MSA population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau
Valparaiso Moraine
Turning eastward , the moraine enters Indiana . The moraine is 17 miles ( 27 km ) wide as it passes through Lake County , Indiana , covering nearly half of the county 's midsection . As it passes through Porter County , Indiana , it is under the city of Valparaiso , from which it derives its name . Through Indiana , the moraine forms a `` continental divide '' between the drainage of the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico by the Mississippi River .
Osage Nation
The Osage Nation ( / ˈoʊseɪdʒ / OH - sayj ) ( Ni - u-kon - ska , `` People of the Middle Waters '' ) is a Midwestern Native American tribe of the Great Plains who historically dominated much of present - day Missouri , Arkansas , Kansas , and Oklahoma . The tribe developed in the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys around 700 BC along with other groups of its language family . They migrated west of the Mississippi after the 17th century due to wars with Iroquois invading the Ohio Valley from New York and Pennsylvania in a search for new hunting grounds . The nations separated at that time , and the Osage settled near the confluence of the Missouri and the Mississippi rivers .
Southwestern United States
The Colorado Plateau varies from the large stands of forests in the west , including the largest stand of ponderosa pine trees in the world , to the Mesas to the east . Although not called a desert , the Colorado Plateau is mostly made up of high desert . Within the Southwest U.S. region , the Colorado is bordered to the south by the Mogollon Rim and the Sonoran Desert , to the west by the Mojave Desert , and to the east by the Rocky Mountains and the Llano Estacado . The Plateau is characterized by a series of plateaus and mesas , interspersed with canyons . The most dramatic example is the Grand Canyon . But that is one of many dramatic vistas included within the Plateau , which includes spectacular lava formations , `` painted '' deserts , sand dunes , and badlands . One of the most distinctive features of the Plateau is its longevity , having come into existence at least 500 million years ago . The Plateau can be divided into six sections , three of which fall into the Southwest region . Beginning with the Navajo section forming the northern boundary of the Southwestern United States , which has shallower canyons than those in the Canyonlands section just to its north ; the Navajo section is bordered to the south by the Grand Canyon section , which of course is dominated by the Grand Canyon ; and the southeastern-most portion of the Plateau is the Datil section , consisting of valleys , mesas , and volcanic formations . Albuquerque is the most populous city within the portion contained in the Southwest region , but Sante Fe , New Mexico and Flagstaff , Arizona , are also significant population centers . Four
Confederate States of America
The cities of the Confederacy included most prominently in order of size of population :
History of New Mexico
The Navajo Nation , with more than 300,000 citizens the largest federally recognized tribe in the United States , is concentrated in present - day northwestern New Mexico and northeastern Arizona . The Mescalero Apache live east of the Rio Grande . The Jicarilla Apache live west of the Rio Grande . The Chiricahua Apache lived in southwestern New Mexico until the late 19th century .
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque ( / ˈælbəˌkɜːrki / ( listen ) AL - bə - kur - kee ; Navajo : Beeʼeldííl Dahsinil / pèːʔèltíːl tɑ̀xsɪ̀nɪ̀l / ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico . The high - elevation city serves as the county seat of Bernalillo County , and it is situated in the north central part of the state , straddling the Rio Grande . The city population is 559,277 as of the July 1 , 2016 population estimate from the United States Census Bureau , and ranks as the 32nd - largest city in the U.S. The Albuquerque metropolitan statistical area ( or MSA ) has a population of 909,906 according to the United States Census Bureau 's most recently available estimate for 2015 . Albuquerque is the 60th - largest United States metropolitan area . The Albuquerque MSA population includes the city of Rio Rancho , Bernalillo , Placitas , Corrales , Los Lunas , Belen , Bosque Farms , and forms part of the larger Albuquerque -- Santa Fe -- Las Vegas combined statistical area , with a total population of 1,171,991 as of the July 1 , 2016 , Census Bureau estimates .
Grand Canyon
In 1869 , Major John Wesley Powell led the first expedition down the canyon . Powell set out to explore the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon . Gathering nine men , four boats and food for 10 months , he set out from Green River , Wyoming on May 24 . Passing through ( or portaging around ) a series of dangerous rapids , the group passed down the Green River to its confluence with the Colorado River , near present - day Moab , Utah and completed the journey with many hardships through the Grand Canyon on August 13 , 1869 . In 1871 Powell first used the term `` Grand Canyon '' ; previously it had been called the `` Big Canyon '' .
Great Basin
Great Basin Region Relief Map with Great Basin Overlay Country United States Coordinates 40 ° 40 ′ N 117 ° 40 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 40.667 ° N 117.667 ° W ﻿ / 40.667 ; - 117.667 Coordinates : 40 ° 40 ′ N 117 ° 40 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 40.667 ° N 117.667 ° W ﻿ / 40.667 ; - 117.667 Highest point Mount Whitney summit - location Sierra Nevada - elevation 14,505 ft ( 4,421.1 m ) - coordinates 36 ° 34 ′ 42.89 '' N 118 ° 17 ′ 31.18 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 36.5785806 ° N 118.2919944 ° W ﻿ / 36.5785806 ; - 118.2919944 Lowest point Badwater Basin - location Death Valley - elevation − 282 ft ( − 86.0 m ) - coordinates 36 ° 14 ′ 23 '' N 116 ° 50 ′ 5 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 36.23972 ° N 116.83472 ° W ﻿ / 36.23972 ; - 116.83472 Area 209,162 sq mi ( 541,727 km ) GIS files used for both the acreage calculations and the overlay of the above map . - persistent water ( average area ) 4,079 sq mi ( 10,565 km ) Geology Basin and Range Province GNIS code 2087988
Great Lakes region
The region 's greatest institutional contributions were major corporate , labor , educational and cooperative organizations . It hosted some of the most influential national and international corporations of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century monopoly age , including John Deere Plow , McCormack Reaper , New York Central and Erie railroads , Carnegie Steel , U.S. Steel , International Harvester and Standard Oil . In part to balance democratic representation against the economic and political power of these corporations , the region hosted industrial labor organization , consolidated agricultural cooperatives and state educational systems . The Big Ten Conference memorializes the nation 's first region in which every state sponsored major research , technical - agricultural , and teacher - training colleges and universities . The Congress of Industrial Organizations grew out of the region 's coal and iron mines ; steel , automobile and rubber industries ; and breakthrough strikes and contracts of Ohio , Indiana , and Michigan .
Michigan
Michigan ( / ˈmɪʃɪɡən / ( listen ) ) is a state in the Great Lakes and Midwestern regions of the United States .
Great Lakes
Historically , the Great Lakes , in addition to their lake ecology , were surrounded by various forest ecoregions ( except in a relatively small area of southeast Lake Michigan where savanna or prairie occasionally intruded ) . Logging , urbanization , and agriculture uses have changed that relationship . In the early 21st century , Lake Superior 's shores are 91 % forested , Lake Huron 68 % , Lake Ontario 49 % , Lake Michigan 41 % , and Lake Erie , where logging and urbanization has been most extensive , 21 % . Some of these forests are second or third growth ( i.e. they have been logged before , changing their composition ) . At least 13 wildlife species are documented as becoming extinct since the arrival of Europeans , and many more are threatened or endangered . Meanwhile , exotic and invasive species have also been introduced .
Delaware River
Jan 31 , 1975 -- around 11,172,000 US gallons ( 42,290 m ) of crude oil spilled from the Corinthos tanker Sep 28 , 1985 -- 435,000 US gallons ( 1,650 m ) of crude oil spilled from the Grand Eagle tanker after running aground on Marcus Hook Bar Jun 24 , 1989 -- 306,000 US gallons ( 1,160 m ) of crude oil spilled from the Presidente Rivera tanker after running aground on Claymont Shoal Nov 26 , 2004 -- 265,000 US gallons ( 1,000 m ) of crude oil spilled from the Athos 1 tanker ; the tanker 's hull had been punctured by a submerged , discarded anchor at the Port of Paulsboro
Great Lakes
Relative elevations , average depths , maximum depths , and volumes of the Great Lakes . Notes : The area of each rectangle is proportionate to the volume of each lake . All measurements at Low Water Datum . Source : EPA System
Great Lakes
The largest and last major freighter wrecked on the lakes was the SS Edmund Fitzgerald , which sank on November 10 , 1975 , just over 17 miles ( 30 km ) offshore from Whitefish Point on Lake Superior . The largest loss of life in a shipwreck out on the lakes may have been that of Lady Elgin , wrecked in 1860 with the loss of around 400 lives on Lake Michigan . In an incident at a Chicago dock in 1915 , the SS Eastland rolled over while loading passengers , killing 841 .
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge ( MAR ) is a mid-ocean ridge , a divergent tectonic plate or constructive plate boundary located along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean , and part of the longest mountain range in the world . In the North Atlantic it separates the Eurasian and North American Plates , and in the South Atlantic it separates the African and South American Plates . The ridge extends from a junction with the Gakkel Ridge ( Mid-Arctic Ridge ) northeast of Greenland southward to the Bouvet Triple Junction in the South Atlantic . Although the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is mostly an underwater feature , portions of it have enough elevation to extend above sea level . The section of the ridge that includes the island of Iceland is also known as the Reykjanes Ridge . The ridge has an average spreading rate of about 2.5 centimetres ( 0.98 in ) per year .
Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
-- 13 ) Chiloé ( 1712 ) Bahamas ( 1720 ) Banda Oriental ( 1735 -- 37 ) North America ( 1739 -- 48 ) Sacramento ( 1762 -- 63 ) Cuba ( 1762 ) Nicaragua ( 1762 ) Philippines ( 1762 ) Sacramento ( 1776 -- 77 ) North America ( 1779 -- 83 ) Americas ( 1796 -- 1808 ) Río de la Plata ( 1806 -- 07 ) Ecuador ( 1809 ) Peru ( 1811 -- 24 ) Bolivia ( 1809 -- 25 ) Florida ( 1810 ) Paraguay ( 1810 -- 11 ) Argentina ( 1810 -- 18 ) Mexico ( 1810 -- 21 ) Chile ( 1810 -- 26 ) El Salvador ( 1811 ) Uruguay ( 1811 ) Venezuela ( 1811 -- 23 ) Colombia ( 1815 -- 16 ) Colombia ( 1819 -- 20 ) Ecuador ( 1820 -- 22 ) Mexico ( 1821 -- 29 ) Balanguingui ( 1848 ) Cochinchina ( 1858 -- 62 ) Morocco ( 1859 -- 60 ) Dominican Republic ( 1863 -- 65 ) Chile / Peru ( 1864 -- 66 ) Cuba ( 1868 -- 78 ) Cuba ( 1879 -- 80 ) Cuba ( 1895 -- 98 ) Philippines ( 1896 -- 98 ) Puerto Rico ( 1898 ) Guam ( 1898 ) Morocco ( 1920 -- 26 ) Morocco ( 1957 -- 58 ) Illustration
Mid-ocean ridge
Aden Ridge Cocos Ridge Explorer Ridge Gorda Ridge Juan de Fuca Ridge American - Antarctic Ridge Chile Rise East Pacific Rise East Scotia Ridge Gakkel Ridge ( Mid-Arctic Ridge ) Nazca Ridge Pacific - Antarctic Ridge Central Indian Ridge Carlsberg Ridge Southeast Indian Ridge Southwest Indian Ridge Mid-Atlantic Ridge Kolbeinsey Ridge ( North of Iceland ) Mohns Ridge Knipovich Ridge ( between Greenland and Spitsbergen ) Reykjanes Ridge ( South of Iceland )
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic has irregular coasts indented by numerous bays , gulfs , and seas . These include the Baltic Sea , Black Sea , Caribbean Sea , Davis Strait , Denmark Strait , part of the Drake Passage , Gulf of Mexico , Labrador Sea , Mediterranean Sea , North Sea , Norwegian Sea , almost all of the Scotia Sea , and other tributary water bodies . Including these marginal seas the coast line of the Atlantic measures 111,866 km ( 69,510 mi ) compared to 135,663 km ( 84,297 mi ) for the Pacific .
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
-- 13 ) Chiloé ( 1712 ) Bahamas ( 1720 ) Banda Oriental ( 1735 -- 37 ) North America ( 1739 -- 48 ) Sacramento ( 1762 -- 63 ) Cuba ( 1762 ) Nicaragua ( 1762 ) Philippines ( 1762 ) Sacramento ( 1776 -- 77 ) North America ( 1779 -- 83 ) Americas ( 1796 -- 1808 ) Río de la Plata ( 1806 -- 07 ) Ecuador ( 1809 ) Peru ( 1811 -- 24 ) Bolivia ( 1809 -- 25 ) Florida ( 1810 ) Paraguay ( 1810 -- 11 ) Argentina ( 1810 -- 18 ) Mexico ( 1810 -- 21 ) Chile ( 1810 -- 26 ) El Salvador ( 1811 ) Uruguay ( 1811 ) Venezuela ( 1811 -- 23 ) Colombia ( 1815 -- 16 ) Colombia ( 1819 -- 20 ) Ecuador ( 1820 -- 22 ) Mexico ( 1821 -- 29 ) Balanguingui ( 1848 ) Cochinchina ( 1858 -- 62 ) Morocco ( 1859 -- 60 ) Dominican Republic ( 1863 -- 65 ) Chile / Peru ( 1864 -- 66 ) Cuba ( 1868 -- 78 ) Cuba ( 1879 -- 80 ) Cuba ( 1895 -- 98 ) Philippines ( 1896 -- 98 ) Puerto Rico ( 1898 ) Guam ( 1898 ) Morocco ( 1920 -- 26 ) Morocco ( 1957 -- 58 )
Atlantic Ocean
The South Atlantic is dominated by the anti-cyclonic southern subtropical gyre . The South Atlantic Central Water originates in this gyre , while Antarctic Intermediate Water originates in the upper layers of the circumpolar region , near the Drake Passage and Falkland Islands . Both these currents receive some contribution from the Indian Ocean . On the African east coast the small cyclonic Angola Gyre lies embedded in the large subtropical gyre . The southern subtropical gyre is partly masked by a wind - induced Ekman layer . The residence time of the gyre is 4.4 -- 8.5 years . North Atlantic Deep Water flows southerward below the thermocline of the subtropical gyre .
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Jan Mayen ( Beerenberg , 2277 m ( at 71 ° 06 ′ N 08 ° 12 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 71.100 ° N 8.200 ° W ﻿ / 71.100 ; - 8.200 ) , in the Arctic Ocean Iceland ( Hvannadalshnúkur in the Vatnajökull , 2109.6 m ( at 64 ° 01 ′ N 16 ° 41 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 64.017 ° N 16.683 ° W ﻿ / 64.017 ; - 16.683 ) , through which the ridge runs Azores ( Ponta do Pico or Pico Alto , on Pico Island , 2351 m , ( at 38 ° 28 ′ 0 '' N 28 ° 24 ′ 0 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.46667 ° N 28.40000 ° W ﻿ / 38.46667 ; - 28.40000 ) Saint Peter and Paul Rocks ( Southwest Rock , 22.5 m , at 00 ° 55 ′ 08 '' N 29 ° 20 ′ 35 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 0.91889 ° N 29.34306 ° W ﻿ / 0.91889 ; - 29.34306 )
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Near the equator , the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is divided into the North Atlantic Ridge and the South Atlantic Ridge by the Romanche Trench , a narrow submarine trench with a maximum depth of 7,758 m ( 25,453 ft ) , one of the deepest locations of the Atlantic Ocean . This trench , however , is not regarded as the boundary between the North and South American Plates , nor the Eurasian and African Plates .
Midwestern United States
The term Midwestern has been in use since the 1880s to refer to portions of the central United States . A variant term , Middle West , has been used since the 19th century and remains relatively common . Another term sometimes applied to the same general region is the heartland . Other designations for the region have fallen out of use , such as the Northwest or Old Northwest ( from `` Northwest Territory '' ) and Mid-America . The Northwest Territory ( 1787 ) was one of the earliest territories of the United States , stretching northwest from the Ohio River to northern Minnesota and the upper - Mississippi . The upper - Mississippi watershed including the Missouri and Illinois Rivers was the setting for the earlier French settlements of the Illinois Country .
Latin America
Places such as Cancún , Riviera Maya , Galápagos Islands , Punta Cana , Chichen Itza , Cartagena de Indias , Cabo San Lucas , Mexico City , Machu Picchu , Margarita Island , Acapulco , San Ignacio Miní , Santo Domingo , Buenos Aires , Salar de Uyuni , Rio de Janeiro , Punta del Este , Labadee , San Juan , São Paulo , La Habana , Panama City , Iguazú Falls , Puerto Vallarta , Poás Volcano National Park , Viña del Mar , Guanajuato City , Bogotá , Santa Marta , San Andrés , San Miguel de Allende , Lima , Guadalajara , Cuzco , Ponce and Perito Moreno Glacier are popular among international visitors in the region .
Southwestern United States
Geographer D.W. Meinig defines the Southwest in a very similar fashion to Reed : the portion of New Mexico west of the Llano Estacado and the portion of Arizona east of the Mojave - Sonoran Desert and south of the `` canyon lands '' and also including the El Paso district of western Texas and the southernmost part of Colorado . Meinig breaks the Southwest down into four distinct subregions . He calls the first subregion `` Northern New Mexico '' , and describes it as focused on Albuquerque and Santa Fe . It extends from the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado to south of Socorro and including the Manzano Mountains , with an east - west breadth in the north stretching from the upper Canadian River to the upper San Juan River . The area around Albuquerque is sometimes called Central New Mexico .