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What physical features have acted as barriers to settlement in the US and Canada?

What physical features have acted as barriers to settlement in the US and Canada?
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What physical features have acted as barriers to settlement in the US and Canada?

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Mountain chains and river systems generally run North-South throughout the continent thus making for formidable barriers to East-West expansion.
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