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Geography info. powerpoint
- 4. COUNTRIES – are part of continents SOUTH AMERICA ASIA
- 5. STATES – are part of countries SOUTH AMERICA ASIA
- 6. counties – are part of states
- 7. cities/towns are part of counties ASIA
- 12. Grand Canyon, Great Lakes, & Hawaiian Islands formed by running water formed by glaciers formed by volcanoes
- 13. MAP GRID
- 16. Elevation map shows elevation of area in comparison to sea level
- 17. Population map shows areas of high and low population
- 18. Natural Resource map shows where resources of an area can be found
- 19. Climate map
- 20. Map Key
- 21. Distance Scale
- 22. Compass rose Remember: to determine the direction of movement, you MUST be careful of your starting location and move from there. Even though this line can go northwest or southeast, YOU can only go one direction on it – depending on your starting point!
- 24. NORTH SOUTH Climate very cold winters; a lot of snow hot Summers Climate mild winters very hot summers near water, wet & humid
- 27. HOW PEOPLE MODIFY LAND IRRIGATION DUST BOWL & pesticide s CUTTIN G TR EES CU T T IN G T R E E S LEVEES DRAININ G SWAMPS MINING
- 28. U.S. LANGUAGES ALL REGIONS MAINLY ENGLISH Some Spanish Some French Some Spanish
- 29. POPULATION OF REGIONS BIG CITIES of New York, Boston, Philadelphia formed because of Atlantic coast = large populations DIVERSITY DIVERSITY High Population of African Americans due to slavery High Population of Natives to reservations High Population of Hispanic due to Mexican-American War
- 30. ECONOMICS OF REGIONSFishing&Shipping Fishing&Shipping Fishing & Shipping FARMING LUMBER tourism tourism tourism oil oil tourism coal
- 31. NATURAL DISASTERS OF REGIONS EARTHQUAKES HURRICANES & FLOODS TORNADOES volcanoes& tsunamis tsunamis
- 32. Region Overview Physical Economic Vegetation Natural Disasters Northeast mountains forests coastline fishing shipping tourism thick forests some tornadoes Southeast wetlands gulf coast fishing shipping oil Cypress trees Palm trees hurricanes floods Midwest plains Great Lakes agriculture grasslands tornadoes Southwest deserts Grand Canyon oil cactus some tornadoes Western mountains tundra rainforest fishing shipping tourism lumber Palm trees thick forests earthquakes tsunamis
- 33. MIGRATION Colonists–Pilgrims,Puritans –mainlyreligiousfreedom LATER : Irish – escape famine & Germans – escape political oppression EVEN LATER – WESTWARD EXPANSION due to LA PURCHASE, GOLD RUSH
- 34. COMMUNITIES RURAL URBAN SUBURBAN the “country” The “big city” a lot of people, tall buildings in-between more spread out, but still close to city farms factories / big businesses homes mainly, people work in urban city and live in suburban community early America diverse populations less diverse – a lot of families