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LATITUDE. Latitude lines run ____ to ____, but are measured _____ & _____. The 0 of latitude that circles the earth is called the _______?. LATITUDE. latitude - fatitude. 0. 0. Latitude lines run east to west , but are measured north & south. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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LATITUDE
• Latitude lines run ____ to ____, but are measured _____ & _____
The 0 of latitude that circles the earth is called the _______?
LATITUDE
• Latitude lines run east to west, but are measured north & south
The 0 of latitude that circles the earth is called the equator
0 0
LONGITUDE
Longitude lines run _____ to _____,but are measured ____ and ____
The 0 line of longitude that extends from the _____ to the_____ Poleis called the _______ _______
LONGITUDE
Longitude lines run north to south,but are measured east and west
The 0 line of longitude that extends from the North to the South Poleis called the Prime Meridian
0
0
KWAKIUTL
KWAKIUTL
• Northwest/Coastal Range
salmon(food) platform house
w/totem pole
• Rainy but mild climate
KWAKIUTL
KWAKIUTL
fisherman(economy
)Canoe
transportation
SIOUX/LAKOTA
• Great Plains
Buffalo(food)
Teepee(homes)
• Dry grass land
SIOUX/LAKOTA
SIOUX/LAKOTA
Horses(transportation)
• nomadic• hunters
(economy)
SIOUX/LAKOTA
IROQUOIS
IROQUOIS• Eastern Woodland• Appalachian Mtn.• Coastal Plain
wigwam/longhousehomes
corn, beans, squash(3 sisters) deer
IROQUOIS
Family subgroup:• • • • •
IROQUOIS
Family splinter group:• Seneca • Cayuga• Onondaga• Oneida• Mohawks
heavily forested4 seasonsFoot
(transportation)
Fur trading(occupation)
INUIT
INUIT• Canadian Shield• Arctic Circle• Alaska & Canada• very cold/snow & ice
Igloo(homes)
Seal&whale
(food)
INUIT
INUIT
Hunting/fishing(economy)
Dogsled & Kayak(transportation)
PUEBLO
PUEBLO• Basin & Range• southwest• New Mexico/Arizona• desert-hot/dry
pueblo/hogan(homes)
Corn=maize(food)
PUEBLO
PUEBLO
Horse(transportation)
Herdsmen, traders(economy)
AMERICAN INDIANSNATURAL RESOURCES
AMERICAN INDIANSNATURAL RESOURCES
forest animal/animal skins
fishice/water
(shelter) (food & clothing)
BERINGIA
BERINGIA
Land bridge that allowed Asians to follow herds (migrate) into North America
ColoradoRiver
COLORADO RIVER
COLORADO RIVER
• This river was explored by the Spanish & runs through the Grand Canyon
Rio GrandeRiver
RIO GRANDE RIVER
RIO GRANDE RIVER
• Forms a border with Mexico
Columbia
River
COLUMBIA RIVER
COLUMBIA RIVER
• Explored by Lewis & Clark
Mississippi River
Ohio
River
OHIO RIVER
OHIO RIVER
• Gateway to the west
Mississippi
River
Missouri
River
MISSISSIPPI & MISSOURI RIVERS
MISSISSIPPI & MISSOURI RIVERS
• “The transportation arteries for farm and industrial products.
• Links to ports and other parts of the world
Gulf ofMexico
GULF OF MEXICO
GULF OF MEXICO
• Provided the French & Spanish with exploration routes to Mexico and parts of America
12 3
45
1-Lake Superior2-Lake Huron3-Lake Ontario
4-Lake Michigan5-Lake Erie
PacificOcean
AtlanticOcean
ATLANTIC & PACIFIC OCEANS
ATLANTIC & PACIFIC OCEANS
• Atlantic Ocean – served as the highway for explorers, early settlers, & later immigrants
WHAT FACTSDO YOU KNOW
ABOUT AMERICA’SWATERWAYS
???
• The location of the United States, with its Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, has provided access to other areas of the world
• America’s waterways have been important for trade, transportation and settlement
FACTS TO KNOW:
ST. LAWRENCE RIVERSt. Lawrence River
ST. LAWRENCE RIVER• Forms part of the NORTHEAST border with CANADA and connects the GREAT LAKES to the ATLANTIC OCEAN
CANADA
St. LAWRENCE RIVER
ATLANTICOCEAN
U.S.
St. Lawrence River
Hudson River
ST. LAWRENCE & HUDSON RIVERSLake Superior
Lake HuronLake Ontario
Lake MichiganLake Erie
GREAT LAKES
GREAT LAKES• Inland port cities grew in the Midwest along the Great Lakes
COASTAL PLAIN
COASTAL PLAIN
Location: along theAtlantic Ocean & Gulf of Mexico
Physical Characteristics: broad lowlandproviding many excellent harbors
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
Location: west of the Coastal Plain; extends from eastern Canada to western Alabama
Physical Characteristics: old eroded mountains—oldest mountainrange in North America
CANADIAN SHIELD
CANADIAN SHIELD
Location: wraps around the Hudson Bay in ahorseshoe shape
Characteristics: worn by erosion & hundreds of lakes carved byglaciers; some of the oldest rock formations in North America
INTERIOR LOWLANDS
Location: west of theAppalachian Mountains &east of the Great Plains
Characteristics: rolling flatlands with many rivers, broad river valleys, & grassy hills
INTERIOR LOWLANDS
GREAT PLAINS
GREAT PLAINS
Location: west of the Interior Lowlands & east of the Rocky Mountains
Characteristics: flat land thatgradually increases in elevation as you go west; it has grasslands
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Location: west of the Great Plains & east of theBasin & Range
Characteristics: rugged mountains stretching from Alaska to Mexico with high elevations; contains the Continental Divide-which determines the flow of rivers
BASIN & RANGE
ex. of basin
BASIN & RANGE
Location: west of the Rocky Mtns., east of the Sierra Nevada Mtns., & theCascade Mtns.Characteristics: an area of different elevations containing isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley, the lowest point in North America
COASTAL RANGE
COASTAL RANGE
Location: rugged mountains located along the Pacific Coast that stretch from California to Canada
Characteristics: contains many fertile valleys(land good for growing crops)
Name the 7 continents & 5 oceans
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2
3
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6
7
A B
C
DA
E
PacificOcean
AtlanticOcean
ArcticOcean
IndianOcean
South Ocean
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