UNIT 1 THINKERS GEOGRAPHY

7. Japan sits along a subduction zone which leaves them

vulnerable to what possible activities in the ocean?

8. What is most likely the cause of a plateau?

9. What is the main difference between inland and coastal areas temperature range?

*Please get a book if you do not have one at your desk.

Unit 1 Thinkers US History

7. What are some of the factors that led to the settling of the great plains

8. What is the Gilded Age and what are its characteristics?

9. How did the automobile affect the standard of living in the U.S. in the early 20th century.

Answers: 7. Rich and fertile soil, steel plow, flat land without

major mountains. 8. Period of time from 1870 to turn of the century in

the U.S. Characteristics :New American Indian policies, a rise in political machines, growth of industrialization.

9. It increased mobility and created jobs.

Today in History Aug 29

2005 Hurricane Katrina causes sever damage to the Gulf Coast killing 1836

1992 Brave's Charlie Leibrandt 1,000th strikeout and decides to keep the ball He rolls it to the dugout, allows Ricky Jordan to take 2nd on error

1990 Saddam Hussein declares America can't beat Iraq

1957 Strom Thurmond, Senator-D-South Carolina, ends 24 hour filibuster against civil rights

1953 U.S.S.R. explodes its 1st hydrogen bomb

Assignments for today

Look at the World clock and U.S. Census clocks

Discuss population pyramids. Read Chapter 1 and complete the Ch. 1

Vocabulary in spirals. Vocabulary Quiz on Friday.

U. S. History Review Vocab Ch 1 Review 1. Nomadic 2. Columbian Exchange 3. Mestizo 4. Mercantilism 5. Triangular Trade 6. Middle Passage Ch 2 Review 7. Declaration of Independence 8. Loyalist 9. Patriot 10. Inflation 11. Federalism 12. Checks and Balances 13. Ratification 14. Federalists 15. Anti-Federalist 16. Bill of Rights

Chapter 3 Review17. Monroe Doctrine18. Manifest Destiny19. Free Enterprise20. Immigration21. AbolitionChapter 4 Review22. Secession23. Popular Sovreignty24. Emancipation Proclamation25. Conscription26. 13th Amendment27. Reconstruction28. 14th Amendment29. 15th Amendment30.Scalawag