LATITUDE. Latitude lines run to, but are measured & The 0 of latitude that circles the earth is called the?

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1 LATITUDE Latitude lines run to, but are measured & The 0 of latitude that circles the earth is called the?

2 LATITUDE 0 0 Latitude lines run east to west, but are measured north & south The 0 of latitude that circles the earth is called the equator

3 L O N G I T U D E Longitude lines run to, but are measured and The 0 line of longitude that extends from the to the Pole is called the

4 L O N G I T U D E 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 Pole is called the Prime Meridian 0 0

5 KWAKIUTL

6 KWAKIUTL Northwest/Coastal Range Rainy but mild climate salmon (food) platform house w/totem pole

7 KWAKIUTL

8 KWAKIUTL fisherman (economy) Canoe transportation

9 SIOUX/LAKOTA

10 SIOUX/LAKOTA Great Plains Dry grass land Buffalo (food) Teepee (homes)

11 SIOUX/LAKOTA

12 SIOUX/LAKOTA nomadic hunters (economy) Horses (transportation)

13 IROQUOIS

14 IROQUOIS Eastern Woodland Appalachian Mtn. Coastal Plain corn, beans, squash(3 sisters) deer wigwam/longhouse homes

15 IROQUOIS Family subgroup:

16 IROQUOIS Family splinter group: Seneca Cayuga Onondaga Oneida Mohawks Fur trading (occupation) Foot (transportation) heavily forested 4 seasons

17 INUIT

18 INUIT Canadian Shield Arctic Circle Alaska & Canada very cold/snow & ice Seal & whale (food) Igloo (homes)

19 INUIT

20 INUIT Hunting/fishing (economy) Dogsled & Kayak (transportation)

21 PUEBLO

22 PUEBLO Basin & Range southwest New Mexico/Arizona desert-hot/dry Corn=maize (food) pueblo/hogan (homes)

23 PUEBLO

24 PUEBLO Horse (transportation) Herdsmen, traders (economy)

25 AMERICAN INDIANS NATURAL RESOURCES

26 AMERICAN INDIANS NATURAL RESOURCES forest (shelter) animal/animal skins (food & clothing) ice/water fish

27 BERINGIA

28 BERINGIA Land bridge that allowed Asians to follow herds (migrate) into North America

29 COLORADO RIVER

30 COLORADO RIVER This river was explored by the Spanish & runs through the Grand Canyon

31 RIO GRANDE RIVER

32 RIO GRANDE RIVER Forms a border with Mexico

33 COLUMBIA RIVER

34 COLUMBIA RIVER Explored by Lewis & Clark

35 OHIO RIVER

36 OHIO RIVER Gateway to the west

37 MISSISSIPPI & MISSOURI RIVERS

38 MISSISSIPPI & MISSOURI RIVERS The transportation arteries for farm and industrial products. Links to ports and other parts of the world

39 GULF OF MEXICO Gulf of Mexico

40 GULF OF MEXICO Provided the French & Spanish with exploration routes to Mexico and parts of America

41 1-Lake Superior 2-Lake Huron 3-Lake Ontario 4-Lake Michigan 5-Lake Erie ATLANTIC & PACIFIC OCEANS Pacific Ocean 4 5 Atlantic Ocean

42 ATLANTIC & PACIFIC OCEANS Atlantic Ocean served as the highway for explorers, early settlers, & later immigrants

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44 FACTS TO KNOW: America s waterways have been important for trade, transportation and settlement The location of the United States, with its Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, has provided access to other areas of the world

45 ST. LAWRENCE RIVER St. Lawrence River

46 ST. LAWRENCE RIVER Forms part of the NORTHEAST border with CANADA and connects the GREAT LAKES to the ATLANTIC OCEAN St. LAWRENCE RIVER CANADA U.S. ATLANTIC OCEAN

47 ST. LAWRENCE & HUDSON RIVERS Lake Huron Lake Superior St. Lawrence RiverLake Ontario Lake Michigan Hudson River Lake Erie GREAT LAKES

48 GREAT LAKES Inland port cities grew in the Midwest along the Great Lakes

49 COASTAL PLAIN

50 COASTAL PLAIN Location: along the Atlantic Ocean & Gulf of Mexico Physical Characteristics: broad lowland providing many excellent harbors

51 APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS

52 APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS Location: west of the Coastal Plain; extends from eastern Canada to western Alabama Physical Characteristics: old eroded mountains oldest mountain range in North America

53 CANADIAN SHIELD

54 CANADIAN SHIELD Location: wraps around the Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape Characteristics: worn by erosion & hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers; some of the oldest rock formations in North America

55 INTERIOR LOWLANDS

56 INTERIOR LOWLANDS Location: west of the Appalachian Mountains & east of the Great Plains Characteristics: rolling flatlands with many rivers, broad river valleys, & grassy hills

57 GREAT PLAINS

58 GREAT PLAINS Location: west of the Interior Lowlands & east of the Rocky Mountains Characteristics: flat land that gradually increases in elevation as you go west; it has grasslands

59 ROCKY MOUNTAINS

60 ROCKY MOUNTAINS Location: west of the Great Plains & east of the Basin & Range Characteristics: rugged mountains stretching from Alaska to Mexico with high elevations; contains the Continental Dividewhich determines the flow of rivers

61 BASIN & RANGE ex. of basin

62 BASIN & RANGE Location: west of the Rocky Mtns., east of the Sierra Nevada Mtns., & the Cascade Mtns. Characteristics: an area of different elevations containing isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley, the lowest point in North America

63 COASTAL RANGE

64 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)

65 Name the 7 continents & 5 oceans A 1 2 B C D 6 A E 7

66 Arctic Ocean Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean South Ocean