LATITUDE Latitude lines run to, but are measured & The 0 of latitude that circles the earth is called the?
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
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
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
KWAKIUTL
KWAKIUTL Northwest/Coastal Range Rainy but mild climate salmon (food) platform house w/totem pole
KWAKIUTL
KWAKIUTL fisherman (economy) Canoe transportation
SIOUX/LAKOTA
SIOUX/LAKOTA Great Plains Dry grass land Buffalo (food) Teepee (homes)
SIOUX/LAKOTA
SIOUX/LAKOTA nomadic hunters (economy) Horses (transportation)
IROQUOIS
IROQUOIS Eastern Woodland Appalachian Mtn. Coastal Plain corn, beans, squash(3 sisters) deer wigwam/longhouse homes
IROQUOIS Family subgroup:
IROQUOIS Family splinter group: Seneca Cayuga Onondaga Oneida Mohawks Fur trading (occupation) Foot (transportation) heavily forested 4 seasons
INUIT
INUIT Canadian Shield Arctic Circle Alaska & Canada very cold/snow & ice Seal & whale (food) Igloo (homes)
INUIT
INUIT Hunting/fishing (economy) Dogsled & Kayak (transportation)
PUEBLO
PUEBLO Basin & Range southwest New Mexico/Arizona desert-hot/dry Corn=maize (food) pueblo/hogan (homes)
PUEBLO
PUEBLO Horse (transportation) Herdsmen, traders (economy)
AMERICAN INDIANS NATURAL RESOURCES
AMERICAN INDIANS NATURAL RESOURCES forest (shelter) animal/animal skins (food & clothing) ice/water fish
BERINGIA
BERINGIA Land bridge that allowed Asians to follow herds (migrate) into North America
COLORADO RIVER
COLORADO RIVER This river was explored by the Spanish & runs through the Grand Canyon
RIO GRANDE RIVER
RIO GRANDE RIVER Forms a border with Mexico
COLUMBIA RIVER
COLUMBIA RIVER Explored by Lewis & Clark
OHIO RIVER
OHIO RIVER Gateway to the west
MISSISSIPPI & MISSOURI RIVERS
MISSISSIPPI & MISSOURI RIVERS The transportation arteries for farm and industrial products. Links to ports and other parts of the world
GULF OF MEXICO Gulf of Mexico
GULF OF MEXICO Provided the French & Spanish with exploration routes to Mexico and parts of America
1-Lake Superior 2-Lake Huron 3-Lake Ontario 4-Lake Michigan 5-Lake Erie 1 2 3 ATLANTIC & PACIFIC OCEANS Pacific Ocean 4 5 Atlantic Ocean
ATLANTIC & PACIFIC OCEANS Atlantic Ocean served as the highway for explorers, early settlers, & later immigrants
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
ST. LAWRENCE RIVER St. Lawrence River
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
ST. LAWRENCE & HUDSON RIVERS Lake Huron Lake Superior St. Lawrence RiverLake Ontario Lake Michigan Hudson River Lake Erie GREAT LAKES
GREAT LAKES Inland port cities grew in the Midwest along the Great Lakes
COASTAL PLAIN
COASTAL PLAIN Location: along the Atlantic Ocean & Gulf of Mexico Physical Characteristics: broad lowland providing 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 mountain range in North America
CANADIAN SHIELD
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
INTERIOR LOWLANDS
INTERIOR LOWLANDS Location: west of the Appalachian Mountains & east of the Great Plains Characteristics: rolling flatlands with many rivers, broad river valleys, & grassy hills
GREAT PLAINS
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
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
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
BASIN & RANGE ex. of basin
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
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 A 1 2 B C 4 3 5 D 6 A E 7
Arctic Ocean Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean South Ocean