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Making a Living in the West
Mining
•Rumors of Gold sparked the move west
•California became the popular spot but other areas had gold as well
•Towns and Cities popped up throughout the west
Western Map
Ranching
•Chisholm Trail:▫Herding of cattle to railway centers across
the U.S. Great Plains
•Being a cowboy was no easy task▫Conditions were physically demanding
Ranching Images
Farming
•Building a Home:▫Used resources to build a sod home called
a soddie▫Needed families to pull together to be a
success
Farming Innovations•Such Innovations made life much easier
▫Steel Plow▫Barbed Wire▫Dry Farming: technique used to raise crops
that receive very little rainfall
A Look Back 5 YearsHurricane Katrina
The Story
•How many of you remember Hurricane Katrina?▫Where were you, feelings, thoughts
•Did you think it was going to be as big as it was?
•http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/09/0914_050914_katrina_timeline.html
The Images…
•A Look Back…
Responsibilities
•Government/People/Both
•What did we learn from an event like this?
•Many more hurricanes to come▫History helps us learn from the past…
And prepare for the future