• Region Assignment– Groups are voluntary– Groups and Presentation Format BY

TOMMORROW!– Something Special and Unique Problems BY

WEDNESDAY!!!!– WHOLE THING DUE MONDAY!• Presentations emailed or hard copy handed in!

Why do we have to know US Geography?

• http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/interactive-map/?ar_a=1

END OF LESSON

• Presentations: Any questions?

• What style presentation?– PowerPoint– Brochure– Presentation

This week’s Topics…

Today– Physical

Landforms– Climate

Wed– Population

Distribution– Natural

Resources– Economy

Thurs– Special Concepts

and Contemporary Problems

Notice anything? Think about your presentations………

• Learning Goal: Explain how the physical geography of the US and it’s are climate related…..

• What do you notice?

• Mississippi River Watershed

• 1.2 million square miles

• Coastal Plain

• What is Climate?

• What can we tell about climate from a globe?

Avg Summer Water Temps

What does this say about Climate?

Avg winter Water Temps

What does this say about Climate?

Relief Map

• What does this say about climate?

• Does this fit what we’ve talked about?

• Do you see a relationship with the Precipitation map?

Wrap it Up…..

• The US is very Geographically diverse….– Mountains, River Basins, Plains…..

• Several factors affect the climate across the US…..– Latitude– Water– Landforms– Elevation

• Get in your groups and discuss how the physical geography of your region affects its climate.

• Write a paragraph describing what you came up with. HAND THIS IN!!!

• HW: Read Ch. 6

• Presentations:–Any Questions• Something Special• Unique Problem

Turn and Talk to a Partner about the Following……

• Write your answer on a piece of paper….(this will be turned in at the end of class)

– Population Distribution– The economy of an area– Natural Resources

– These Concepts are all linked…..Why?

• Where do most of the people in this country live???

• Why do so many more people live in the Northeast than the West?

• Look at the map on p. 122• Compare it to the following map….

What is the difference between this map and the one on 122? What does that say about certain industries?

Turn to a partner and answer this question…..Write it down.

• Now, considering the differences between those two maps…….

• On the map on p. 122, which color is going to have the highest population? WHY?

We are a Nation of Cities

• Facts from the 2010 Census• 249,253,271: Total urban population in the

United States • 59,492,276: Total rural population in the

United States • 80.7%: Percent of the U.S. population that is

urban

Turn to a partner and answer this question…..Write it down.

• Why is manufacturing dominant in the NE?

• Why is Commercial Farming dominant in the Midwest and South?

• Why is Livestock raising and forestry dominant in much of the West?

Turn and Talk to a Partner about the Following……

• Write your answer on a piece of paper….– Population Distribution– The economy of an area– Natural Resources

– These Concepts are all linked…..Why?

– DID YOUR ANSWER CHANGE???? IF SO, FIX IT AND HAND IT IN

Wrap it up….

• Economic Activity Follows Natural Resources….

• Population follows economic activity that provides jobs…..

• Because of increased Agricultural technology and transportation, our population has moved into cities…..

• Get in your groups and discuss how the population distribution, natural resources, and economic activity are related within your regions.