LATITUDE
• Latitude lines run ____ to ____, but are measured _____ & _____
The 0 of latitude that circles the earth is called the _______?
LATITUDE
• Latitude lines run east to west, but are measured north & south
The 0 of latitude that circles the earth is called the equator
0 0
LONGITUDE
Longitude lines run _____ to _____,but are measured ____ and ____
The 0 line of longitude that extends from the _____ to the_____ Poleis called the _______ _______
LONGITUDE
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 Poleis called the Prime Meridian
0
0
KWAKIUTL
KWAKIUTL
• Northwest/Coastal Range
salmon(food) platform house
w/totem pole
• Rainy but mild climate
KWAKIUTL
KWAKIUTL
fisherman(economy
)Canoe
transportation
SIOUX/LAKOTA
• Great Plains
Buffalo(food)
Teepee(homes)
• Dry grass land
SIOUX/LAKOTA
SIOUX/LAKOTA
Horses(transportation)
• nomadic• hunters
(economy)
SIOUX/LAKOTA
IROQUOIS
IROQUOIS• Eastern Woodland• Appalachian Mtn.• Coastal Plain
wigwam/longhousehomes
corn, beans, squash(3 sisters) deer
IROQUOIS
Family subgroup:• • • • •
IROQUOIS
Family splinter group:• Seneca • Cayuga• Onondaga• Oneida• Mohawks
heavily forested4 seasons
Foot(transportation)
Fur trading(occupation)
INUIT
INUIT• Canadian Shield• Arctic Circle• Alaska & Canada• very cold/snow & ice
Igloo(homes)
Seal&whale
(food)
INUIT
INUIT
Hunting/fishing(economy)
Dogsled & Kayak
(transportation)
PUEBLO
PUEBLO• Basin & Range• southwest• New Mexico/Arizona• desert-hot/dry
pueblo/hogan(homes)
Corn=maize(food)
PUEBLO
PUEBLO
Horse(transportation)
Herdsmen, traders(economy)
AMERICAN INDIANSNATURAL RESOURCES
AMERICAN INDIANSNATURAL RESOURCES
forest animal/animal skins
fishice/water
(shelter) (food & clothing)
BERINGIA
BERINGIA
Land bridge that allowed Asians to follow herds (migrate) into North America
ColoradoRiver
COLORADO RIVER
COLORADO RIVER
• This river was explored by the Spanish & runs through the Grand Canyon
Rio G
rande
River
RIO GRANDE RIVER
RIO GRANDE RIVER
• Forms a border with Mexico
Columbia
River
COLUMBIA RIVER
COLUMBIA RIVER
• Explored by Lewis & Clark
Mississip
pi R
iver
Ohio
River
OHIO RIVER
OHIO RIVER
• Gateway to the west
Mississip
pi
River
Missouri
River
MISSISSIPPI & MISSOURI RIVERS
MISSISSIPPI & MISSOURI RIVERS
• “The transportation arteries for farm and industrial products.
• Links to ports and other parts of the world
Gulf ofMexico
GULF OF MEXICO
GULF OF MEXICO
• Provided the French & Spanish with exploration routes to Mexico and parts of America
12
3
4
5
1-Lake Superior2-Lake Huron3-Lake Ontario
4-Lake Michigan5-Lake Erie
PacificOcean
AtlanticOcean
ATLANTIC & PACIFIC OCEANS
ATLANTIC & PACIFIC OCEANS
• Atlantic Ocean – served as the highway for explorers, early settlers, & later immigrants
WHAT FACTSDO YOU KNOW
ABOUT AMERICA’SWATERWAYS
???
• The location of the United States, with its Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, has provided access to other areas of the world
• America’s waterways have been important for trade, transportation and settlement
FACTS TO KNOW:
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
CANADA
St. LAWRENCE RIVER
ATLANTICOCEAN
U.S.
St. Lawrence River
Hudson River
ST. LAWRENCE & HUDSON RIVERSLake Superior
Lake Huron
Lake Ontario
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
GREAT LAKES
GREAT LAKES
• Inland port cities grew in the Midwest along the Great Lakes
COASTAL PLAIN
COASTAL PLAIN
Location: along theAtlantic Ocean & Gulf of Mexico
Physical Characteristics: broad lowlandproviding 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 mountainrange in North America
CANADIAN SHIELD
CANADIAN SHIELD
Location: wraps around the Hudson Bay in ahorseshoe shape
Characteristics: worn by erosion & hundreds of lakes carved byglaciers; some of the oldest rock formations in North America
INTERIOR LOWLANDS
Location: west of theAppalachian Mountains &east of the Great Plains
Characteristics: rolling flatlands with many rivers, broad river valleys, & grassy hills
INTERIOR LOWLANDS
GREAT PLAINS
GREAT PLAINS
Location: west of the Interior Lowlands & east of the Rocky Mountains
Characteristics: flat land thatgradually increases in elevation as you go west; it has grasslands
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Location: west of the Great Plains & east of theBasin & Range
Characteristics: rugged mountains stretching from Alaska to Mexico with high elevations; contains the Continental Divide-which determines the flow of rivers
BASIN & RANGE
ex. of basin
BASIN & RANGE
Location: west of the Rocky Mtns., east of the Sierra Nevada Mtns., & theCascade 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
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
A B
C
D
A
E
PacificOcean
AtlanticOcean
ArcticOcean
IndianOcean
South Ocean