1. 1. A LOOK AT OUR COUNTRY By: Chalie Henderson
2. 2. THE GEOGRAPHY OF OUR LAND Geography Seacoasts Mountains GrasslandsDeserts
3. 3. WHY DOES THE UNITED STATES HAVEVARIETY? Coversa Large Area Large Population Melting Pot of Cultures
4. 4. HOW THE UNITED STATES STARTED Immigrants People came From: Asia and Europe Mexico Philippines Cuba, Vietnam, China, Korea, andRussia
5. 5. FROM FARMING TO INDUSTRIES Before the 1800s Farming, Hunting, and Fishing1800sMoved to CitiesAs Industries GrewMetropolitan Areas
6. 6. LAND USAGE Natural Resources: Farmable Land and Large Supply ofWater Coal, Petroleum, Iron Ore, Gold, Silver,and Uranium
7. 7. OTHER USES OF NATURAL RESOURCES Outdoor Activities
8. 8. RESOURCES Renewable Non-renewable Resources
9. 9. IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVING Conserving Non-renewable Resource Fossil Fuels RenewableResource Forests
10. 10. HOW TO PRESERVE Recycle, Reuse, and Reduce Examples: Recycle Plastic, Paper, and Glass Limit Usage of Water Planting Plants
11. 11. WHAT IS A REGION? Region Ways to Divide a Region: Northeast, South, Midwest, and West Land Usage Natural Resources
12. 12. CLIMATE Climate Florida DefinesRegions Dividing a Region: Temperature Rainfall Michigan
13. 13. UNITED STATES REGIONS CoastalPlain AppalachianHighlands Interior Lowlands Great Plains Rocky Mountains Intermontane and Pacific West
14. 14. POPULATED REGIONS Located Near Natural Resources Water Industries
15. 15. ADDITIONAL REGIONS Alaska Hawaii
16. 16. CONNECTING OUR STATES Interstate Highways
17. 17. INFORMATION CREDIT Garcia, Juan R. et al. Our United States:Teaching Guide 5: Part 1. Parsippany: SilverBurdett Ginn Inc, 1997. Print.
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