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)

Canoetransportation

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:•

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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 INDIANS

NATURAL RESOURCES

AMERICAN INDIANS

NATURAL RESOURCES

forest animal/animal skins

fishice/water

(shelter) (food & clothing)

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

12

3

4

5

1-Lake Superior

2-Lake Huron

3-Lake Ontario

4-Lake Michigan

5-Lake Erie

Pacific

Ocean

Atlantic

Ocean

ATLANTIC & PACIFIC OCEANS

ATLANTIC & PACIFIC OCEANS

• Atlantic Ocean – served as the

highway for explorers, early

settlers, & later immigrants

• 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

ATLANTIC

OCEAN

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 westernAlabama

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 & eastof 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