Global Studies Packet Ch. 4: The U.S. & Canada: An Overview of the Region Name: __________________________________ Due Date: _______________________________ Vocabulary Define the vocabulary words from page 45. For each term, draw a picture that represents it. Term CLASS WORK Definition Picture PAGE 1 Vocabulary (Continued) Term Definition Picture Vocabulary Review Fill in the blanks using the vocabulary words. democracy export hurricane immigrant import manufacturing mineral ore service 1. A __________________________________ is a useful task done to earn a living. 2. An __________________________________ is a natural mixture of rocks and metal. 3. __________________________________ is the making of products. 4. Goods shipped into a country are called __________________________________. 5. __________________________________ is when people choose their own leaders. 6. A person who moves to another country is an __________________________________. 7. Goods shipped out of a country are called __________________________________. 8. __________________________________ are violent tropical storms. 9. A natural resource found in the earth is a __________________________________. CLASS WORK PAGE 2 United States Physical Map Use page 72 of the new edition of World Geography and Cultures in order to label the physical features on the map. Rivers Arkansas Colorado Columbia Mississippi Missouri Ohio Rio Grande Snake Yukon Lakes Great Salt Lake Lake Erie Lake Huron Lake Michigan Lake Ontario Lake Superior Mountains Appalachian Mountains Cascade Range Mt. McKinley (Dinali) Rocky Mountains Sierra Nevada Other Features Continental Divide Death Valley Great Basin Great Plains Mojave Desert CLASS WORK PAGE 3 The Land & Climate Use pages 46 to 48 of your textbook to compete this page. The Land (Match each geographic feature with its description.) Climate (Use your textbook to fill in the blanks.) Many kinds of climate are found in the United States and Canada. Generally, the temperatures range from ______________________ in the south to ______________________ in the north. Along most of the U.S. West Coast, the weather is ______________________. The Rocky Mountain area is ______________________ in winter and the temperatures in the Central Plains vary by as much as ______________________. Most parts of the U.S. and Canada are ______________________. The Pacific Northwest gets fog and drizzle more than half the year. The ______________________ and ______________________ coasts get ______________________. The region does have dry parts. The ______________________ U.S. is the driest. CLASS WORK PAGE 4 YouTube Videos Watch one of these videos and about a US physical feature and write a description of what you saw. Your description should include: complete sentences the main message or point the filmmaker is trying to make the name of the video whether or not you’d like to do what the what the physical feature looks like people in the video did and why description of what the video is about it Mt McKinley Climb http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2jD9j9c82s The Continental Divide Trail http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRF3I2CGQUk mojave desert ride http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5ra24M1Psw Helicopter - Canadian Rocky Mountains http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2UWrPeq2-o BBC News Death Valley Hot enough to fry an egg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUTfF8ONF3g Ice Fishing Lake Erie Get-Reel Fishing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Y0Eil0vQY Five Finger Rapids, Yukon River 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS3inu7MNkc 15 Barge tow on the Upper Mississippi River http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ei2ReqncXE ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ CLASS WORK PAGE 5 Using a Climate Map CLASS WORK PAGE 6 Classifying Information CLASS WORK PAGE 7 Reading a Map: Disaster Areas CLASS WORK PAGE 8 Chapter 4 Review Complete the chapter review activities on pages 54 to 55. Write out all answers fully! Vocabulary Review (Write the sentence. Write true or false. If false, change the underlined term to make it true. 1. ______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 2. ______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 3. ______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 4. ______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 5. ______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Chapter Quiz (Write the names of the physical features and the correct letters.) 1. ______________________________ 4. ______________________________ 2. ______________________________ 5. ______________________________ 3. ______________________________ 6. ______________________________ HOMEWORK PAGE 9 Textbook Questions The People (pp 48-49) – True or False __________1. Almost everyone in this region speaks English. __________2. Most children go to private school. __________3. Private citizens or companies run most businesses. __________4. About 95% of the people in this region trace their roots back to Europe. __________5. Puerto Rico is a territory of the U.S. __________6. Territories have their own governments, but the people are U.S. citizens. __________7. Most Canadians live far from the U.S. border. __________8. The U.S. has the world’s most powerful economy. __________9. Canada’s economy is very different than the U.S. economy. Farming, Ranching, and Fishing (p 49) – Short Answer 1. Who owns most of the farmland in the U.S. and Canada? 2. What is grown in the following areas? a. Central Plainsb. Southern United Statesc. Californiad. Pacific Northwest- Mining, Drilling, and Logging (pp 50-51) – Short Answer 1. What is “black gold?” 2. What is “clearcutting?” HOMEWORK PAGE 10 Manufacturing, Sales, and Service (pp 51-52) – Chart Region Pacific Northwest and the southeastern US Raw Materials Manufactured Products trees Gulf Coast food products Midwest Great Lakes to East Coast Global Issues: Old-Growth Forests (p 53) – Answer in complete sentences! 1. What is an old-growth forest? 2. Who wants to cut down old-growth forests? Why? What argument do they give in favor of cutting down these forests? 3. Who wants to stop all logging in old-growth forests? What arguments do they give for ending logging in old-growth forests? HOMEWORK PAGE 11 HOMEWORK PAGE 12 Geography and Jobs, Then and Now HOMEWORK PAGE 13 Ch. 4 Study Guide Each Friday, we will have a quiz on the week’s packet. The most important things to know are on this study guide. 1. Vocabulary a. define the terms b. use them in sentences c. give examples 2. United States Physical Map a. match features with their locations (a practice powerpoint is on Mr. Nolen’s website) 3. The Land & Climate a. know rivers that separate U.S. from Canada and Mexico b. identify the wettest and driest parts of the U.S. c. identify which areas experiences hurricanes 4. Classifying Information a. match examples with categories 5. Textbook Questions a. Recall information about “The People” STUDY GUIDE PAGE 14 Name ___________________________________ Extra Credit iPad Activity Search the web for interesting websites or videos about the physical features we studied this week. Write the names of the websites or videos and the url web address. Rivers Arkansas Colorado Columbia Mississippi Missouri Ohio Rio Grande Snake Yukon Lakes Great Salt Lake Lake Erie Lake Huron Lake Michigan Lake Ontario Lake Superior Mountains Appalachian Mountains Cascade Range Mt. McKinley (Dinali) Rocky Mountains Sierra Nevada Other Features Continental Divide Death Valley Great Basin Great Plains Mojave Desert Name & URL: ______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Name & URL: ______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Name & URL: ______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Name & URL: ______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Name & URL: ______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ EXTRA CREDIT PAGE 15