LATITUDE
• Latitude lines run ____ to ____,
but are measured _____ & _____
The 0 of latitude that circles the
earth is called the _______?
LATITUDE
0
• Latitude lines run east to west,
but are measured north & south
The 0 of latitude that circles the
earth is called the equator
0
L
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N
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U
D
E
Longitude lines run _____ to _____,
but are measured ____ and ____
The 0 line of longitude that extends
from the _____ to the_____ Pole
is called the _______ _______
L
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N
G
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D
E
0
0
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 Pole
is called the Prime Meridian
KWAKIUTL
KWAKIUTL
• Northwest/Coastal Range
• Rainy but mild climate
salmon
(food)
platform house
w/totem pole
KWAKIUTL
KWAKIUTL
fisherman
(economy)
Canoe
transportation
SIOUX/LAKOTA
SIOUX/LAKOTA
• Great Plains
• Dry grass land
Buffalo
(food)
Teepee
(homes)
SIOUX/LAKOTA
SIOUX/LAKOTA
• nomadic
• hunters
(economy)
Horses
(transportation)
IROQUOIS
IROQUOIS
• Eastern Woodland
• Appalachian Mtn.
• Coastal Plain
 corn, beans, squash(3 sisters)
 deer
wigwam/longhouse
homes
IROQUOIS
Family subgroup:
•
•
•
•
•
IROQUOIS
Family splinter group:
• Seneca
• Cayuga
• Onondaga
• Oneida
• Mohawks
Fur trading
(occupation)
Foot
(transportation)
heavily forested
4 seasons
INUIT
INUIT
•
•
•
•
Canadian Shield
Arctic Circle
Alaska & Canada
very cold/snow & ice
Seal
&
whale
(food)
Igloo
(homes)
INUIT
INUIT
Hunting/fishing
(economy)
Kayak
&
Dogsled
(transportation)
PUEBLO
PUEBLO
•
•
•
•
Basin & Range
southwest
New Mexico/Arizona
desert-hot/dry
Corn=maize
(food)
pueblo/hogan
(homes)
PUEBLO
PUEBLO
Horse
(transportation)
Herdsmen, traders
(economy)
AMERICAN INDIANS
NATURAL RESOURCES
AMERICAN INDIANS
NATURAL RESOURCES
forest
(shelter)
ice/water
animal/animal skins
(food & clothing)
fish
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
ATLANTIC
& PACIFIC
4-LakeOCEANS
Michigan
1-Lake Superior
2-Lake Huron
3-Lake Ontario
5-Lake Erie
1
2
3
4
5
Pacific
Ocean
Atlantic
Ocean
ATLANTIC & PACIFIC OCEANS
• Atlantic Ocean – served as the
highway for explorers, early
settlers, & later immigrants
FACTS TO KNOW:
• America’s waterways have been
important for trade, transportation
and settlement
• The location of the United States,
with its Atlantic and Pacific Coasts,
has provided access to other
areas of the world
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
St. LAWRENCE RIVER
CANADA
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
U.S.
ST. LAWRENCE & HUDSON
RIVERS
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence RiverLake Ontario
Lake Michigan
Hudson River
Lake Erie
GREAT LAKES
GREAT LAKES
• Inland port cities grew in the Midwest
along the Great Lakes
COASTAL PLAIN
COASTAL PLAIN
Location: along the
Atlantic Ocean & Gulf
of Mexico
Physical Characteristics: broad lowland
providing 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 mountain
range in North America
CANADIAN SHIELD
CANADIAN SHIELD
Location: wraps around
the Hudson Bay in a
horseshoe shape
Characteristics: worn by erosion
& hundreds of lakes carved by
glaciers; some of the oldest rock
formations in North America
INTERIOR LOWLANDS
INTERIOR LOWLANDS
Location: west of the
Appalachian Mountains &
east of the Great Plains
Characteristics: rolling flatlands
with many rivers, broad river valleys,
& grassy hills
GREAT PLAINS
GREAT PLAINS
Location: west of the
Interior Lowlands & east
of the Rocky Mountains
Characteristics: flat land that
gradually increases in elevation as you
go west; it has grasslands
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Location: west of the
Great Plains & east of the
Basin & Range
Characteristics: rugged mountains
stretching from Alaska to Mexico with high
elevations; contains the Continental Dividewhich determines the flow of rivers
BASIN & RANGE
ex. of basin
BASIN & RANGE
Location: west of the
Rocky Mtns., east of the
Sierra Nevada Mtns., & the
Cascade 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
C
A
1
B
3
4
2
E
5
D
7
A
6
Arctic Ocean
Pacific
Ocean
Atlantic
Ocean
Indian
Ocean
South
Ocean