BR: What are the three most
important rivers and mountain
ranges in North America ?
Why?
 BR Music

Artist: Muddy Waters
 Region:
Mississippi/Chicago
 Song: My Home is
the Delta
BR: What is alike and what is different
about the lands of the United States
and Canada? Think in terms of
Landforms, Resources, Climate
and Vegetation.
BR Music
Song: I am a man of
constant sorrow
Artist: Soggy Bottom
Boys
Region: Appalachian
BR: What is alike and what is different
about the lands of the United States and
Canada? Think in terms of Landforms,
Resources, Climate and Vegetation.

BR Music
Artist: La Bottine
Sourriante
Province: Quebec
Song: Sur la Route
BR: Fill in as many states and
provinces as you can on the
map of NA.

BR Music
 Artist: La Bottine
Sourriante
 Province: Quebec
 Song: Sur la Route
BR: Look at the map on the front of
the packet or on pg. 104. Which
Native American names would still
be found on a map of the US?
BR Music
Song: Zuni Rainbow
dance
Artist: Zuni Tribal
Singers
Region: Southwest US
BR: What natural hazards are
we subject to in North America?
Where in the nation do they
occur?
BR Music
Song: My Oklahoma
Home
Artist: Pete Seeger/Bruce
Springsteen
Region: Oklahoma
http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=43VoMesU
d2Q&NR=1
Natural Hazards Science: Reducing America’s Risk
From 1988 to
1997, floods cost
http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/
the Nation, on
average, 3.7
billion annually.
Devastation of Hurricane Charley
Florida, United States
• July 28 2002: Crisp, neat neighborhoods of Punta Gorda, Florida
• August 15 2004: Debris scattered across roads, parking
lots, and yards, giving the scene a “messy” appearance
Drought in western United States
2000
Lake Mead
2004
PhotoView
18 meters
Hoover Dam and Lake Mead
Landscape changes in Lake Mead
United States
New Golf Courses since 2001
Mapping lava flow during Kilauea Volcano
Hawaii, United States
Maps of lava-flow field
from the Pu`u `O `o
and Kupaianaha vents
of Kilauea Volcano,
Hawaii, January 1983January 1991
Jan 83-Oct 86
Jan 83-Dec 86
Jan 83-Dec 89
Jan 83-Dec 91
Visible devastation after Kilauea Volcano
Hawaii, Unites States
Ecosystem changes in Mount St. Helens
United States
• Ecosystem recovers
after a major Volcanic
eruption
• 1973:The Mountain
Peak 10 years before
eruption
• 1983: 3 years after
eruption
• 2000: Vegetation
re-growth around the
volcano
Natural Hazards Science: Reducing America’s Risk
BR: What types of crops are
grown in North America? Name
at least three and tell where in
the nation they occur?
BR Music
Song: Coconut Man
Artist: Taj Mahal and the
Hula Blues Band
Region: Hawaii
Ag Atlas:
http://www.nass.usda.gov/
census/census97/atlas97/in
dex.htm#FRUTNUTNBE
R
BR: Using the Road atlas,
determine how many Interstate
highways converge on Chicago.
List them by name or number.

BR Music
 Song: Get your kicks
on Route 66
 Artist: Rolling Stones
National Highway System, 2003
Road
Miles
Share
of Road
Miles
Lane
Miles
Share
of Lane
Miles
Vehicle Miles
of Travel
(millions)
All public roads
3,974,107
100%
8,315,109
100%
2,890,893
National Highway System
161,393
4%
552,789
7%
1,291,759
Interstate
46,508
1%
209,975
3%
702,578
Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA),
Graphic from FHWA, Our Nation's Highways 1998
BR: If you had a free day to
spend in Chicago, list three
things you would do in the
course of the day and why you
would want to do each.

BR Music
 Song: Sweet Home
Chicago
 Magic Sam
 West Side Blues
BR: If you could plan a trip
somewhere in the US, where
would you go? What cultural
attractions would you want to
view once there?

Song: Boogie woogie
country girl
 Artist: Sleepy LaBeef
BR: Describe the culture of the
United States. List as many
elements of our culture which are
typically American in your opinion.

BR Music
 Song: Hound Dog
 Artist: Elvis Presley
 Region: Tennessee
Describe the Culture of the
American West? Music, sport,
history, etc.

BR Music
 Song: Mamas Don’t
let your Babies grow
up to be Cowboys
 Artist: Willie Nelson
Oh Canada!
Watch “I am a Canadian”
commercial. What does being a
Canadian mean? How are
Canadians different from Americans?

Song: I am Canadian Anthem
 Artist: Arrogant Worms
 I would walk 500 Miles
 Moon
Hockey
 Hockey fight
Quebec
 US/Canada Relationship
BR: What is the primary
cultural and physical feature of
Quebec?

Music
 Song: Sur la route
 Group: La Bouttine Souriante
 Quebec
BR: Listen and read along
with the story “The Sad State
of the Great Lakes”. Answer
the following:
How did the condition of the
Lakes get so bad?
Do you think the Great Lakes
are better or worse off today?
BR: Now that you know
something about Urban
sprawl, what do you think
should be done about it?
Urban encroachment on Florida’s
Everglades, United States
• 1973: Rapid urban
expansion has
converted farmlands
to cityscapes
• 2002: Existence of
vast wetlands
“Everglades”
threatened by urban
encroachment
Growth of San Francisco, United States
1970-2000: Population
grew from 4.6 million to
7.2 million in the Bay Area