Theme Lesson number Goal: Analogy:

Social Studies is drivers ed for the country.

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Warm-Up The Coastal Plains are to _________ as Great Plains are to _______________ .

The Coastal Plains are to _________ as Great Plains are to _______________ . mountains, flat flat, mountains dry, wet wet, dry

I can identify the major climate regions of the United States. Goal I can identify the major climate regions of the United States.

Climate Types 1.

Climate Types

Temperature Variations

Climate Regions: the rainfall and temperature of areas Marine: wet mild weather along northern Pacific coast Mediterranean: mild winters, hot dry summers of southern California Humid Continental: plenty of rain, wide temperature range of the central plains Desert: hot with little rain of the great basin Sub-tropical: warm temperatures & much rain of the southern coastal plains Semi-Arid Steppe: continental with little rain

1 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 Match each image to a climate region on your whiteboard.

This image depicts the __________ climate region . Desert Marine Sub-Tropical Humid Continental

Climate Types

This image depicts the __________ climate region . Desert Marine Sub-Tropical Humid Continental

Climate Types

This image depicts the __________ climate region . Desert Marine Sub-Tropical Humid Continental

Climate Types

This image depicts the __________ climate region . Desert Marine Sub-Tropical Humid Continental

Climate Types

This image depicts the __________ climate region . Desert Marine Sub-Tropical Mediterranean

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Warm-Up Describe the continental climate. The Great Plains are to continental semi-arid as _______________ is to _______________ .

The Great Plains are to continental semi-arid as the Pacific Coast is to _______________ . Desert Marine Sub-Tropical Humid Continental

I can identify the major tribal regions of the United States. Goal I can identify the major tribal regions of the United States.

Native American Migration to North America

Tribal Regions 1. North: nomadic hunters & fishermen 2. Northwest: settled, used resources from the ocean, esp. salmon & timber. 3. Mountain Plateau: nomadic hunters 4. Southwest: some practiced agric. with irrigation, many nomadic Great Plains: nomadic hunters with some agriculture 6. East: generally settled & practice agriculture

Identify the Tribal Region each image represents 1 2 3 4 5 6

This image depicts the __________ native region . North Northwest Southwest Great Plains

This image depicts the __________ native region . North Northwest Southwest Great Plains

This image depicts the __________ native region . North Northwest Southwest Great Plains

This image depicts the __________ native region . North Northwest Southwest Great Plains

This image depicts the __________ native region . North East Southwest Mountain Plateau

This image depicts the __________ native region . North East Southwest Mountain Plateau

Physical Region Climate Region Tribal Region

Warm-Up Climate Region is to ________________as Physical Region is to _______________ . Explain why Native Americans were more affected by the climate and geography more than we are.

Compare and Contrast

Quiz 1. Native Americans in the Great Plains and the north were _________________________ . 2. We live in the ___________________ physical region. _____________ is the average weather in an area. 4. Plantations were common in the ____________________ physical region. The __________________ Indians had the most easily available supply of food . ______________ is a climate which is very hot with little rain.

Food Shelter Geography Climate