LATITUDE Latitude lines run ____ to ____, but are measured _____ & _____ The 0 of latitude that circles the earth is called the _______?

LATITUDE latitude - fatitude Latitude lines run east to west, Latitude lines run east to west, but are measured north & south The 0 of latitude that circles the earth is called the equator

LONGITUDE Longitude lines run _____ to _____, but are measured ____ and ____ The 0 line of longitude that extends from the _____ to the_____ Pole is called the _______ _______

LONGITUDE Longitude lines run north to south, 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 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) heavily forested 4 seasons Foot (transportation)

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 animal/animal skins (shelter) (food & clothing) fish ice/water

BERINGIA

BERINGIA Land bridge that allowed Asians to follow herds (migrate) into North America

COLORADO RIVER Colorado River

COLORADO RIVER This river was explored by the Spanish & runs through the Grand Canyon

RIO GRANDE RIVER Rio Grande River

RIO GRANDE RIVER Forms a border with Mexico Mexico

COLUMBIA RIVER Columbia River

COLUMBIA RIVER Explored by Lewis & Clark

OHIO RIVER Ohio River Mississippi 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 OCEANS 1-Lake Superior 4-Lake Michigan 2-Lake Huron 5-Lake Erie 1 3-Lake Ontario 2 3 4 5 Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean

ATLANTIC & PACIFIC OCEANS Atlantic Ocean – served as the highway for explorers, early settlers, & later immigrants

What facts Do you know About america’s Waterways ???

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

Forms part of the NORTHEAST border with CANADA and connects the 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 River Lake 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 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., & 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 3 1 5 A B A 4 D 2 6 E 7

Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean South Ocean