Introduction to North America:The United States and Canada SSWG8:The student will describe the interaction of physical and human systems that have shaped contemporary Canada and the United States
Introduction to North America: The United States and Canada SSWG8: The student will describe the interaction of physical and human systems that have shaped contemporary Canada and the United States
What makes the United States and Canada a Region? Common physical features (Great Lakes,Rocky Mountains) ● Similar ways of life Democratic heritage Vast deposits of fossil fuels and minerals 0 Wealthy,literate,and ethnically diverse populations Market economies based that used to be based on agriculture but now are industrial Challenges to overcome the effects of pollution and protect the environment
What makes the United States and Canada a Region? • Common physical features (Great Lakes, Rocky Mountains) • Similar ways of life • Democratic heritage • Vast deposits of fossil fuels and minerals • Wealthy, literate, and ethnically diverse populations • Market economies based that used to be based on agriculture but now are industrial • Challenges to overcome the effects of pollution and protect the environment
Physical Geography of North America Anni OCEAN Bering Sea Greenland Beaufort Sea Baffin 2032604斤 Bay Kad L Gulf of Alaska Labrador Sea Hudson Bay NTEROE CANADIAN SHIELD PACIFIC OCEAN GREAT chesapeake Bay Elevations Cape Rteras Feet M 13100 ,00 500 2000 282形 ATLANTIC 650 OCEAN National boundary State or provincial 20w boundary
Physical Geography of North America
Physical Geography of North America o USA and Canada span North America from Pacific Ocean to Atlantic Ocean Mountains frame the eastern and western edges ● Central region is vast and fertile plains (one of the most productive in the world) ● All climate types are found in North America from tundra to desert to tropical wet
Physical Geography of North America • USA and Canada span North America from Pacific Ocean to Atlantic Ocean • Mountains frame the eastern and western edges • Central region is vast and fertile plains (one of the most productive in the world) • All climate types are found in North America from tundra to desert to tropical wet
Cultural Geography of North America KAL
Cultural Geography of North America
Cultural Geography of North America NATIVE AMERICAN SETTLEMENT PATTERNS,1500s-1800s ·Land of immigrants Culture Areas Arctic Califernia The ancestors of the Great gasin Great Plains Northeast Native Americans are Northwest Coast Plateau PACIFIC Southeast believed to have come OCEAN Southwest 5brt比 ATLANTIC Uninhabited OCEAN from Asia 1.006 kilometer 1.009 miles 1500s,immigrants began EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT PATTERNS arriving from Europe, followed by Africans, Asians,and Latin PACIFIC OCEAN Americans ATLANTIC OCEAN Setted by 1700 Immigrants came by Settled by 1850 Settied by 1890 Settied by 1950 choice,some forced,each Uninhabited group has helped shape the culture of the region
Cultural Geography of North America • Land of immigrants • The ancestors of the Native Americans are believed to have come from Asia • 1500s, immigrants began arriving from Europe, followed by Africans, Asians, and Latin Americans • Immigrants came by choice, some forced, each group has helped shape the culture of the region
History and Government of the United States of America NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC U.S.Expansion oUse StudentWorksTM Plus or glencoe.com 120w 110W 10o-w 90w 70w 60W Doubled the size of the country and gave the U.S.control of the Mississippi River and access to the Far West. BRITISH CESSION CANADA OREGON 1818 COUNTRY 845 LOUISIANA PURCHASE FROM FRANCE PACIFIC 1803 OCEAN MEXICAN CESSION 1848 DISPUTED TERRITORY OF THE ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES BETWEEN ATLANTIC U.S.SPAIN CEDED BY GREAT BRITAIN 1783 OCEAN 1803-1819 GADSDEN War with Mexico PURCHASE 1853 ended and the U.S. TEXAS ANNEXATION gained large land 1845 400 kilometers area in the Southwest EAST FLORIDA 2400 miles SPANISH CESSION WEST FLORIDA Albers EqulArea projectlon 1819 SPANISH CESSION MEXICO 1819 ALASKA PURCHASE Gulf of Mexico 1867 、PUERTO RICO66W OCEAN CEDED BY SPAIN Former Mexican territory 1898 HAWAI A ANNEXATION became an independent E'N OCEAN 1898 800 kilometers 0 200 kilometers republic in 1836 and joined 0 100 kilometers the U.S.in 1845. DENMARK 800 miles 200 miles 100 miles 1917 Albers Equal-Area profection Albers Equal-Area profection Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection
History and Government of the United States of America
Early Nation Building Nomads from Asia crossed land bridge to Alaska to settle North America Alaska Asian Recent evidence shows mainland nomads from Central and Aleutian Islands South America populating North America the area at the same time 06w990 Hawail Lives of Native Americans Marshall Islands shaped by location and 00 climate %French South Native Americans in SW Australia America Easter used irrigation to farm the Island sTA两队LLE市M dry land
Early Nation Building – Nomads from Asia crossed land bridge to Alaska to settle North America – Recent evidence shows nomads from Central and South America populating the area at the same time – Lives of Native Americans shaped by location and climate • Native Americans in SW used irrigation to farm the dry land
Early Nation Building 一 1500s European immigration began Spanish in southern parts- set up farms and cattle ranches,military posts, French and missions ·French settled in British northeast and traded furs Spanish nn色 Sahils
Early Nation Building – 1500s European immigration began • Spanish in southern partsset up farms and cattle ranches, military posts, and missions • French settled in northeast and traded furs
Early Nation Building -1700s Britain controlled Hudson's Bay Company land along Atlantic coast ·New England Colonies Great Province of Nova Scotia Rocky Soil short Quebec Maine (part of growing season Massachusetts) Claimed by York and New Hampshire Many harbors,timber, New Hampshire and fish made shipbuilding and fishing New York Massachusetts important economic Rhode Island industries Pennsylvania Connecticut New Jersey ·Middle Colonies North Atlantic Indian Reserve Delaware Ocean Fertile soil,mild winters, Maryland and warm summers Virginia New England Colonies 一 able to grow cash crops Middle Colonies for export North Carolina Southern Colonies ·Southern Colonies Mild climate,rich soils, South Carolina Proclamation line of 1763 and open land Georgia Boundaries of colonies Promoted plantation 200 Mes agriculture West 0 200 Kilometers East Florida
Early Nation Building – 1700s Britain controlled land along Atlantic coast • New England Colonies – Rocky Soil & short growing season – Many harbors, timber, and fish made shipbuilding and fishing important economic industries • Middle Colonies – Fertile soil, mild winters, and warm summers – able to grow cash crops for export • Southern Colonies – Mild climate, rich soils, and open land – Promoted plantation agriculture
