Social Studies


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    Southwest Region of the USA 2018
    Environment of the SW
    Landforms
    • plateaus
    • mesas
    • buttes
    • hoodoos (who what?)
    • canyons
    • valleys
    • deserts
    Natural resources
    • copper ores
    • silver ores
    • uranium
    • oil
    • Gulf sea life
    • Some farm land in parts of Texas and Oklahoma for cotton, wheat, and ______________
    • (what is missing here?)
    History & Economy
    • The Hopi past and present
    • adobe homes
    • farming on mesas
    • adapting to the harsh environment
    • The arrival of the Spanish
    • Conquistadors
    • Conflicts between people
    • Ranching
    • Problem Solving

    The Northeast
    Natural Resources and Environment
    • A Colorful Landscape
    • The ocean
    • Timber
    • Appalachian Mountains

    History and Economy

    The Iroquois
    • What was the Grand Council?
    • Did the Iroquois Confederacy model parts used in the early US government?
    The American Revolution
    • Why did the colonist protest?


    The Pilgrim Simulation
    November

    Who were the separatists?
    Why did the Mayflower journey to the New World?
    Where do you build colonies in North America?
    When are you finished with a contract?


    South East Region
    January

    Natural Resources
    • Ocean
    • Long growing season and warm temperature
    • Coal
    • Appalachian Mountains

    History and Economy of the SE
    • The Cherokee
    • Colonial Williamsburg
    • Building a New Nation
    • Decision Making Skill
    • A Country Divided

    Environment
    • Rolling down the River
    • Mississippi River and tributaries
    • Warm weather and cash crops
    • Coal as a natural resource
    • Tourism on the coastline

    Middle West
    Bread basket of the world

    The     Middle West Region is the next journey in our survey of the United States.

    What landforms and landscapes are most often seen in the Midwest?

    How do the Great Lakes affect the environment and economy of this region?

    Are there weather dangers in the Midwest?

    What is 'lake effect' anyway?

    The pioneers traveled west to what we now call the Midwest. To help get an overview of the environment, the economy, and the history of the region, we are listening in class to Laura Ingall's, Little House on the Prairie.

    History & Economy of the Midwest
    • Native Americans on the prairie and in the woodlands
    • Farms to Factories
    • Motor City USA
    • Steel industry
    The West
    Chapters 11 & 10

     The Environment of the West
    Can you list natural resources found in the west?
    What sort of variety of geography does the west have?
    Can the resources of the west help build new industries?
    Which industries are in danger of disappearing? Why?