2. TODAY’S CLASS
• attendance
• news article presentations
• American geography review
• theory: history frame
• American history!
3. American Geography Review
• How many conterminous states are there?
- 48 (excluding Alaska, Hawaii)
• How many states can you name?
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=ivpUBvOeD1s&feature=related
• Describe the coastal plains, Appalachians, Rockies
- Coastal Plains – East, long, gently rolling lowland
- Rockies – high, discontinuous chain of mountains
containing metals
- Appalachians – West of Atlantic coastal plain, low,
unbroken, contain iron, coal
4. American Geography Review
• What is the highest & lowest point in the U.S.?
- Mount McKinley (Alaska); Death Valley (California)
• What is the longest river?
- Missouri
• According to the textbook, America is the 4th
largest country in terms of what 2 things?
- population & land mass
• Which cities were growing rapidly through the
1990’s?
- sunbelt cities : South/West – San Diego, San Jose,
Jacksonville
5. American Geography Review
• Who were the earliest settlers in the US?
- British, Dutch, Irish, German
• Describe the general climate.
- humid continental climate
• Most of the nation’s power supply comes
from:
- coal
• Water traffic was particularly important for
what purpose?
- economic development
6. American Geography Review
• Main industrial area
- Midwest (Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania)
• Banking & Insurance
- New York
• How much of the US is farmland?
- almost half (47%)
• The most important agricultural region:
- Midwest
• The South is known for cultivating:
- traditional crops (tobacco, corn, cotton)
• Texas is known for producing:
- cattle, sheep, cotton and rice
7. Theory Review
• What is a KWL Chart?
Know – Want to Know - Learn
K W L
8. Theory
History Frame
http://www.readingquest.org/pdf/hist_frame.pdf
Pre-Colonial America Pacific Northwest, Eastern Woodlands
Native Americans
Pacific Northwest, Eastern
Before 1600’s
Complex cultures
flourished in America
before Europeans
-10 million natives in N.America
-America was not a vacant wasteland
pre-Columbus
-Pacific Northwest natives: rich, plentiful
fish, sedentary
-Eastern Woodlands Natives:agrarian
hunters in stable villages, reliable
commerce & communication
America was not a vacant
wasteland awaiting the arrival
of “civilized Europeans”
What was life like
before colonization?
9. American History
Your Mission
1) Make
a history frame
in pairs
3) Take notes
as your
classmates
speak
2) Share the
key points with
the class
10. American History Sections
1. Colonial America
2. American Independence
3. 19th Century Expansion
4. The War of Secession
5. Industrialization & Immigration
6. WWI / The Roaring 20’s
7. The New Deal Era/ WWII
8. Post-War America: The Cold War
9. Civil Rights / Crisis: Vietnam & Watergate
10. Right-Wing Reconstruction /
The End of the Cold War
