Unit 7: Effects of Physical & Human Geographic Factors 8.10c

Unit 7: Effects of Physical & Human Geographic Factors 8.10c

8.10c, 8.11a, 8.11b, 8.12a

Verbal/Chat Conversation: How do humans affect Nature?

2nd Conversation Question- How could the landforms of Geography in the US affect how humans live their lives? Economy...Entertainment...War time....Peaceful Daily life...... (Respond Verbally or in Chat)

Poll

Quick Poll (no points awarded) In your opinion......do humans affect the environtment negatively.....positively.....or both?

• Negative

• Positive

• Both

Class Discussion

If class is in session, discuss why you made the selection that you did in the last poll.......could you give an example?

How did the environment affect humans during the CA Gold Rush? What effect did humans have on California's geography? How do you think this sudden rise in population affected the Natives who lived in the area at the time?

Multiple Choice

(8.11a) How is it that Asians were among the largest of immigrant groups that traveled to California during the Gold Rush?

• Who knows?

• Asia was closest to California, simply by crossing the Pacific Ocean.

• Asia was closest to California, simply by crossing the Atlantic Ocean

Multiple Choice

(8.11a) One reason California achieved statehood earlier than other territories in the American Southwest was —

• a population boom related to the California gold rush

• a series of terrible winters across the Rocky Mountains

• a threat of Native American raids along the border of New Mexico Territory

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The red line symbolizes the Southern Pacific Railway.

Let's talk Positive effects and Negative effects of the Trans-Railroad.....

Multiple Choice

(8.11b, 8.29c) The map above supports the conclusion that railroads —

• increased trade with Mexico.

• tended to be built from north to south.

• played a significant role in the settlement of the west.

Multiple Choice

(8.11b, 8.29b) Blasting tunnels through mountains....building bridges across rivers....leveling hills and filling in hollows........ ALL these modifications were constructed in order to

• permanent housing for immigrants in urban areas

• canals that linked the Midwest to the Northeast

• a transcontinental railroad

How did the geography of the US affect the journey of the Lewis & Clark Expedition? How has America affected the same geography within the last 200 years SINCE then? Positive or Neg effects?

Multiple Choice

(8.12a, 8.29c) The numbered river on this map played a major role in —

• the defeat of British troops at the Battle of Saratoga

• the exploration of new territory acquired from France

• the defeat of British invaders at the Battle of Fort McHenry

(No Discussion)

Class Discussion: How has Urbanization continued to affect our natural environment?

The Eerie Canal

The Erie Canal moved more immigrants westward than any other trans-Appalachian water ways. While providining many jobs, the canal affected economic growth in New York as well as for the interior of the United States, with New York City becoming a vital commercial center and the country’s busiest port in the 1800’s.

Effect on Native Americans......

The canal also transformed the lives of Native Americans in the state of New York. Its construction occurred during a period of intense “Indian removal” policies, and the canal itself ran through territory traditionally occupied by the Iroquois Confederacy forcing many of them to move.

Multiple Choice

(8.10c) The completion of the Erie Canal played a key role in which development?

• New York City becoming a vital commercial center with the country’s busiest seaport

• New Orleans becoming a leader in manufacturing and overseas trade

• Washington, D.C., becoming the cultural and political center of the nation

Which terms go in which areas????

Multiple Choice

(8.12)a The economies of the new western states were very different from those of the northeastern states in the mid-1800s. One major difference was that western states —

• relied on heavily on agriculture

• used natural harbors for shipping and exports

• focused on mining, railroad construction and some agriculture

Open Ended

(8.10c) In your own words, explain how the access to waterways along and the building of canals helped connect farms in the interior of the United States to port cities along the coast had a POSITIVE effect on Society. What other POSITIVE effects did the Eerie canal have on society? What about NEGATIVE effects? Were there any? (Hint, Native Americans) You have 5 minutes to answer.

Open Ended

(8.11B) Choose one Term. The Transcontinental Railroad. Or Urbanization. Choose one term and, in your own words, describe one positive effect it had on society, and one negative effect it on the nature and geography of the United States. Complete sentences please. You have 5 Minutes to answer.