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SOL WG.4
Learning Target
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I can identify various human-environment
interactions and what makes a country/region
important.
Warm-up
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Define the following terms
1.
Deforestation
2.
Acid Rain
3.
Soil Fertility

What factors determine the importance of a country?

How can major bodies of water impact human life?

How can mountains impact human life?
Today’s class
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Complete the two assigned Achieve 3000 articles or finish your test.
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Begin notes on PowerPoint SOL.w4 on the Weebly.
Vocabulary
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - The value of a country's overall output of
goods and services.
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Infrastructures - buildings, roads, and power supplies needed for the
operation of a society.
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) – An agreement that
makes it easy for the United States, Canada, and Mexico to trade freely.
United States and Canada
Rivers
Other Water
Features
Land Forms
- Mississippi
– Gulf of Mexico
– Appalachian Mountains
– St. Lawrence
– Great Lakes
– Pacific Coastal Ranges
– Colorado
– Arctic Ocean
– Basin and Range
– Columbia
– Pacific Ocean
– Rocky Mountains
– Rio Grande
– Atlantic Ocean
– Hudson Bay
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– Great Plains
– Interior lowlands
– Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains
– Canadian Shield
– Grand Canyon
– Columbia Plateau
– Colorado Plateau
Physical Characteristics
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Abundant natural resources
-coal
-oil
-natural gas
-forest products
-uranium
-wheat
-grain
Physical Characteristics
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Continental Divide
The idea that mountains divide a region
Physical Characteristics
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Varied Climatic Regions- Range from the Tundra in Alaska to the Tropical
Wet in Hawaii
Alaska
Hawaii
Warm up- five minutes
1.
List three Ecological factors that influence regional development.
2.
List four factors that determine the relative importance of a Region
3.
Compile a list of as many geographic features in the United States that you
can think of.