Transcript September 11, 2001 Where were you?

Take Out:
1.planner
2.sheet of paper
3.textbook page 79
Agenda:
1. Chapter 3, lesson 1 Cornell notes
Homework
Monday
Chapter 3 Geography Worksheet
Tuesday
Page 87, Draw a River activity (instructions
tomorrow)
Wednesday
Chapter 3, lesson 2 worksheet
Chapter 3, Lesson 1
Geography of Mesopotamia
Chapter 3, Lesson 1 Vocabulary
Mesopotamia –
The region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
floodplain – The flat land bordering a river
silt – The fine soil deposited by floodwaters
semiarid – Having little rainfall and warm
temperatures
drought – Period of little rainfall
surplus – An amount of a good, such as food, in
excess of what is needed
The First Civilization!
Where in the world
did people first
settle down?
Europe
Ancient
Mesopotamia
Asia
Africa
Mesopotamia
How did the land
of Mesopotamia
support
agriculture?
The rivers flooded each year, depositing fertile
soil on the land. The rivers also provided
water for the crops
How did the
climate affect
farmers?
The yearly flood was unpredictable, making it
hard to know when to plant. Sometimes it
flooded too much, washing everything away.
Other times not enough flood and drought
occurred.
How did the
Mesopotamians
water their crops
during droughts?
They used irrigation canals to bring water to
crops
Mesopotamia
How did
Mesopotamians
cope with a lack
of resources?
They used mud to build houses and
defensive walls. They traded surplus
grain for stone, wood, and metals from
other regions