Transcript Natural Resources

US Resources
Lesson 1
Essential Questions:
•How does geography influence the way people live?
It Matters Because:
The natural resources found in the United States
determine the economic activities of people throughout
the nations.
Types of Resources
Lesson 1
 Guiding Question
 How do renewable and nonrenewable natural resources
supply human needs?
 Environment
 The air, water, and land that surround you
 The environment varies from place to place
Economics- the study of how individuals and nations
make choices about ways to use scarce resources to fulfill their
needs and wants
 Natural Resources-
materials found in
nature that people use
 Vital part of the
environment
 Soil to grow food
 Trees for lumber
 Oil for energy
Two types of natural resources
 Nonrenewable- cannot be
replaced within our lifetime
 Iron ore, gold, oil
 Renewable- cannot be used
up or can be replaced in a
reasonable amount of time
 Sun, wind, water, forests
 U.S. is rich in natural
resources
 Determines what people
make, the jobs they do, and
the way they live
Nonrenewable Resources
 Minerals- Natural materials
found in the earth that do not
come from plants and animals
 Silver, iron ore, zinc, copper, gold,
quartz, limestone, lead granite,
magnesium and a variety of
gemstones
 Extracted from mines
 Used for construction, heating and
the production of goods
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Electrical wires
Computer chips jewelry
Iron or for steel
Nonrenewable Resources (continued)
 Energy- refers to power
(heat and electricity)
 Oil, natural gas and coal
 Converted in to fuel to
produce energy
 Fossil fuel- result from
the breakdown of organic
or once-living materials
 Takes thousands or even
millions of years to form
Natural Gas Use, 2010
Renewable Resources
 The United States has an
abundance of renewable
resources.
 Land
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Fertile soil for agriculture
 Fish and other sea animals
 Lumber
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Building homes, making paper
 Water
 Motion of tides and wind
 Sun, plant material,
atomic reactions
Locating Nonrenewable Resources
Minerals
 Copper –mined in
the west
 Colorado, Utah and
New Mexico
 Gold
 Nevada (also silver)
and Alaska
 Iron
 Minnesota and
Michigan
 Zinc
 Tennessee, Alaska
and Missouri
 Limestone
 Great Lakes and
Florida
Guiding Question: What natural
resources in the US are limited in
supply?
Locating Nonrenewable Resources
Energy
 Oil
 Alaska, California,
Oklahoma, Texas
and the Gulf of
Mexic o
 Natural Gal
 Oklahoma, Texas
and Kansas
 Coal
 Appalachian
Mountains (East),
Wyoming (West)
Oil Rigs in the Gulf of Mexico
Using Renewable Resources
Land
 Land is a vital renewable
resource
 Half of the land in the US
is used to grow crops and
raise animals
 Fertile lands
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Central US
Coastal plains
Along rivers
 Corn, wheat, cotton,
tobacco
 Vegetables, fruits, poultry,
pigs, dairy cows, livestock
Using Renewable Resources
Water
 Water is also a major
resource
 Drinking, washing, farming,
gardening, travel
 Used to produce energy
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Renewable resource of energy
Second largest source of
electricity
 Tennessee Valley Authority
 Operates a system of 29
hydroelectric dams
 Provides electricity for
Tennessee, Kentucky,
Mississippi, Alabama
 Niagara Falls –Border of New
York and Canada
 Also produces electricity
Using Renewable Resources
Wind
 The US has begun to
use its wind resources
to generate electricity
 Wind farms with many
turbines operate in 36
states
 Turbine are at least 100
feet tall
 Blades connected to a
generator
 Great Plains and coastal
areas are ideal for
exploring wind power
Using Renewable Resources
Solar
 Power generated from the light and
heat from the sun
 some homes and businesses use
solar panels to produce electricity
 Solar energy power plants in
California and Arizona
 Florida power company completed
construction on the nations largest
solar energy plant
 2011solar panels and solar water
heaters were installed in the White
House
Using Renewable Resources
Lumber
 Forests cover one-third of
the United States
 Half of the tree resources are
in the Pacific Northwest
 Large forest areas in the
Appalachian Mountains
 New trees are planted to
replace cut ones
Using Renewable Resources
Fish
 Fresh water and deep sea
fishing
 Coastal Regions
 Fisheries- the waters in
which fish and other sea
creatures are caught
 Overfishing- due to
increasing demand the
survival of some fish is
being threatened
 Fish Farming- businesses
raise fish in tanks or
enclosed areas
Consequences of Human Activity
 Guiding question: Why
is it important to
conserve as well as use
natural resources?
 People depend on natural
resources to survive
 Human activity has a
huge impact on:
 Water, land and air
 Drilling, mining,
farming, building,
cutting, fishing
Pollution
 Pollution- materials that
dirty the air, water and
soil
 Damages the
environment which then
can harm people
 Air pollution
 Streams and rivers
 Wildlife habitats
Conservation-planned, careful use of natural resources
 Natural Resources
Conservation Service –(1935)
 Helps to manage the use of
resources
 Set aside large tracks of land for
conservation
 Lands set aside cannot be used
 Bureau of Land Management
 Helps by protecting public
lands from development
US Regions
Lesson 2
Essential Questions:
•What defines a region?
It Matters Because:
People’s jobs and lifestyles are closely connected to
the region of the country in which they live.
Five Regions or Areas
•Northeast
•South
•Midwest
•Interior West
•Pacific
Northeast
 Smallest land area
 Mostly urban (thickly settled)
 New York and Philadelphia are 1rst
and 6th in population
 Many descended from Europeans
 Many African Americans, Asians,
and Latinos
 Rocky Soil, mountainous
landscape, cold winters
 Not ideal for farming
 Miles of coastline and rivers
 Fishing, shipping and trade
Northeast Economy
 The economy is still based on trade
 Trade- the buying of goods and services
 Service sector–Produces services rather
than goods
 Healthcare, banking, tourism, historic
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Computers, communications, research,
publishing, chemical production
Coal mines and timber in the
Appalachian Mountains
Farms in Pennsylvania and New York
Cranberry bogs in Massachusetts
Maple syrup in Vermont
Jewelry in Rhode Island
Naval Shipyards in New Hampshire
South
 Warm climate, rich soil, lots of rain
 Farming is a key part of the
economy
 Citrus, cotton, rice, tobacco, nuts,
soybeans
 Cattle ranching
 Fossil fuel production (coal, natural
gas, oil)
 West Virginia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Texas and Oklahoma
 Aerospace Industry
 Develops aircraft, spacecraft, missiles
and satellites
Some Presidents from the South
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George Washington –Virginia
Lyndon B. Johnson -Texas
Jimmy Carter –Georgia
George H. W. Bush –Texas
George W. Bush – Texas
Bill Clinton -Arkansas
 Population has increased
and become more diverse
 Retirees, Latinos, Haitians
 Large rural areas –areas not
heavily populated
 Everglades- National park
reserved for diverse wildlife
 Alligators, bobcats, manatees,
turtles, panthers
 Large growing urban areas
(cities)
 Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, New
Orleans, Miami
Midwest
 Guiding Question: How has
geography of the Midwest shaped its
development
 Major Features
 Great Lakes and Great Plains
 Miles of flat fertile land
 Colder winters than the South
 Drier climate
 Farmers raise
 Wheat, corn, oats, soybeans, fruits,
vegetables
 The “breadbasket of the nation”
 Ranchers produce pork, beef and dairy
products
Economy and Population
 Minerals- Iron ore, lead and zinc
 Access to shipping channels on the
rivers and great lakes
 In the 1900s Cleveland and Detroit
produced cars
 Factories hit hard time in late
twentieth century
 Factories moved South or to Mexico
 Region became know as the “Rust
Belt”, because of hard times and job
losses
 Foreign competition and National
economic downturn
 Population is made up of:
 African Americans, Asian Americans,
Latinos
 80 percent of Detroit's population is
African American
Interior West
 Long before the United States
was formed, Native Americans
have lived in this regions
 Spanish arrived during the
colonial period
 Settlers from the East headed west
in the 1800’s
 The region is dry
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irrigation
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Cotton, alfalfa, and more
 Ranchers raise livestock
 Lumbering
 Minerals
 Copper, iron, coal and others
 Energy -Oil and natural gas
Interior West
 Manufacturing –has grown
lately
 Products for the aeronautics and
electronic industries
 Research and Development
 Aerospace, nuclear weapons,
energy industries
 Population –fewer people than
other regions
 Major Cities
 Denver and Salt Lake –centers for
technology
 Albuquerque and Phoenix –
tourism industry
 Arid climate of Arizona attracts
retirees and visitors
Interior West
 Dramatic Geographic
Features
 Rocky Mountains
 Arizona Deserts
 Grand Canyon
 Millions of visitors
 Carved by the Colorado River
 Great Salt Lake in Utah
 Hover Dam
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rises 726 feet above Lake Mead
Arizona and Nevada border
Provides electricity, flood control,
farm irrigation and drinking water
Pacific
 Guiding Question- Which
parts of its economy make the
Pacific region unique?
 The states border the Pacific
Ocean
 Climates vary
 Washington and Oregon get
plenty of rain
 Valuable Resources
 Gold, lead and copper in
California
 Oil in Alaska
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Alaskan pipeline
 Timber in Washington and
Oregon
Pacific
 Mountain Ranges
 Sierra Nevada- in California
 Cascade Range- in Washington
and Oregon
 Alaska Range- in Alaska
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Mount McKinley –highest peak in
North America
Denali National Park
 Hawaii volcanoes (volcanic
islands)
Pacific
 Agriculture
 The region produces more
than half of the fruits and
vegetables consumed in the
United States
 Hawaii grows:
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Sugarcane, pineapples,
bananas, papayas and coffee
The islands have rich volcanic
soil
 Additional Industries
 Tourism, lumber, fishing,
livestock, oil, plastics,
satellite communications
Pacific
 Silicon Valley
 Hub of the computer electronics
industries near San Francisco
 Other Major cities
 San Diego –in California
 Seattle –Washington
Silicon Valley
 Ethnic Background
 Washington and Oregon
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Mostly European
 California, Hawaii and Alaska
 Native Americans, Asian
Americans, Latinos
 California has the largest
population in the nation
Seattle, Washington