Transcript The Geography of the Americas Continent

The Geography of the
Americas Continent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB_nSip3Pwk
Learning about America thru maps.
• Topographic map =
shows the main features of the terrain. It shows
the shapes of the continents, the mountains, and the rivers.
• Example in the topographic map p.44 you can see 3 major
mountain systems in America and 2 biggest rivers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP6Ec6Kuq3c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ve8uJkPT0U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en6iRAVtL30
Mountain System
Location
Rocky mountains
Canada to South of the
U.S (entire west coast
North America)
Sierra Madre
Mexico and Central
America
Andes Mountains
North Colombia to South
Chile ( South America)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNJSWlMsQ58
River
Location
MississippiMissouri River
North America
Amazon River
South America
North America topographical map
Thematic map
• Maps that show an idea or concept. These maps use
visual aids such as colors or symbols. Great tool but only
show part of the information.
Example page 45 of your textbook
• Maps shows the languages spoken in the American Continent
• 3 most spoken are Spanish, English and Portuguese.
• Few others languages: French, Dutch, Mayan
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epBuWRld4ws
Example thematic map
Class Work: American Continent Project
Groups of 2
• Students research about a country in the American Continent of their
preference.
• The research will be done in the library.
• Once your choose a country look for facts about the country such as
population, culture, food, geography, climate.
• Write the information down and when we come back to the
classroom groups will create a poster.
• The poster must include the facts from your research and images or
drawings that represents the country
Natural regions
Rain Forest and Savannas are found in the tropics.
Area between tropic of Cancer and Capricorn
Rain Forest – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7krDGqZyXM
Climate is hot and humid all year long.
Rainfall is abundant
Tall trees
Savannas
- hot but not always rainy
- rainy season and dry season
- small trees, bushes and tall grasses
Forest and Prairies – found in the temperate climates.
• Forest
- Trees whose leaves fall of the winter and grow back in the summer.
-Animals such as deer and bears
• Prairies
-Abundant grass
-hot dry summers and very cold winters
- usually use to raise cattle
Steppe and desert are regions that have dry climates.
• Steppe
-Grasses and bushes grow in steppe
-The soil is dry
-Trees grow close too bodies of water
-Temperature vary even through the day
• Desert
-Very hot and dry
-Long periods without rainfall
-formed by sand and some by gravel, or small stone
-Cactus and other plants can grow.
• The Tundra and Taiga are the coldest zones on the planet.
-On the northern regions of the earth
-long winters
-Pine trees are found
-Is very common in Russia
• Tundra
-Is the coldest region on Earth
-Long winters
-Even thought it snows very little, its so cold that the soil
is frozen most of the year.