West Mini-Project Part 2

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Lesson 13: The Geography of the West Part 2 Mini-Project

In the lines below write the Lesson Mission.

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Lesson Mission 2:

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Part 1: West Part 2 Geography Terms

Directions: Dene each term below.

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Part 2: West Part 2 Landforms, Climate, and Weather

Directions: Dene each land form below in the small top box. Draw a picture of the landformin the larger box underneath. Color the landform with colored pencils.

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Part 3: Identifying Western Landforms

Directions: In the left column, there is a description of a Western Region or landform. In theright column, there is a list of the different Western Regions and landforms. Put the letter thatis beside the region or landform in the line beside each correct description.

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Part 4: Geographical Regions

Directions: Geographical regions are the way a nation is divided into regions that have the

same geography and climate. Label all of the Western Regions, cities, Waters, and Rivers onthe map below. Simply put a dot where cities need to go and write the name of the city by thedot.

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Columbia River Colorado River Mississippi River Missouri River

Platte River Rio Grande River Snake River The Southwest

The Pacic Coast The Pacic Northwest Juneau, Alaska Reno, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada Salt Lake City, Utah Phoenix, Arizona Continental Divide

Death Valley Great Salt Lake Desert Mojave Desert Rocky Mountains


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Part 5: Latitude and Longitude of the West

Directions: In the following activity, you will locate places in the West using the Grid System.

The Grid System is a way of locating places on Earths surface using imaginary lines calledlatitude and longitude. When these lines cross over a place, the point at which they cross iscalled the places coordinates . The lines of latitude and longitude as well as the coordinatesare all measured in units called degrees .

Latitude lines are horizontal lines that go across the globe. They are sometimes calledparallels. Latitude lines measure a places position as either north or south of the equator.The equator is the line of latitude that divides the Earth in half horizontally. It creates theNorthern and Southern Hemispheres.

The equator is considered to be a measurement of 0 degrees. So anything located above theequator is measured as degrees north and anything south of the equator is measured asdegrees south . For example, Birmingham, Alabama is located 33 degrees north of theequator. So the rst number in Birminghams coordinate location is 33 degrees N.

Longitude lines are vertical lines that go up and down the globe. They are sometimes calledmeridians. Longitude lines measure a places position as either east or west of the primemeridian. The prime meridian is the line of longitude that divides the earth in half vertically. Itcreates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

The Prime Meridian is considered to be a measurement of 0 degrees. So anything located leftof the prime meridian is measured as degrees west and anything right of the prime meridian ismeasured as degrees east . For example, Birmingham, Alabama is located 86 degrees Westof the prime meridian. So the second number in Birminghams coordinate location is 86degrees W.

So using the grid system, Birminghams coordinates in latitude and longitude is (33 degreesNorth, 86 degrees West).

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Part 6: Geographical Regions

Directions: You have now learned more about the Wests geography and climate. Use whatyou have learned to answer the following questions in PQA format.

1.) Based on the geography and climate of the West, can you think of other reasons (otherthan what you thought of in Lesson 12) why people might have moved West in the 1800sand early 1900s?

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2.) Can you think of any other ways (other than what you thought of in Lesson 12) that theenvironment of the West affected the everyday lives of the people who moved there? Forexample: What kinds of jobs did people have? What did they do for fun? Howdid they used the land to make things?

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3.) Can you think of any other hardships (other than what you thought of in Lesson 12) thatsettlers might have faced because of the environment, landscape, and climate? Why didthey face these problems?

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