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Physical characteristics of the United States power point

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The document discusses the physical characteristics of the United States, which are natural features made of land or water. It identifies major physical characteristics as landforms like mountains and hills, or bodies of water like oceans, lakes, and rivers. The document also provides examples of different physical characteristics found in the US and categorizes them as land features or water features.

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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES Images from Microsoft ClipArt Created by Karen Hirschfield
Objectives Identify physical characteristics as features that are found in nature, either made of land or water. Identify major types of physical characteristics. Locate physical characteristics on a map of the United States.
Microsoft ClipArt Microsoft ClipArt Physical Characteristics are found in nature. They are not made by humans. Physical characteristics can be made of land, called landforms, or are bodies of water.
Connecting Back to What You Already Know Landforms: Bodies of Water: Mountain Ocean Hill Lake Peninsula Pond MountainRange River Sand Dunes Waterfalls Islands Microsoft ClipArt
2 Categories of Physical Characteristics LAND WATER Desert Ocean Valley Lake Mountain Range Plain River System Coastal Plain Gulf Plateau Basin Canyon Microsoft ClipArt
Answering Geographic Questions The 5 major When studying Physical Characteristics themes of it helps us understand the PLACE. geography: 1 Location Remember, PLACE is one of the 5 major 2 Place themes of geography. 3 Human and Environment Interactions We can answer the following questions: 4 Movement What is it like there? 5 Regions What are its physical characteristics?
Literacy Connection: Noticing Physical Characteristics in Song Lyrics This Land Is Your Land America the Beautiful This land is your land, this land is my O beautiful for spacious skies, land For amber waves of grain, From California, to the New York Island For purple mountain majesties From the redwood forest, to the gulf Above the fruited plain! stream waters America! America! This land was made for you and me God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with As I was walking a ribbon of highway brotherhood I saw above me an endless skyway From sea to shining sea! I saw below me a golden valley This land was made for you and me! By: Woody Guthrie By: Katharine Lee Bates
Physical Characteristics The following slides contain physical characteristics that may be new to you. Notice the definition, examples, and photos to understand each! Remember: Physical characteristics are not made by humans, instead they are found in nature!
Mountain Range Definition: A row of connected mountains Examples: Appalachian Mountains Rocky Mountains All images from Microsoft ClipArt
Plains Plains Coastal Plains Definition: Low-lying stretch Definition: Low land that of flat or rolling land lies near the ocean Example: The Great Plains Example: The Coastal Plain along the Atlantic Ocean Microsoft ClipArt Microsoft ClipArt
Microsoft ClipArt Plateau Definition: Flat land with higher elevation than a plain Example: Ozark Plateau
Basin Definition: Low land surrounded by higher land Example: Death Valley By Ansel Adams By David Hiser
Valley Definition: Low land between hills or mountains Example: Microsoft ClipArt San Joaquin Valley Microsoft ClipArt
Taken by MariannaBolognesi Canyon Taken by Karen Hirschfield Definition: A deep, narrow valley with steep sides Example: The Grand Canyon
Bodies of Water River System Gulf Definition: A river and all the Definition: Part of the ocean that rivers and bodies of water it cuts into a large piece of land connects to Example: The Gulf of Mexico Example: The Mississippi River System Microsoft ClipArt Microsoft ClipArt
Desert Definition: A region that gets very little rain Examples: Mojave Desert, Sonoran Desert, Painted Desert Microsoft ClipArt Microsoft ClipArt
Where are some of these physical characteristics located? Death Valley Ozark Plateau Mississippi River System Map courtesy of FreeRoamSoul
Thinking Ahead Microsoft ClipArt There are many characteristics of the United States that ARE made by humans. What can you think of that is made by humans? Are these human characteristics near physical characteristics? Why?
Resources Adams, Ansel. Looking across desert toward mountains, "Death Valley National Monument," California. 1941. Online image. Flickr. 8 May 2012. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/4309054797/> "America the Beautiful." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 05 Aug. 2012. Web. 08 May 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/America_the_Beautiful>. FreeRoamSoul. The 50 State Challenge. October 1, 2009. Online Image. Flickr. 8 May 2012. <http://www.flickr.com/ photos/freeroamsoul/3973489446/in/set-72157623170857124/> Hiser, David. Rifle, Southeast of the Piceance Basin. 1972. Online Image. Flickr. 8 May 2012. <http://www.flickr.com/photos /usnationalarchives/3815838332/> MariannaBolognesi. grand canyon. August 9, 2009. Online Image. 7 May 2012. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/ mariannabolognesi/3853169156/in/set-72157622040761507> "This Land Is Your Land." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 05 June 2012. Web. 08 May 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/This_Land_Is_Your_Land>.

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Physical characteristics of the United States power point

  • 1. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES Images from Microsoft ClipArt Created by Karen Hirschfield
  • 2. Objectives Identify physical characteristics as features that are found in nature, either made of land or water. Identify major types of physical characteristics. Locate physical characteristics on a map of the United States.
  • 3. Microsoft ClipArt Microsoft ClipArt Physical Characteristics are found in nature. They are not made by humans. Physical characteristics can be made of land, called landforms, or are bodies of water.
  • 4. Connecting Back to What You Already Know Landforms: Bodies of Water: Mountain Ocean Hill Lake Peninsula Pond MountainRange River Sand Dunes Waterfalls Islands Microsoft ClipArt
  • 5. 2 Categories of Physical Characteristics LAND WATER Desert Ocean Valley Lake Mountain Range Plain River System Coastal Plain Gulf Plateau Basin Canyon Microsoft ClipArt
  • 6. Answering Geographic Questions The 5 major When studying Physical Characteristics themes of it helps us understand the PLACE. geography: 1 Location Remember, PLACE is one of the 5 major 2 Place themes of geography. 3 Human and Environment Interactions We can answer the following questions: 4 Movement What is it like there? 5 Regions What are its physical characteristics?
  • 7. Literacy Connection: Noticing Physical Characteristics in Song Lyrics This Land Is Your Land America the Beautiful This land is your land, this land is my O beautiful for spacious skies, land For amber waves of grain, From California, to the New York Island For purple mountain majesties From the redwood forest, to the gulf Above the fruited plain! stream waters America! America! This land was made for you and me God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with As I was walking a ribbon of highway brotherhood I saw above me an endless skyway From sea to shining sea! I saw below me a golden valley This land was made for you and me! By: Woody Guthrie By: Katharine Lee Bates
  • 8. Physical Characteristics The following slides contain physical characteristics that may be new to you. Notice the definition, examples, and photos to understand each! Remember: Physical characteristics are not made by humans, instead they are found in nature!
  • 9. Mountain Range Definition: A row of connected mountains Examples: Appalachian Mountains Rocky Mountains All images from Microsoft ClipArt
  • 10. Plains Plains Coastal Plains Definition: Low-lying stretch Definition: Low land that of flat or rolling land lies near the ocean Example: The Great Plains Example: The Coastal Plain along the Atlantic Ocean Microsoft ClipArt Microsoft ClipArt
  • 11. Microsoft ClipArt Plateau Definition: Flat land with higher elevation than a plain Example: Ozark Plateau
  • 12. Basin Definition: Low land surrounded by higher land Example: Death Valley By Ansel Adams By David Hiser
  • 13. Valley Definition: Low land between hills or mountains Example: Microsoft ClipArt San Joaquin Valley Microsoft ClipArt
  • 14. Taken by MariannaBolognesi Canyon Taken by Karen Hirschfield Definition: A deep, narrow valley with steep sides Example: The Grand Canyon
  • 15. Bodies of Water River System Gulf Definition: A river and all the Definition: Part of the ocean that rivers and bodies of water it cuts into a large piece of land connects to Example: The Gulf of Mexico Example: The Mississippi River System Microsoft ClipArt Microsoft ClipArt
  • 16. Desert Definition: A region that gets very little rain Examples: Mojave Desert, Sonoran Desert, Painted Desert Microsoft ClipArt Microsoft ClipArt
  • 17. Where are some of these physical characteristics located? Death Valley Ozark Plateau Mississippi River System Map courtesy of FreeRoamSoul
  • 18. Thinking Ahead Microsoft ClipArt There are many characteristics of the United States that ARE made by humans. What can you think of that is made by humans? Are these human characteristics near physical characteristics? Why?
  • 19. Resources Adams, Ansel. Looking across desert toward mountains, "Death Valley National Monument," California. 1941. Online image. Flickr. 8 May 2012. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/4309054797/> "America the Beautiful." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 05 Aug. 2012. Web. 08 May 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/America_the_Beautiful>. FreeRoamSoul. The 50 State Challenge. October 1, 2009. Online Image. Flickr. 8 May 2012. <http://www.flickr.com/ photos/freeroamsoul/3973489446/in/set-72157623170857124/> Hiser, David. Rifle, Southeast of the Piceance Basin. 1972. Online Image. Flickr. 8 May 2012. <http://www.flickr.com/photos /usnationalarchives/3815838332/> MariannaBolognesi. grand canyon. August 9, 2009. Online Image. 7 May 2012. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/ mariannabolognesi/3853169156/in/set-72157622040761507> "This Land Is Your Land." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 05 June 2012. Web. 08 May 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/This_Land_Is_Your_Land>.