1 / 97

Changing Regions of Louisiana: Exploring Physical Features and Human Settlement

Learn about the regions of Louisiana and how they change over time due to erosion, natural occurrences, and human needs. Understand the influence of physical features on the development of Louisiana.

eashley
Download Presentation

Changing Regions of Louisiana: Exploring Physical Features and Human Settlement

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. OBJECTIVE • By the end of this class, I will be able to explain how and why regions change and why this is specifically important to us in Louisiana with 85% accuracy on my exit ticket

  2. PLACES AND REGIONS • REGIONS: AREA WITH COMMON FEATURES • MAY RELATE TO PHYSICAL FEATURES, HUMAN FEATURES OR BOTH • 7 GEOGRPAHIC REGIONS IDENTIFIED ON NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT

  3. 7 GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS • ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN • APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN REGION • CENTRAL LOWLANDS • GREAT PLAINS • INTERMOUNTAIN REGION • CANADIAN SHIELD • ROCKY MOUNTAIN

  4. HOW AND WHY REGIONS CHANGE • EROSION: GRADUAL WEARING AWAY OF LANDFORMS BY WATER, WIND, AND HARSH WEATHER • HURRICANES CAN RESULT IN SEVERE BEACH ERSOSION • LEVEE: EMBANKMENT BUILT BESIDE A BODY OF WATER TO PREVENT FLOODING • PEOPLE’S NEEDS AND WANTS ALSO CHANGE REGIONS • GOLD RUSH IN 1849; WARM CLIMATE

  5. PHYSICAL FEATURES • THE NATURAL GEOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS THAT DEFINE AN AREA • LOUISIANA: 47,752 SQUARE MILES; 3,000 MILES OF INLAND WATERS; SOUTHERNMOST STATE IN U.S. • LOUISIANA HAS 3 NATURAL REGIONS: LOWLANDS, TERRACES, HILLS

  6. PHYSICAL FEATURES • Lowlands: include coastal marshes and Mississippi Flood Plain • Terraces: include parishes northeast of the Mississippi and prairies in southwestern Louisiana • Upland Hills: surround the Red River Valley

  7. I DO • WATCH, LISTEN AND PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO HOW I READ AND ANNOTATE THE FOLLOWING TEXT. I WILL THEN MODEL HOW TO ANSWER A TEXT BASED QUESTION

  8. WE DO • WE WILL NOW READ THE NEXT PARAGRAPH AND ANSWER A TEXT BASED QUESTION

  9. YOU DO/EXIT TICKET • INDIVIDUALLY, COMPLETE THE READING AND THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW • EXIT TICKET: WRITE A ½ PAGE ANALYSIS explaining how and why regions change and why this is specifically important to us in Louisiana

  10. AGENDA 8.16.13 • BELLRINGER/DO NOW: 5 MIN • INTRO: PHYSICAL FEATURES: 15 MIN • I DO: MODEL HOW TO READ A PHYSICAL MAP (5) • WE DO: COMPLETE PHYSICAL MAP (10) • YOU DO: CREATE A DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL MAP TO BE DISTRIBUTED AT VISITOR CENTER (15) • CLOSE: EXIT TICKET (5)

  11. GLE’S 5, 7, 8 • Describe and analyze the distinguishing physical and/or human characteristics of Louisiana regions (G-1B-M1); • Explain how or why specific regions are changing as a result of physical phenomena (e.g., changes in the coastal wetlands) (G-1B-M3); • Identify and describe factors that cause a Louisiana region to change (e.g., natural occurrences, disasters, migration) (G-1B-M3)

  12. OBJECTIVE • BY THE END OF THIS CLASS, I WILL BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN HOW AND WHY PHYSICAL FEATURES HAVE INFLUENCED THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOUISIANA WITH 85% ACCURACY ON MY EXIT TICKET

  13. PHYSICAL FEATURES • Mississippi River, largest in the United States and one of busiest commercial waterways in the world, flows through Louisiana • Atchafalaya River: a tributary or branch of the Mississippi River • Red River • Louisiana’s southern boundary is Gulf of Mexico

  14. PHYSICAL FEATURES • Subtropical Climate: mild winters, hot and humid summers • Climate: typical weather of a region over a long period of time • Fertile soil is abundant throughout Louisiana and a GEOGRAPHICAL factor that helped make state a major cotton and sugar cane producer throughout the 1800s

  15. PHYSICAL FEATURES • New Orleans: bounded on the west by the Mississippi River and on north by Lake Pontchartrain • Commands the river and located at head of Mississippi delta

  16. I DO • WATCH, LISTEN AND PAY ATTENTION AS I MODEL HOW TO READ A PHYSICAL MAP

  17. WE DO • COMPLETE THE MAP WE BEGAN WORKING ON TUESDAY. INCLUDE IN YOUR MAP THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, THE SABINE RIVER, THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER, THE PERAL RIVER, THE 3 GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF LOUISIANA

  18. YOU DO/EXIT TICKET • WRITE A DESCRIPTION OF THE MAP SO THAT A VISITOR TO OUR VISITOR CENTER WOULD BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE MAP • HOW AND WHY HAVE THE PHYSICAL FEATURES OF LOUISIANA INFLUENCED THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOUISIANA?

  19. No. 5 • Corey is trying to decide what to do with her birthday money. She would like to buy a new sweater, a CD, and a book. She is also trying to save money for a new bicycle. After thinking about her decision, Corey decides to buy the CD and the book, and to put some money in her savings account. What is the opportunity cost of Corey’s decision? A. the bicycle B. the CD C. the book D. the sweater

  20. AGENDA 8.20.13 • BELLRINGER/DO NOW: LEAP ? (5 MIN) • INTRO: POWERPOINT ON POPULATION SETTLEMENT AND MIGRATION (15) • I DO: MODEL #’D HEADS TOGETHER (5) • WE DO: NUMBERED HEADS TOGETHER (15) • YOU DO: CREATE A CHART IDENTIFYING HISTORICAL REASONS FOR SETTLEMENT (10) • CLOSE: EXIT TICKET (5)

  21. GLE 11 • EXPLAIN WHY HUMANS SETTLED AND FORMED SOCIETIES IN SPECIFIC REGIONS OR WHY IMMIGRANTS SETTLED IN SPECIFIC AREAS OF LOUISIANA

  22. OBJECTIVE • BY THE END OF TODAY’S CLASS I WILL BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN, WITH SPECIFIC EXAMPLES, WHY HUMANS SETTLED AND FORMED SOCIETIES IN SPECIFIC REGIONS OR WHY IMMIGRANTS SETTLED IN SPECIFIC AREAS OF LOUISIANA WITH 85% ACCURACY ON MY EXIT TICKET

  23. POPULATION SETTLEMENT AND MIGRATION • Many different reasons people settle in given geographic areas • Some Ancient civilizations developed around river valleys, where had access to fresh water and could farm the rich fertile land • River also served as transportation route • In North America, Native American settlement followed patterns influenced by factors such as climate and availability of plants and animals for food

  24. POPULATION, SETTLEMENT AND MIGRATION • Europeans in 1500s also chose settlements because of climate and availability of fresh water and other natural resources • Also influenced by interests and goals

  25. POPULATION, SETTLEMENT AND MIGRATION • Landforms also affected settlement patterns • Mountain ranges, canyons, and broad rivers make movement difficult • Flat land and navigable rivers make movement much easier • Other influences on settlement are economic and cultural

  26. POPULATION, SETTLEMENT AND MIGRATION • Immigrants manly settled in cities because of job opportunities • Factories located in cities needed labor • Immigrants also followed cultural pattern in that often settled where others from homeland lived

  27. I DO • WATCH, LISTEN AND PAY CLOSE ATTENTION AS I MODEL HOW TO PARTICIPATE AND THINK IN OUR NUMBERED HEADS TOGETHER ACTIVITY

  28. WE DO • 1. WHY DID SOME ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS DEVELOP AROUND RIVER VALLEYS? • 2. WHAT FACTORS INFLUENCED NATIVE AMERICAN SETTLEMENT IN NORTH AMERICA? • 3. HOW DID ORIGINAL NATIVE AMERICAN SETTLEMENT IN NORTH AMERICA INFLUENCE WHERE EUROPEANS IN NORTH AMERICA SETTLED? • 4. HOW DID LANDFORMS AFFECT SETTLEMENT PATTERNS?

  29. YOU DO/EXIT TICKET • USING THE MODIFIED UNRAAVEL STRATEGY WE HAVE PRACTICED, READ THE FOLLOWING EXCERPT ON SETTLEMENT AND MIGRATION AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW. • EXIT TICKET: WHY DID ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS DEVELOP AROUND WATER SYSTEMS? HOW IS THIS SIMILAR OR DIFFERENT TO THE SETTLEMENT AROUND NEW ORLEANS?

  30. No. 6 • Use the information below to answer question XX. “Concerned parents address board of education” “Local citizens’ group demonstrates peacefully in front of town hall” “Local citizen describes serving on jury” “Record number turn out on Election Day” The actions reflected in the newspaper headlines above are all examples of A. majority rule. B. civil disobedience. C. due process. D. civic duty.

  31. AGENDA 8.21.13 • BELLRINGER: LEAP QUESTION (5) • INTRO: DEMOGRAPHY AND CULTURAL DIFFUSION POWERPOINT (15) • I DO: MODEL #’D HEADS (5) • WE DO: #’D HEADS (15) • YOU DO: ANALYZE POPULATION CHARTS AND GRAPHS(10) • CLOSE: EXIT TICKET (5)

  32. GLE’S 10 AND 12 • Analyze the population characteristics and other demographic information about the United States and Louisiana, including rates of increase/decrease for demographic variables • Describe the causes and effects of cultural diffusion and the effects of cultural diversity in Louisiana

  33. OBJECTIVE • By the end of this class I will be able to analyze population characteristics and explain how population density may influence where people may live with 85 % accuracy on my exit ticket.

  34. DEMOGRAPHY • The science dealing with the distribution and vital statistics of populations • Population density is an important feature of populations • The number of people living within a given geographic area • Demographic indicators: rates of literacy, infant mortality and life expectancy, religious preferences, race, gender, ethnic background, education level and income distribution

  35. CULTURAL DIFFUSION • What is culture? • The beliefs, customs, laws, art and ways of living that a group of people share • What is diffusion? • Spreading through a given area • Columbian Exchange: the movement of people, plants, animals and diseases between North and South America and Europe during the 1500 and 1600s • Corn, peppers, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, peanuts, turkeys, tobacco brought to Europe, while horses, pigs, sheep, cattle, wheat, peaches, olives, honeybees, smallpox and typhus brought to the Americas

  36. I DO • I WILL NOW MODEL THE THINKING PROCESS FOR ANALYZING AND ANSWERING A QUESTION USING THE KAGAN STRATEGY OF NUMBERED HEADS TOGETHER.

  37. WE DO • 1. WHAT IS POPULATION DENSITY? • 2. HOW COULD HIGH POPULATION DENSITY BE AN ISSUE TO A LOCATION? • 3. WHAT IS CULTURAL DIFFUSION? • 4. HOW IS THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE AN ILLUSTRATION OF CULTURAL DIFFUSION AT WORK?

  38. YOU DO/EXIT TICKET • YOU WILL NOW USE POPULATION CHARTS AND GRAPHS TO ANSWER DATA AND TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. • EXIT TICKET: Why would people want to live in areas with a low population density?

  39. No. 7 The photograph shows a mural drawn thousands of years ago. It was discovered by archaeologists in the 1800s. In which country did the archaeologists most likely find the mural? A. Egypt B. Greece C. Italy D. India

  40. AGENDA 8.26.13 • BELLRINGER: LEAP QUESTION (5) • INTRO: SPREAD OF CULTURE (15) • I DO: MODEL #’D HEADS (5) • WE DO: #’D HEADS (15) • YOU DO: • CLOSE: EXIT TICKET (5)

  41. GLE 12 • . Describe the causes and effects of cultural diffusion and the effects of cultural diversity in Louisiana

More Related