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New Jersey’s Land and Early People

New Jersey’s Land and Early People. Where is NJ. New Jersey’s Natural Regions. Climate & Resources. The Lenape. 100. 100. 100. 100. 200. 200. 200. 200. 300. 300. 300. 300. 400. 400. 400. 400. 500. 500. 500. 500. Row 1, Col 1. What is: a continent?.

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New Jersey’s Land and Early People

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  1. New Jersey’s Land and Early People

  2. Where is NJ New Jersey’s Natural Regions Climate & Resources The Lenape 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500

  3. Row 1, Col 1 What is: a continent? One of the seven largest land areas on Earth.

  4. 1,2 What is: erosion? The wearing away of rock and soil over time. ?

  5. 1,3 What is: Nor’easter. The type of strong Northeast storm that can bring high winds, heavy snows and freezing temperatures.

  6. 1,4 What is: Cultures Ways of life for different people are known as…..

  7. 2,1 What are: physical characteristics? A region’s characteristics that can be formed by nature.

  8. 2,2 What is: Vegetation Plant life in a region is known as….

  9. 2,3 What are: Renewable resources – can be renewed or replaced; Non-renewable resources – cannot be made again DAILY DOUBLE How much would you like to wager? Name two categories of Natural Resources and give the definition of each one. .

  10. 2,4 Who were: The Paleo-Indians They were the first people to reach New Jersey by crossing a land bridge over the Bering Strait 10,500 years ago

  11. 3,1 What are: urban (city) and rural (country) Name 2 words that are antonyms: the first means “of the city,” the second means “of the country.”

  12. 3,2 Appalachian Ridge and Valley is part of the Appalachian Mountains; The Highlands is made up of rolling hills, hardwood forests, lakes and fertile valleys. DAILY DOUBLE How much would you like to wager? Describe the characteristics of the Appalachian Valley & Ridge and the Highlands Regions

  13. 3,3 What is: a natural resource Something found in nature that people can use.

  14. 3,4 Woodlands: 3,000 years ago,Leni Lenape: 1,100 years ago The Woodlands Indians and the Leni Lenape both lived in villages,were skilled farmers,made pottery and hunted. How long ago did they live in NJ?

  15. 4,1 What is: the northeastern part of NJ Name the location where New Jersey’s largest urban area can be found.

  16. 4,2 What are: glaciers? These shaped New Jersey’s natural regions.

  17. 4,3 What are: polar, tropical and TEMPERATE Name the 3 climates found on earth. Which one is NJ in?

  18. 4,4 What is: Earth became warmer & drier and Paleo Indians had to change their ways to survive. How did climate change affect the lives of the Paleo-Indians?

  19. 5,1 What are: Appalachian Ridge & Valley, Highlands, Piedmont and Atlantic Coastal Plain Name New Jersey’s 4 natural regions

  20. 5,2 Piedmont: begins at base of Appalachian mountains, 100-200 feet above sea level, many rivers flow through it. Atlantic Coastal Plain: largest region; sandy, rich soil; orchards and truck farms, beaches. Describe the Piedmont Region and the Atlantic Coastal Plain

  21. 5,3 Renewable: trees, soil, sand, water;Non-renewable: fuels, minerals Give two examples of renewable resources and two examples of non-renewable resources.

  22. 5,4 (a) They followed game (animals) that they hunted (b) they learned to plant gardens, make canoes and trade with other villages. • DAILY DOUBLE • How much would you like to wager? • Why did Archaic Indians need to move from place to place? • (b) What did they learn to do once they stopped being nomads and started to settle in villages?

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