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American Agriculture U.S. History and Geography High School. Tennessee Geographic Alliance Instructor Michael Robinson Houston High School Germantown, TN. Overview of Lesson. Discuss key facts on agriculture. Why is agriculture a “risky” industry? What determines what is grown where?
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American Agriculture U.S. History and Geography High School Tennessee Geographic Alliance Instructor Michael Robinson Houston High School Germantown, TN
Overview of Lesson • Discuss key facts on agriculture. • Why is agriculture a “risky” industry? • What determines what is grown where? • Where are the major crops in the United States grown? • Student Agriculture Location Activity
Tennessee Standard • US.1 Explain patterns of agricultural and industrial development as they relate to climate, use of natural resources, markets and trade, the growth of major urban areas...(E, G)
Connections to Common Core Standards • Identify, analyze, and evaluate the relationship between the environment and human activities, how the physical environment is modified by human activities, and how human activities are also influenced by Earth’s physical features and processes.
Agriculture Notes • weather, price • decreased (2%) • decreased • larger • Corporations (Tyson) • Farming is hard... • Number of famers... • Number of farms... • Size of farms... • Agribusiness...
How is agriculture risky? • Weather / Climate Change • Drought / Excess Rain / Temperature changes • Diseases • Insects / Pests • Prices • Prices can change from year to year.
What determines what is grown where? • Climate • Temperature and Rain fall • Growing Season • Topography • Soil Quality
HOMEWORK • The day before the lesson have students research the following agricultural crops.
apples canola cattle corn cotton grapes hogs & pigs milk cows peanuts potatoes rice • sheep & lambs tobacco soybeans sugar beets sunflowers tomatoes vegetables watermelons wheat • 1. • Source: www.usda.gov/research/atlast02/index.html
apples canola cattle corn cotton grapes hogs & pigs milk cows peanuts potatoes rice • sheep & lambs tobacco soybeans sugar beets sunflowers tomatoes vegetables watermelons wheat • 2. • Source: www.usda.gov/research/atlast02/index.html
apples canola cattle corn cotton grapes hogs & pigs milk cows peanuts potatoes rice • sheep & lambs tobacco soybeans sugar beets sunflowers tomatoes vegetables watermelons wheat • 3. • Source: www.usda.gov/research/atlast02/index.html
apples canola cattle corn cotton grapes hogs & pigs milk cows peanuts potatoes rice • sheep & lambs tobacco soybeans sugar beets sunflowers tomatoes vegetables watermelons wheat • 4. • Source: www.usda.gov/research/atlast02/index.html
apples canola cattle corn cotton grapes hogs & pigs milk cows peanuts potatoes rice • sheep & lambs tobacco soybeans sugar beets sunflowers tomatoes vegetables watermelons wheat • 5. • Source: www.usda.gov/research/atlast02/index.html
apples canola cattle corn cotton grapes hogs & pigs milk cows peanuts potatoes rice • sheep & lambs tobacco soybeans sugar beets sunflowers tomatoes vegetables watermelons wheat • 6. • Source: www.usda.gov/research/atlast02/index.html
apples canola cattle corn cotton grapes hogs & pigs milk cows peanuts potatoes rice • sheep & lambs tobacco soybeans sugar beets sunflowers tomatoes vegetables watermelons wheat • 7. • Source: www.usda.gov/research/atlast02/index.html
apples canola cattle corn cotton grapes hogs & pigs milk cows peanuts potatoes rice • sheep & lambs tobacco soybeans sugar beets sunflowers tomatoes vegetables watermelons wheat • 8. • Source: www.usda.gov/research/atlast02/index.html
apples canola cattle corn cotton grapes hogs & pigs milk cows peanuts potatoes rice • sheep & lambs tobacco soybeans sugar beets sunflowers tomatoes vegetables watermelons wheat • 9. • Source: www.usda.gov/research/atlast02/index.html
apples canola cattle corn cotton grapes hogs & pigs milk cows peanuts potatoes rice • sheep & lambs tobacco soybeans sugar beets sunflowers tomatoes vegetables watermelons wheat • 10. • Source: www.usda.gov/research/atlast02/index.html
apples canola cattle corn cotton grapes hogs & pigs milk cows peanuts potatoes rice • sheep & lambs tobacco soybeans sugar beets sunflowers tomatoes vegetables watermelons wheat • 11. • Source: www.usda.gov/research/atlast02/index.html
apples canola cattle corn cotton grapes hogs & pigs milk cows peanuts potatoes rice • sheep & lambs tobacco soybeans sugar beets sunflowers tomatoes vegetables watermelons wheat • 12. • Source: www.usda.gov/research/atlast02/index.html
apples canola cattle corn cotton grapes hogs & pigs milk cows peanuts potatoes rice • sheep & lambs tobacco soybeans sugar beets sunflowers tomatoes vegetables watermelons wheat • 13. • Source: www.usda.gov/research/atlast02/index.html
apples canola cattle corn cotton grapes hogs & pigs milk cows peanuts potatoes rice • sheep & lambs tobacco soybeans sugar beets sunflowers tomatoes vegetables watermelons wheat • 14. • Source: www.usda.gov/research/atlast02/index.html
apples canola cattle corn cotton grapes hogs & pigs milk cows peanuts potatoes rice • sheep & lambs tobacco soybeans sugar beets sunflowers tomatoes vegetables watermelons wheat • 15. • Source: www.usda.gov/research/atlast02/index.html
1. Wheat- ND to TX / WA • 2. Cotton- TX, MS, TN, CA • 3. Grapes- CA, PA • 4. Apples- WA, MI • 5. Tomatoes- CA, FL • 6. Tobacco- NC, VA, KY • 7. Sunflowers- ND • 8. Milk Cows- WI, CA • 9. Soybeans- MN to TX • 10. Rice- AR, LA • 11. Potatoes- ID • 12. Peanuts- AL, GA • 13. Corn- Midwest • 14. Hogs- Midwest, NC • 15. Cattle- Everywhere
apples canola cattle corn cotton grapes hogs & pigs milk cows peanuts potatoes rice • sheep & lambs tobacco soybeans sugar beets sunflowers tomatoes vegetables watermelons wheat • 1. • Source: www.usda.gov/research/atlast02/index.html
apples canola cattle corn cotton grapes hogs & pigs milk cows peanuts potatoes rice • sheep & lambs tobacco soybeans sugar beets sunflowers tomatoes vegetables watermelons wheat • 2. • Source: www.usda.gov/research/atlast02/index.html
apples canola cattle corn cotton grapes hogs & pigs milk cows peanuts potatoes rice • sheep & lambs tobacco soybeans sugar beets sunflowers tomatoes vegetables watermelons wheat • 3. • Source: www.usda.gov/research/atlast02/index.html
apples canola cattle corn cotton grapes hogs & pigs milk cows peanuts potatoes rice • sheep & lambs tobacco soybeans sugar beets sunflowers tomatoes vegetables watermelons wheat • 4. • Source: www.usda.gov/research/atlast02/index.html
apples canola cattle corn cotton grapes hogs & pigs milk cows peanuts potatoes rice • sheep & lambs tobacco soybeans sugar beets sunflowers tomatoes vegetables watermelons wheat • 5. • Source: www.usda.gov/research/atlast02/index.html
apples canola cattle corn cotton grapes hogs & pigs milk cows peanuts potatoes rice • sheep & lambs tobacco soybeans sugar beets sunflowers tomatoes vegetables watermelons wheat • 6. • Source: www.usda.gov/research/atlast02/index.html
apples canola cattle corn cotton grapes hogs & pigs milk cows peanuts potatoes rice • sheep & lambs tobacco soybeans sugar beets sunflowers tomatoes vegetables watermelons wheat • 7. • Source: www.usda.gov/research/atlast02/index.html
Video too large to upload on another PowerPoint. • Sunflowers
apples canola cattle corn cotton grapes hogs & pigs milk cows peanuts potatoes rice • sheep & lambs tobacco soybeans sugar beets sunflowers tomatoes vegetables watermelons wheat • 8. • Source: www.usda.gov/research/atlast02/index.html
Video too large to upload on another PowerPoint. • Milk Cows
apples canola cattle corn cotton grapes hogs & pigs milk cows peanuts potatoes rice • sheep & lambs tobacco soybeans sugar beets sunflowers tomatoes vegetables watermelons wheat • 9. • Source: www.usda.gov/research/atlast02/index.html
apples canola cattle corn cotton grapes hogs & pigs milk cows peanuts potatoes rice • sheep & lambs tobacco soybeans sugar beets sunflowers tomatoes vegetables watermelons wheat • 10. • Source: www.usda.gov/research/atlast02/index.html