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American Agriculture U.S. History and Geography High School

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

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  1. American Agriculture U.S. History and Geography High School Tennessee Geographic Alliance Instructor Michael Robinson Houston High School Germantown, TN

  2. 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

  3. 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)

  4. 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.

  5. Agriculture Notes • weather, price • decreased (2%) • decreased • larger • Corporations (Tyson) • Farming is hard... • Number of famers... • Number of farms... • Size of farms... • Agribusiness...

  6. How is agriculture risky? • Weather / Climate Change • Drought / Excess Rain / Temperature changes • Diseases • Insects / Pests • Prices • Prices can change from year to year.

  7. What determines what is grown where? • Climate • Temperature and Rain fall • Growing Season • Topography • Soil Quality

  8. HOMEWORK • The day before the lesson have students research the following agricultural crops.

  9. Where are the major crops in the United States grown?

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. ANSWERS...

  26. 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

  27. 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

  28. Video too large to upload on another PowerPoint. • Wheat

  29. 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

  30. Video too large to upload on another PowerPoint. • Cotton

  31. 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

  32. Video too large to upload on another PowerPoint. • Grapes

  33. 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

  34. Video too large to upload on another PowerPoint. • Apples

  35. 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

  36. Video too large to upload on another PowerPoint. • Tomatoes

  37. 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

  38. Video too large to upload on another PowerPoint. • Tobacco

  39. 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

  40. Video too large to upload on another PowerPoint. • Sunflowers

  41. 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

  42. Video too large to upload on another PowerPoint. • Milk Cows

  43. 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

  44. Video too large to upload on another PowerPoint. • Soybeans

  45. 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

  46. Video too large to upload on another PowerPoint. • Rice

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