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Earth
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
When?
Which?
How?
WORLD MAP – Cardinal Directions
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WHATWhat does the word ‘hemisphere’ mean?
WORLD MAP - Hemispheres
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
WORLD MAP - Hemispheres
Eastern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
WHATWhat does the word ‘hemisphere’ mean?
Half of the Earth
WHICHWhich continent is the United States in?
WORLD MAP
Eastern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
WORLD MAP - Continents
North America
South America
Europe
Africa
Asia
Australia
Antarctica
NORTH AMERICA
United States
United States – Physical Features MAP
Rock
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Appal
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Great LakesMississip
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Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
OceanPacificOcean
Texas
WHICHWhich continent is the United States in?
North America
HOWHow did the first Americans get to America?
World Population Growth & Migration
Beringia – Land Bridge
Beringia
Beringia – Land Bridge
Beringia – Land Bridgehyperlink
HOWHow did the first Americans get to America?
They walked from Asia across a land bridge into America.
Native American Regions
Native American Regions
Christopher Columbus
Carrack
European Trade with China & India
Europe
IndiaChinaEastern
Hemisphere
European Trade with China & India
Europe
IndiaChinaWestern
Hemisphere
WHENWhen did Columbus “discover” America?
1492
WHYWhy did Christopher Columbus call the people he found “Indians”?
He thought he landed in India
WHEREWhere did the people who explored the “New World come from?”
United States –
EnglandFrance
SpainEuropeNew
World
The Columbian Exchange
The interchange of life-forms, ideas, and products between the Old World (Europe) and New World (America).
The Columbian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange
New World crops(From the Americas to Europe)
maize (corn)white potatoessweet potatoesmaniocpeanutstomatoessquash (incl. pumpkin)pineapplespapayaavocados
Old World crops(From Europe to the Americas)
ricewheatbarleyoatsryeturnipsonionscabbagelettucepeachespearssugar
"Ananas cosmosus"
[pineapple], in Oviedo, La
historia general de las Indias,
1535
"Lactuca capitata. Cabbage Lettuce,"
in Gerard, The herball, 1633
"Allocamelus"[llama], in Topsell, The Historie of Foure-Footed Beastes and Serpents and Insects, 1658
New Worlddomesticated
animalsdogsllamasguinea pigsfowl (a few species)
Old Worlddomesticatedanimals
dogshorsesdonkeyspigscattlegoatssheepbarnyard fowl
Horse, in Ruini, Dell'anotomia et dell'infirmità del cavallo, 1598
WHEREWhere did the people who explored the “New World come from?”
Europe
Review
WHATWhat does the word ‘hemisphere’ mean?
Half of the Earth
WHICHWhich continent is the United States in?
North America
HOWHow did the first Americans get to America?
They walked from Asia across a land bridge into America.
WHYWhy did Christopher Columbus call the people he found “Indians”?
He thought he landed in India
WHEREWhere did the people who explored the “New World come from?”
Europe
Exploring North AmericaExplorer Nationality Date Achievement
John Cabot Italian 1497-1498 Explored the shores of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Labrador
Amerigo Vespucci Italian 1497-1503 Sailed to West Indies and South America
Vasco de Balboa Spanish 1513 Led expedition across Panama and found the Pacific Ocean
Juan Ponce de Leon Spanish 1513 Explored Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth
Giovanni da Verrazano Italian 1523 Searched for a Northwest Passage
Sebastian Cabot - - -
Jacques Cartier French 1534-1542 Traveled St. Lawrence River
Hernando De Soto Spanish 1539-1541 Explored American Southeast-Discovered the Mississippi River
Francisco Vazquez de Coronado Spanish 1540-1542 Explored American Southwest
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Samuel de Champlain French 1603-1616
Explored Eastern coast of North America and the coast of the St. Lawrence River to Lake Huron-Reached Lake Champlain
Columbus1492
Cabot1497
John Cabot
John Cabot
John Cabot
John Cabot
John Cabot
WHOWho explored Mexico and up into the U.S. and Texas?
Coronado
Coronado
Coronado
Coronado
Coronado
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
WHOWho explored Mexico and up into the U.S. and Texas?
Coronado
Samuel Champlain
Samuel Champlain
Samuel Champlain
Samuel Champlain
United States – Native Americans
United States – Plymouth Rock
United States – First Thanksgiving
England, Spain, and France claim territories
England, Spain, and France claim territories
Transportation
Walked on trails
Boats, canoes, kayaks
Dogsleds, toboggans, snowshoes
Cars, motorcycles
Airplanes, helicopters
Trains
Bicycles
Walk
Boats
Boats
TodayBefore Europeans Arrived
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Who? Who explored Mexico and up into the U.S. and Texas?
Coronado
What? What does the word ‘hemisphere’ mean?
Half of the Earth
Where? Where did the people who explored the “New World” come from?
Europe
Why? Why did Christopher Columbus call the people he found “Indians”?
He thought he landed in India
When? When did Columbus discover” America?
1492
Which? Which continent is the United States in?
North America
How? How did the first Americans get to America?
They walked from Asia across a land bridge into America.