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GRAND CANYON

• Erosion by water and ice• Erosion by

wind• The Colorado

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HOW WAS THE GRAND CANYON FORMED?

Annually, 5 million people visit the Grand Canyon. What kind of effect do you think this many visitors has on the natural landscape of the canyon?

SALTON SEA

ABOUT THE SALTON SEAW H AT I S T H E S A LT O N S E A ?

• Sub-sea level basin or lake

• California's largest lake

H O W W A S I T F O R M E D ?

• Massive flooding caused by the Colorado River in 1905

• Because there is no outlet for the water, evaporation has made the water salty over time

• http://www.desertusa.com/video_pages/salton-sea.html

HOW IS THE SALTON SEA USED?

• Agricultural drainage and run-off

• In the 1950’s the lake was stocked with fish, creating a popular fishing hole

• Over 380 species of birds visit the sea while migrating

• Many endangered species make their home here

What kind of problems do you think the chemical run-off into the Salton Sea can cause? How does it affect the wild life?

GREAT SALT LAKE

ABOUT THE GREAT SALT LAKE

• Largest natural lake west of the Mississippi River

• High salt concentration because there is no outlet for water; water evaporates and leaves salt behind

• The water is too salty for fish and aquatic wild life to survive (with the exception of algae, a special kind of shrimp and some flies!)

• You cannot sink in the Great Salt Lake!

What characteristics do the Great Salt Lake and the Salton Sea share?

MOJAVE DESERT

ABOUT THE MOJAVE DESSERT

• Named after the Mohave Native Americans

• Desert climate

• Driest and smallest American desert

• Receives less than 15 cm of precipitation per year

• Despite hot temps and little water a variety of plants and animals here

Do you think desert land is valuable? What could it be used for?

Could YOU survive in the desert?

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CHISHOLM TRAIL

• A series of cattle trails about 800 miles long

• Named after Scot-Cherokee trader Jesse Chisholm

• After the Civil War, long horn cattle were abundant and herded along these trails to be relocated

• Herds as large as 10,000 were driven from Texas to Kansas

ABOUT THE CHISHOLM TRAIL

What industry does the Chisholm Trail represent? What do you think life was like for cowboys on the

Chisholm Trail during the 1800’s?

After the Civil War, the value of long horn cattle declined. Why do you think this happened?

PITTSBURGH, PA

• Historically known for its steel industry

• Andrew Carnegie founded the Edgar Thomson Steel Works, which later became known as Carnegie Steel Company

• By 1857 Pittsburgh’s 1,000 factories burned 22 million bushels of coal annually

• During WWII Pittsburgh produced 95 million tons of steel

ABOUT PITTSBURGH, PA

What kind of effect do you think burning 22 million bushels of coal had on the environment? The air quality?

GETTYSBURG, PA

• The town was started as a tavern owned by Samuel Gettys founded in 1786

• Known for the Gettysburg Battlefield where the Battle of Gettysburg was fought during the Civil War

• Battle of Gettysburg was responsible for the largest number of causalities in the Civil War

• The Battle of Gettysburg was also the known as the turning point of the war, ending Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s invasion of the North

ABOUT GETTYSBURG, PA

KITTY HAWK, NC

ABOUT KITTY HAWK, NC

• Home of the first powered flight in 1903 by the Wright Brothers

• The Wright Brothers made four successful flights on December 17, 1903

• The longest flight made that day was 59 seconds long and covered 859 feet!

• After the Wright Brothers’ flights at Kitty Hawk, it would be two more years and two more designs before the first practical airplane was created

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT2dQB_OgFE

PEARL HARBOR, HI

ABOUT PEARL HARBOR, HI

• Located on the island of Oahu, HI

• On Sunday morning December 7, 1941 Japanese warplanes attacked the United States Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor

• This is the event that forced the U.S. into World War II

• 2,403 U.S. soldiers were killed and 1,104 were wounded as a result of the attack on Pearl Harbor

Do you know someone who fought in WWII? What are their memories of the attack on Pearl Harbor?

MONTGOMERY, AL

ABOUT MONTGOMERY, AL

• The confederacy was founded at Montgomery in Feb. 1861 and was known as the confederate capital

• The Tuskegee Institute was founded in 1881 by Booker T. Washington and Dr. George Washington Carver

• In the 1950’s and 60’s Montgomery was home to civil-rights actions like the bus boycott from 1955-956 and the Freedom March in 1965

• The Civil Rights movement began the day Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white passenger in 1955

Do you think the Civil Rights movement would have been as successful without the actions of people like Rosa Parks?

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