Slide 1 Chapter 11 Producing Enough Food for the World Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 Slide 5 Crops Rangeland: Provides food for grazing and browsing animals without plowing and…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Desertification has high costs Desertification affects 1/3 of the planet’s land area –In over 100 countries Costs tens of billions of dollars each year…

Slide 1 DO NOW: Discuss with your table: Where in this picture would you expect to find the OLDEST rocks? Where would you expect to find the NEWEST rocks? What kinds of events…

Characteristics of Deserts Characteristics of Deserts Besides being dry > few plants > consist of nearly continuous rock and/or sand exposures > little soil development…

Erosion: process that wears away surface material and moves them from one place to another major causes: gravity, glaciers, wind, water they all need energy for motion! Deposition:…

Weathering & Erosion Unit Review Question #1 What is the change in physcial form or chemical composition of rock materials on the Earthâs surface? Answer: Weathering…

DO NOW: Discuss with your table: Where in this picture would you expect to find the OLDEST rocks? Where would you expect to find the NEWEST rocks? What kinds of events might…

Flooding Flooding How can we mitigate it’s effects? Why is flooding a problem? Settlers in New Zealand commonly chose to live next to rivers and lakes, as these were a…

Chapter 9:1 Reading Check Chapter 9:1 Reading Check __________, ___________, and __________ act together in a cycle that wears down and builds up Earthâs surface. ________,…

Daily Life in Ancient China Daily Life in Ancient China Most of the people of ancient China were peasant farmers who grew crops on small plots of land. Every member of the…