'Dry farming' presentation slideshows

Unit 6 Review

Unit 6 Review . cycle of many people moving to a town and then leaving it when the mines were played out . boom and bust . a geographical region in which the same standard time is kept . Time zone. relies on supply and demand rather than government to regulate prices and wages. Laissez-faire.

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The Homesteaders

The Homesteaders. How did the Homesteaders farm the Great Plains?. How did the Homesteaders live on the Great Plains?. Who were the Homesteaders?. What was the role of the railroads?. How did the Government help the Homesteaders?. Farming on the Great Plains. What were the

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Test 2a-c Review

Test 2a-c Review. Ms. Newell. True/False. Following the Civil War, settlers began to move west. True/False. The act passed in 1862 providing free land to settlers was called the Free Land Act. True/False.

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Prehistory

Prehistory. Ancient History Prof. Marc Cooper. Prehistory. Cayonu, one of the earliest Neolithic sites. Problems. Where and when do we find the earliest agriculture? What mechanisms produced plant and animal domestication?

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Prehistory

Prehistory. Ancient History Prof. Marc Cooper. Prehistory. Cayonu, one of the earliest Neolithic sites. Problems. Where and when do we find the earliest agriculture? What mechanisms produced plant and animal domestication?

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Where We Have Been, Where We Are Going

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Settling the West

Settling the West . Chapter 13. Objectives. Trace the growth of the mining industry in the West Describe the ways that new technology changed open-range ranching Explain how and why people began settling the Plains Trace the growth of commercial farming on the plains

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THE WEST: EXPLOITING AN EMPIRE

THE WEST: EXPLOITING AN EMPIRE. America: Past and Present Chapter 17. Beyond the Frontier. 1840--settlement to Missouri timber country Eastern Plains have rich soil, good rainfall High Plains, Rockies semi-arid Most pre-Civil War settlers head directly for Pacific Coast.

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Settling the West Vocabulary in Images

Settling the West Vocabulary in Images. Chapter 4 Section 1 Miners and Ranchers. Boomtowns. Vigilance Committees. Hydraulic Mining. Open Range. Long Drive. Haciendas. Chapter 4 Section 2 Farming the Plains. Great Plains. Homestead Act. Homestead. Dry Farming. Sodbusters. Wheat Belt.

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Chapter 6 European Geography Vocabulary

Chapter 6 European Geography Vocabulary. Mr. Greaser. Constitutional Monarchy. Form of government in which a monarch is the head of state but elected officials run the government. Parliamentary Democracy.

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Agriculture

Agriculture. Agriculture : Deliberate land modification through plant cultivation and raising animals for food or profit. Percentage of labor force MDC: 5% (avg.), LDC: 55%. Subsistence Agriculture:. Food production primary for farm family consumption Example: slash and burn.

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Commercial Arable Farming

Commercial Arable Farming. This farming system is carried out on the great plains of the USA and the Prairie Provinces of Canada. Alberta, Canada. Commercial Arable Farming. Commercial Arable Farming.

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Long Drive:

Driving cattle long distances to a railroad depot for fast transport and great profit . Long Drive: . Open Range:. Vast areas of grassland owned by the federal government and cattle roamed freely. . Planting seeds deep in the ground where there is some moisture. .

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Southwest

Southwest. States. 1.Texas 2.New Mexico 3.Oklahoma 4.Arizona. Capitals . 1.Austin 2.Santa Fe 3.Oklahoma city 4.Phoenix. Natural resources. 1.Water 2.Copper 3.Silver 4.Uranium 5.Fish 6.Oil 7.Coal 8.Wood 9.Iron . landforms. 1.Deserts 2.Mountains 3. Rivers 4. Canyons .

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SOUTHWEST

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