Our Country's Regions

• ISBN13: 9780021492657
• ISBN10: 0021492654
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School

Table of Contents

Social Studies Handbook
The Eight Strands of Social Studies	1	(2)
Reading Social Studies	3	(6)
Six Elements of Geography	9	(2)
Reviewing Geography Skills	11	(1)
Using Globes	11	(2)
Using Maps	13	(3)
Different Kinds of Maps	16
Introduction The United States: Its Land and People	2	(2)
The Western Hemisphere	4	(2)
Our Country's Land	6	(2)
United States Geography	8	(4)
Reading Elevation Maps	10	(2)
Weather and Climate	12	(2)
Climate of the United States	14	(2)
Natural Resources	16	(2)
Changing the Land	18	(2)
Resources of the United States	20	(2)
We, the People	22	(2)
Our Cultures and Customs	24	(2)
Our Constitution	26	(2)
Our Government	28	(4)
Study Skills Writing an Outline	30	(2)
Our Economy	32	(2)
Regions of the United States	34	(4)
Americans, One and All	38	(4)
Introduction Review	40	(2)
Unit 1 Literature Magic Windows/Ventanas magicas	42	(70)
The Southwest	46	(2)
Environment of the Southwest	48	(24)
From Coast to Canyons	50	(6)
Deserts and Oil	56	(10)
Working with Latitude and Longitude	62	(4)
Wells for Water and Oil	66	(6)
Review	70	(2)
History and Economy of the Southwest	72	(40)
The Hopi	74	(6)
The World Around Us Herders of the Gobi Desert	80	(4)
Arrival of the Spanish	84	(8)
Study Skills Reading Time Lines	90	(2)
The Rise of Ranching	92	(8)
Problem Solving	98	(2)
The Southwest Today	100	(12)
Citizenship Points of View • How Should Water Be Conserved?	106	(2)
Review	108	(2)
Review/Test Preparation	110	(2)
Unit 2 Literature Mark Twain and the Queens of the Mississippi	112	(66)
The Southeast	116	(2)
Environment of the Southeast	118	(20)
Rolling Down the River	120	(8)
Comparing Maps at Different Scales	126	(2)
Warm Weather and Cash Crops	128	(4)
Mining for Coal	132	(6)
Review	136	(2)
History and Economy of the Southeast	138	(40)
The Cherokee	140	(6)
Colonial Williamsburg	146	(6)
The World Around Us Building a New Government	152	(6)
Making Decisions	156	(2)
A Country Divided	158	(8)
Study Skills Summarizing	164	(2)
Civil Rights and the Southeast Today	166	(12)
Citizenship Being a Good Citizen • Helping Fight Fires	172	(2)
Review	174	(2)
Review/Test Preparation	176	(2)
Unit 3 Literature I Was Dreaming to Come to America	178	(66)
The Northeast	182	(2)
Environment of the Northeast	184	(20)
Along the Atlantic Coast	186	(6)
A Colorful Environment	192	(6)
Identifying Cause and Effect	196	(2)
Seaways and Cities	198	(6)
Review	202	(2)
History and Economy of the Northeast	204	(40)
The Iroquois Confederacy	206	(6)
The American Revolution	212	(8)
Drawing Inferences	218	(2)
The Industrial Revolution	220	(6)
The World Around Us The City of Mumbai	226	(6)
Using Special Purpose Maps: Distribution Maps	230	(2)
The Northeast Today	232	(12)
Citizenship Points of View • How Can Traffic Problems Be Solved?	238	(2)
Review	240	(2)
Review/Test Preparation	242	(2)
Unit 4 Literature Crazy Horse's Vision	244	(64)
The Middle West	248	(2)
Environment of the Middle West	250	(20)
Across the Plains	252	(6)
Study Skills Reading Circle and Line Graphs	256	(2)
An Inland Climate	258	(6)
Into the Hills	264	(6)
Review	268	(2)
History and Economy of the Middle West	270	(38)
Wagon Trains and Pioneer Life	272	(8)
Making Generalizations	278	(2)
The Lakota	280	(6)
Booming Industry	286	(6)
The Middle West Today	292	(6)
The World Around Us From Farming to Industry	298	(10)
Citizenship Being a Good Citizen • Share a Friend	302	(2)
Review	304	(2)
Review/Test Preparation	306	(2)
Unit 5 Literature Coolies	308	(66)
The Mountain States	312	(2)
Environment of the Mountain States	314	(20)
The Rocky Mountains	316	(6)
Snowy Peaks	322	(4)
Using Special Purpose Maps: Vegetation Maps	326	(2)
Mining in the Mountains	328	(6)
Review	332	(2)
History and Economy of the Mountain States	334	(40)
The Shoshone	336	(6)
Exploration and Boom Towns	342	(8)
Drawing Conclusions	348	(2)
Women Fight for Their Rights	350	(8)
Study Skills Reference Sources	356	(2)
The Mountain States Today	358	(6)
The World Around Us Swiss Alps	364	(10)
Citizenship Points of View • How Should Natural Gas Be Developed?	368	(2)
Review	370	(2)
Review/Test Preparation	372	(2)
Unit 6 Literature The Legend of Freedom Hill	374	(66)
The West	378	(2)
Environment of the West	380	(22)
Western Peaks	382	(6)
Reading Road Maps	386	(2)
Desert and Rainforests	388	(6)
Recognizing Point of View	392	(2)
Thick Forests and Wide Valleys	394	(8)
Review	400	(2)
History and Economy of the West	402	(38)
The Hawaiians	404	(6)
The Gold Rush	410	(8)
Study Skills Using Primary and Secondary Sources	416	(2)
Immigrants in the West	418	(8)
Recognizing Frame of Reference	424	(2)
The West Today	426	(6)
The World Around Us New Technology in Japan	432	(8)
Citizenship Being a Good Citizen • The Salmon Corps	436	(2)
Review	438	(2)
Review/Test Preparation	440