Relative or Absolute Location?
701 Granite Falls Blvd
What is ABSOLUTE location?
a visual guide that explains the meaning of symbols, colors, and lines used on a map
What is a MAP KEY?
People moved west in the hopes to find __________ and get rich!
What is GOLD?
Name two reasons people are PUSHED to migrate?
Natural disaster like hurricane or earthquake
Not enough jobs
Not enough goods and services
Wars
Some groups of people settled near rivers to have access to water for ___________ and ___________.
near Food Lion
What is RELATIVE location?
this part of a map shows the cardinal directions
N, S, E, W
What is a COMPASS ROSE?
The _________ ___________said that if you settled and took care of the land for five years you could get it for free.
What is the Homestead Act?
Name two reasons people are PULLED to migrate?
More jobs
Transportation
New Technology
More goods and services
Hope for a better life
Some groups chose to settle in mountains to have access to ______________ and for ______________.
What is HOUSING MATERIALS and SAFETY?
33 degrees N
125 Degrees W
A map is a drawing of what an area looks like from _______
What is ABOVE?
The ________________ _____________ made it easier for settlers to move west. Now it took about a week to travel across the country instead of 4-6 months.
What is the TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD?
Name ONE group of people that was FORCED to migrate.
Forced enslavement of Africans
Forced removal of Native Americans
Some groups in North Carolina chose to settle near swamps to have easy access to water for ___________ and _____________.
What is FOOD and SAFETY?
Room 2115
What is ABSOLUTE location?
A round map of the earth is called a ____________
What is a GLOBE?
The purchase of this territory DOUBLED the size of the USA.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
True or False.
People in the USA still migrate today?
TRUE
True or False
No one settled near the ocean.
What is FALSE?
In the second grade hallway
What is RELATIVE location?
This type of map uses colors to show different states or countries.
What is a POLITICAL MAP?
(Hint- to buy one cost about $400 then ($13,000 now!)
Covered Wagons
Some people in our class have MIGRATED because __________________
they wanted better jobs.
the weather is nicer in North Carolina.
True or False
Some people stayed in what is now California after they went looking for gold.
What is TRUE?