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* the '''Range''' includes mountains from which water flows into the Great Basin | * the '''Range''' includes mountains from which water flows into the Great Basin | ||
** the western border of the Range are the '''Sierra Nevada Mountains''' | ** the western border of the Range are the '''Sierra Nevada Mountains''' | ||
* as an isolated watershed (where the water flows -- into itself), the '''Great Basin''' is an isolated geographic area for human occupation and development | |||
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|[[File:California Mountain Ranges.png|thumb|Northern and Southern Coast Ranges and other major mountain ranges of California|alt=|border|none>> | |[[File:California Mountain Ranges.png|thumb|Northern and Southern Coast Ranges and other major mountain ranges of California|alt=|border|none>> | ||
|'''PACIFIC COASTAL RANGE''' | |'''PACIFIC COASTAL RANGE''' | ||
* western slope of mountains that border the Great Basin and Rocky Mountains | * western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains that border the Great Basin and Rocky Mountains | ||
* and that produce important rivers that flow into the Pacific Ocean | * and that produce important rivers that flow into the Pacific Ocean | ||
* water flow from the mountains allows for great agricultural production in the "central valley" | * water flow from the mountains allows for great agricultural production in the "central valley" | ||
** = valley area between the mountains | ** = valley area between the mountains | ||
* the Sierra Nevada mountains created a barrier to movement between the West coast and the Basin & Range area | |||
** that isolation was not fully broken until the building of railroads/ tunnels through the mountains | |||
** the easier path to the West coast was to the North along the "Oregon Trail", which crosses lower mountains | |||
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|[[File:Map of Major Rivers in US.png|thumb|Map of Major Rivers in US|alt=|border|none>> | | rowspan="2" |<nowiki>[[File:Map of Major Rivers in US.png|thumb|Map of Major Rivers in US|alt=|border|none>></nowiki> | ||
|'''BIG IDEAS''' | | rowspan="2" |'''BIG IDEAS''' | ||
* rivers start in mountains and flow downhill | * rivers start in mountains and flow downhill | ||
* thus they | * thus they define the major regions of the country | ||
* | * for movement, rivers are important for | ||
* as <u>highways</u>: | |||
** travel along them, especially down stream | |||
** (upstream was difficult until the introduction of powered steam ships) | |||
* as <u>moats</u>: | |||
** large rivers are difficult to cross , so they can also act as barriers to movement and thereby create dividing points between geographic regions and political boundaries | |||
*** ex. many state borders are defined by rivers | |||
|'''US Rivers to know:''' | |'''US Rivers to know:''' | ||
* Hudson River | * Hudson River | ||
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|'''Virginia Rivers to know:''' | |'''Virginia Rivers to know:''' | ||
* James River | * James River | ||
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|[[File:Chesapeake bay watershed map.jpg|thumb|The Chesapeake Bay watershed|alt=A rough map of the Chesapeake Bay watershed with blue lines for rivers drawn on top.>> | |[[File:Chesapeake bay watershed map.jpg|thumb|The Chesapeake Bay watershed|alt=A rough map of the Chesapeake Bay watershed with blue lines for rivers drawn on top.>> | ||
|'''BIG IDEAS''' | |||
* the rivers and streams that flow into the Chesapeake Bay are from the eastern slopes of the Appalachian Mountains | |||
* these rivers create important trade links and locations for cities | |||
** especially Philadelphia, Baltimore, Jamestown (and, later, Washington DC) | |||
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|<nowiki>[[File:Mississippi River Watershed Map.jpg|thumb|Mississippi River Watershed Map|alt=|border|none>>[[File:Mississippi river map.png|thumb|Mississippi river map|alt=|border|none>></nowiki> | |||
|'''BIG IDEAS''' | |||
* all the rivers that flow into the Mississippi River start in: | |||
** western slope of the Appalachian Mountains/ region | |||
|-style="vertical-align:top;" | ** eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains | ||
|[[File:Mississippi River Watershed Map.jpg|thumb|Mississippi River Watershed Map|alt=|border|none>>[[File:Mississippi river map.png|thumb|Mississippi river map|alt=|border|none>> | ** Great Lakes region | ||
| | * this confluence (joining) of rivers creates vast trade networks used across North American history to today | ||
** as it is near the mouth of the Mississippi River, New Orleans lies at an important geographic location for trade and movement of people | |||
** after building of various canals, the east coast and Great Lakes were connected to rivers that flowed into the Mississippi River basin | |||
** after the introduction of steam engines, which allowed boats to move upstream, trade became two-way across the Mississippi River basin | |||
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|[[File:Water Level Route on US map cropped.png|thumb|Map of the "Water Level Routes" of the New York Central Railroad (purple), West Shore Railroad (red) and Erie Canal (blue)|alt=|left]] | |||
* This map shows the route of the Erie Canal, which connected Lake Erie with the Hudson River | |||
* the Erie Cana connected New York City to the Great Lakes | |||
* the map also shows the route of railroads that were built along a similar path and that essentially replaced the canal for transportation of people and goods | |||
|'''BIG IDEAS''' | |||
* canals allow for transport of good and people across areas that were not connected by natural rivers | |||
* canals allow for two-way movement, both up and down stream | |||
** i.e., canals are designed to move goods upstream which would be otherwise impossible on most rivers | |||
* especially for moving across the Appalachian Mountains | |||
* canals were later replaced by railroads | |||
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|[[File:Virginia geographic map-en.svg|thumb|Virginia is shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed, and the parallel 36°30′ north.|alt=A topographic map of Virginia, with text identifying cities and natural features.>> | |[[File:Virginia geographic map-en.svg|thumb|Virginia is shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed, and the parallel 36°30′ north.|alt=A topographic map of Virginia, with text identifying cities and natural features.>> | ||
| | |'''BIG IDEAS''' | ||
* while the earliest successful Virginia colonial settlement, Jamestown, as at the mouth of the river at the coast | |||
** English western expansion and settlement in Virginia followed along the various rivers | |||
** most of which connect to the Cheasapeake Bay or at its mouth | |||
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Revision as of 22:14, 29 May 2022
Preparation for the state of Virginian SOL ("Standards of Learning") History test
Released tests can be found here:
Virginia Standards of Learning
Note on table formatting
- use align left for thumbs
- for text at top of cell, use
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- after row breaks on same line as \-
Maps & Timelines[edit | edit source]
Geographic regions of North America[edit | edit source]
[[File:NorthAmerica-sel-regions LCPS VA-Edu..jpg|none|thumb|Major regions of North America from the Virginia Dept. of Education SOL framework document>> | Key
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[[File:Atlantic Coastal Plain.svg|thumb|The Atlantic coastal plain |alt=|border|none>> | ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN
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[[File:AppalachianLocatorMap2.png|thumb|AppalachianLocatorMap2|alt=|border|none>>[[File:Appalachian region of United States.png|thumb|Appalachian region of United States|alt=|none>> | APPALACHIAN REGION
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[[File:Satellite image illustrating the Great Plains.jpg|thumb|Satellite image illustrating the Great Plains|alt=Satellite image illustrating the Great Plains.jpg|border|none>>[[File:Map of Great Plains.svg|thumb|Great Plains region|alt=|none>> | GREAT PLAINS REGION |
[[File:RockyMountains-Range.svg|thumb|RockyMountains-Range|alt=RockyMountains-Range.svg|border|none>> | ROCKY MOUNTAINS REGION
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[[File:Basin and Range Province Boundaries and Landmarks.svg|thumb|One of various geographical definitions of the Province|alt=|none>>[[File:GB-Definition-Map.jpg|thumb|The hydrographic Great Basin (magenta outline), distinguished from the Great Basin Desert (black), and the Basin and Range Geological Province (teal).[3]|alt=|border|none>>[[File:Great Basin map.gif|thumb|Great Basin map|alt=Great Basin map.gif|border|none>> | BASIN AND RANGE
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[[File:California Mountain Ranges.png|thumb|Northern and Southern Coast Ranges and other major mountain ranges of California|alt=|border|none>> | PACIFIC COASTAL RANGE
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Rivers of the U.S.[edit | edit source]
[[File:Map of Major Rivers in US.png|thumb|Map of Major Rivers in US|alt=|border|none>> | BIG IDEAS
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[[File:Chesapeake bay watershed map.jpg|thumb|The Chesapeake Bay watershed|alt=A rough map of the Chesapeake Bay watershed with blue lines for rivers drawn on top.>> | BIG IDEAS
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[[File:Mississippi River Watershed Map.jpg|thumb|Mississippi River Watershed Map|alt=|border|none>>[[File:Mississippi river map.png|thumb|Mississippi river map|alt=|border|none>> | BIG IDEAS
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Virginia maps[edit | edit source]
[[File:Virginia geographic map-en.svg|thumb|Virginia is shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed, and the parallel 36°30′ north.|alt=A topographic map of Virginia, with text identifying cities and natural features.>> | BIG IDEAS
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Native American regions of North America[edit | edit source]
[[File:NativeAmericanRegions map 1.jpg|thumb|Major Regions of North America|alt=|none>> [[File:Langs N.Amer.png|thumb|Language families of Indigenous peoples in North America: shown across present-day Canada, Greenland, the United States, and northern Mexico|alt=|none>> |
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[[File:North American cultural areas.png|Cultural areas of North America at time of European contact|alt=|border|none|thumb>> [[File:Early indian east.jpg|thumb|Eastern tribes & general language groups, pre-colonial era|alt=Early indian east.jpg|none>> |
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Colonial America & territorial expansion[edit | edit source]
1748 | [[File:Nouvelle-France map-fr.svg|thumb|Map showing French possessions in North America just before the French-Indian War (1754)|alt=|border|none>> | BIG IDEAS
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1775 | [[File:Map Thirteen Colonies 1775.svg|thumb|Map Thirteen Colonies 1775|alt=|none>> | BIG IDEAS
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