PPT-Coastal Plains

North Central Plains Great Plains Mountains and Basins The Four Regions of Texas High Plains The Great Plains The Great Plains Region is broken into two VERY different types of geography The Edwards Plateau and The High Plains. Current Status. Institutions involved in Coastal Zone Management. Current Concerns. Current Policies, Programs and Projects. Likely implications of Climate Change on Coastal Zone. Strategies for Adaptation. By: Quinn . Manford. Coastal Plains Layout. A region is usually named for its landscape. Georgia’s Coastal Plain is a low flat region of sandy dirt and well drained, gently rolling hills and poorly drained flat lands. The bottom of the Coastal Plains have marshes and swamps and the coast. The top of the Coastal Plains has dry and sandy areas like a desert.. History Through Film. Mr. Clark. The American Revolution. The American Civil war. The American Civil war. The Indian wars. Spanish-American war. World war I. World war II. World war II. Coastal Plains. Chapter 7 Lesson 2. “Life on the Great Plains”. p. 230-235. Vocabulary Preview. Homestead: frontier land claimed by a settler. Exodusters. : term used by African American settlers on the Great Plains to describe themselves. Coastal areas can provide valuable economic and environmental opportunities, resulting in increasing numbers of people wanting to live near the coastal. This trend has become more dynamic in recent years because of the increase in global trade, the development of the tourist industry and the increasing individual demand for coastal lifestyles.. The Plains People. . Central Plains . . . Iowa. . Missouri . . Sioux (. Nakota. ). . Great Plains. . . Cheyenne. . Ki. owa. . . Central Plains. Ways of Life. . - both hunters and gatherers and farmers. The Coastal Plain Region ~ Location. Located in the south and eastern part of the state. Part along the Gulf Coast is known as the Gulf Coastal Plain. Land starts at sea level and rises until it reaches the Balcones Escarpment.. a. Examine the construction of the transcontinental railroad including the use of immigrant labor. . b. . Evaluate how the growth of the western population and innovations in farming and ranching impacted Plains Indians. . Keese 2008. A little helpful hint…... Make sure you pay EXTRA CLOSE attention (who knows maybe even take a few notes) After every day that we look at the power point there will be a QUIZ and it WILL be for a GRADE!!! . Lesson Objectives. Describe how the Plains people adapted to their cultural environment. . Compare and contrast the ways of life of the different Plains groups. . Vocabulary. Lodge. Sod. Scarce. Tepee. Keese 2008. A little helpful hint…... Make sure you pay EXTRA CLOSE attention (who knows maybe even take a few notes) After every day that we look at the power point there will be a QUIZ and it WILL be for a GRADE!!! . WHAT IS COASTAL EROSION? Coastal erosion is the endless reshaping of shorelines by waves, currents, tides, storms, ice, rain and groundwater seepage. Human activities, like construction, dredging, CO Steve Ruff, Arizona State University Vicky Hamilton, Southwest Research Institute. Overview. Greeley et al. [2005] recognized that the floor of Gusev crater has mare-like ridges and other features indicative of low-viscosity lava flows with a crater retention age of 3.65 . 2. What are the main types of soft and hard engineering used on the coastline of the UK? . (Coastal defences). Advantages and disadvantages of these techniques. 3. Definitions. Soft engineering: . method of coastal management which works with natural processes at work on the coastline and to be .