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Chapter 1
The Geography of Alabama
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Lesson 1: Locating Alabama
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Locating Alabama • Alabama is in the Northern and Western
Hemispheres of the Earth. A
hemisphere is half of the globe.
Western Hemisphere Northern Hemisphere
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Locating Alabama • Alabama is located in the continent of
North America. A continent is a large
area of land on Earth.
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Locating Alabama • Alabama is located in the country of the
United States.
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Locating Alabama • The United States has areas that share
common characteristics called regions.
We live in the Southeast region.
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Alabama has many different types of land and
waterways called physical features. A landform is
a type of land and is a physical feature. A waterway is
a river, canal, or other water that boats travel.
Cheaha Mountain is the highest point in
Alabama. Gulf Shores is the Gulf of Mexico.
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What physical features, landforms, and
waterways do you see in the following
videos around Alabama?
• http://www.outdooralabama.com/videos/index.cfm?movie=OakMountain.flv
• http://www.outdooralabama.com/videos/index.cfm?movie=GulfStatePark.flv
• http://www.outdooralabama.com/videos/index.cfm?movie=DeSotoSP.flv
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Alabama’s Climate • A region’s climate is the type of weather
it has year after year. Alabama does not
have the same type of climate as Alaska.
Alabama has mild to warm winters and a
hot summer.
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/clim
ateweather.html
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Lesson 2: Alabama’s Physical
Features
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Alabama’s Landforms
The Appalachian Mountains are in the
northeast corner.
The Piedmont is an area of high land with
hills and valleys. It is below the
Appalachian Mountains.
The fall line is the area where rivers form
waterfalls because of a drop in elevation.
The Coastal Plain is the low flat land along
the Gulf Coast.
A delta is a triangle shaped area of land at
the mouth of a river.
Wetlands are areas that are always soaked
with water.
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Delta
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Wetlands
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Alabama’s Landforms
Extend into Other States
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Alabama’s Waterways
Alabama’s rivers are part of larger river systems. A tributary is a stream or
river that flows into a larger river. Alabama’s Tennessee River is a tributary of
the Ohio River.
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Lesson 3: Alabama’s
Human Features
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Alabama’s Human Features • Alabama has been changed by building human
features. Human features are things built or
made by humans.
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What Human Features Do You See?
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Alabama’s Largest Cities
Huntsville
Birmingham
Montgomery
Mobile
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Alabama’s Counties
• A county is the
largest unit of local
government. You
live in Shelby
County.
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Alabama Tourist Attractions
Gulf Shores Space and Rocket
Center Birmingham Zoo
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Famous Alabamians in Chapter 1
Mae Jemison was the first African
American woman in space.
Helen Keller traveled the world as a
public speaker for the blind and
deaf. She grew up in Tuscumbia.
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Famous Alabamians in Chapter 1
W.C. Handy is know as the
“Father of the Blues.” He was
born in Florence.
Listen to his music:
http://www.last.fm/music/W.C.+Handy
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Going Places in Alabama
Interstate highways are major transportation
routes. They connect Alabama to other states.
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Going Places in Alabama People also travel over bridges and on the
waterways.