Ch. 1: Life in the USA
Ch. 2: U.S. Geography
Ch. 3: Early Peoples of the Western Hemisphere
Ch. 5: Life in the Eastern Hemisphere
Ch. 6: East Meets West
Ch. 7: European Settlements in North America
Ch. 8: The Thirteen Colonies
Ch. 9: Life in the 13 English Colonies
Ch. 10: The Struggle for North America
Ch. 11: Breaking Ties With Great Britain
Ch. 12: The American Revolution
Ch. 13: The Constitution of the United States
Elevation Maps:
Elevation is distance above sea level.
Elevations are usually measured in meters or feet. They can be shown on maps by contour lines, which connect points with the same elevation; by bands of color; or by numbers giving the exact elevations of particular points on the Earths surface. Maps that show elevations are called topographic maps.
Elevation influences climate, as well as where and how people live. Most of the worlds people live on coastal plains at elevations of 150 meters (500 feet) or less. Some cultures have adapted to higher elevations. In Tibet, a region in central Asia, people live at elevations as great as 5,334 meters (17,500 feet). Above this elevation, the climate becomes too cold for growing crops, and there is also not enough oxygen in the air to sustain human life.