Making a Living in the West

Mining

•Rumors of Gold sparked the move west

•California became the popular spot but other areas had gold as well

•Towns and Cities popped up throughout the west

Western Map

Ranching

•Chisholm Trail:▫Herding of cattle to railway centers across

the U.S. Great Plains

•Being a cowboy was no easy task▫Conditions were physically demanding

Ranching Images

Farming

•Building a Home:▫Used resources to build a sod home called

a soddie▫Needed families to pull together to be a

success

Farming Innovations•Such Innovations made life much easier

▫Steel Plow▫Barbed Wire▫Dry Farming: technique used to raise crops

that receive very little rainfall

A Look Back 5 YearsHurricane Katrina

The Story

•How many of you remember Hurricane Katrina?▫Where were you, feelings, thoughts

•Did you think it was going to be as big as it was?

•http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/09/0914_050914_katrina_timeline.html

The Images…

•A Look Back…

Responsibilities

•Government/People/Both

•What did we learn from an event like this?

•Many more hurricanes to come▫History helps us learn from the past…

And prepare for the future