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| United States History and Geography: Continuity and Change in the Twentieth Century 11.2 Students analyze the relationship among the rise of industrialization, large-scale rural-to-urban migration, and massive immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe. • Describe the changing landscape, including the growth of cities linked by industry and trade, and the development of cities divided according to race, ethnicity, and class. |
Analyzing Land Use Change in Urban Environments http://landcover.usgs.gov/urban/info/factsht.pdf Four-page USGS Fact Sheet describing and illustrating the need for urban growth studies. USGS Urban Dynamics Research Program http://landcover.usgs.gov/urban/intro.asp Describes a project that analyzes land use change in urban environments in order to provide a historical perspective of land use change and an assessment of the spatial patterns, rates, correlation, trends, and impacts of that change. Includes links to computer animations of urban growth in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Baltimore-Washington Area. Urban Dynamics - California 's Central Valley http://ceres.ca.gov/calsip/cv/index.html Preliminary assessment of urban growth in California 's Central Valley . Includes an urban growth timeline and an urban growth animation from 1906-1996. Urban Growth in American Cities (Circular 1252) http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/circ/2004/circ1252/ An on-line publication that illustrates the spatial history of urban growth in sixteen areas around the U.S. (including Sacramento , California ) and the corresponding land use change. Images can be downloaded as GIF files. The National Atlas - Interactive population/age/sex/ethnicity maps http://nationalatlas.gov/ Use the National Atlas 'Map Maker' feature to create your own maps showing population age, sex, or ethnicity distribution in individual states or the entire U.S. View maps on-line or print on 8.5" x 11" paper. Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change http://edc.usgs.gov/earthshots/slow/tableofcontents Earthshots is an e-book of before-and-after Landsat images (1972-present), showing recent environmental events and introducing the uses of remote sensing. Some changes are due to natural causes and some are due to human causes. Each set of images includes a detailed description, a list of references, and a question/answer. Tracking Change Over Time http://earthscience4kids.cr.usgs.gov/ A teacher packet that uses Landsat satellite images to track changes over time. Includes a lesson plan, printable worksheets, downloadable software, and downloadable images. Population Distribution - Urban and Rural - National Atlas article http://www.nationalatlas.gov/articles/people/a_popchange.html Article describing population change in the U.S. 1990 - 2000. Includes population numbers for each state and for the ten largest cities plus graphs and maps. Historic Events in Minerals and Materials http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/timeline/ This report provides a review of significant changes in industries that consume metals and industrial minerals. It includes a timeline showing major achievements in mineral producation and events that affected the U.S. mineral industry. These are related to overall U.S. mineral consumption and years of war or recession. |
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