belts of north america
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Belts of North America. Rust Belt. Flip to the map which looks like the Rust Belt image. Shade the grey Rust Belt with the RED pencil. Copy the notes on the Rust Belt flap Draw a picture to remind you of the belt on the page above. Rust Belt goes to Wheat Belt. Rust Belt. Population growth - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Rust Belt
• Flip to the map which looks like the Rust Belt image.
• Shade the grey Rust Belt with the RED pencil.
• Copy the notes on the Rust Belt flap
• Draw a picture to remind you of the belt on the page above.
• Rust Belt goes to Wheat Belt
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Rust Belt
• Population growth– Mainly occurred during 1940s-1950s– Many immigrant communities have settled here
• Known as Manufacturing Belt• Heavy industry and manufacturing (steel)• Automobile industry• Emerging technology and engineering jobs
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Wheat (Grain) Belt
• Flip to the map which looks like the Wheat Belt image.
• Shade the grey Wheat Belt with the BROWN pencil.
• Copy the notes on the Wheat Belt flap
• Draw a picture to remind you of the belt on the page above.
• Wheat Belt goes to Corn Belt
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Grain Belt (Wheat)
• Produces most of the world’s grain and soybeans
• Breadbasket• Agribusiness (not small farmers)
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Corn Belt
• Flip to the map which looks like the Corn Belt image.
• Shade the grey Corn Belt with the GREEN pencil.
• Copy the notes on the Corn Belt flap
• Draw a picture to remind you of the belt on the page above.
• Corn Belt goes to Sun Belt
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Corn Belt
• Corn is main cash crop• 50% of all corn in USA grown here• Agribusiness – large scale and mechanized
farming
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Sun Belt
• Flip to the map which looks like the Sun Belt image.
• Shade the grey Sun Belt with the ORANGE pencil.
• Copy the notes on the Orange Belt flap
• Draw a picture to remind you of the belt on the page above.
• Sun Belt goes to Rust Belt
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Sun Belt
• Population Growth– Immigrants– Aging Baby Boomers
• Air conditioning makes life easier• New location of manufacturing in USA• Citrus fruit growth
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