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An uncrowded place where towns are far apart and surrounded fields, other open lands and forests Rural Areas ©2009 abcteach.comabcteach.com

Reasons Enjoy peace and quite Their jobs are there Farming ©2009 abcteach.comabcteach.com

Modern Communications Live far away from othersLive far away from others Talk on the telephoneTalk on the telephone Send messages on the computerSend messages on the computer Watch television, newsWatch television, news All of the technology also helps farming businesses become successfulAll of the technology also helps farming businesses become successful Farming communities connected to the townFarming communities connected to the town ©2009 abcteach.comabcteach.com

1.Why is farming an important activity? 2.Describe an electronic device that makes rural areas less isolated. 3.How do electronic devices help farming businesses? 4.What is the definition of a rural area? Questions ©2009 abcteach.comabcteach.com

Rural Towns 1.Several stores 2. Post office 3. Bank 4.Library5.Hospital6.School7.church ©2009 abcteach.comabcteach.com

Community Life Visit their neighbors in townVisit their neighbors in town Go to churchGo to church ParadeParade 4-h fair4-h fair Town is a communityTown is a community ©2009 abcteach.comabcteach.com

Making a Living Some families have two jobs Fish Work on the farm Work in town ©2009 abcteach.comabcteach.com

Vocabulary Hatchery- places where eggs are hatched ©2009 abcteach.comabcteach.com

Farm Products Everything you see comes from a farm Meat is raised on a farm Fruits and vegetables come from a farm ©2009 abcteach.comabcteach.com

Growing Crops Cotton needs a lot of rainCotton needs a lot of rain Wheat needs a dry climateWheat needs a dry climate Corn grows best in flat lands with rich soilCorn grows best in flat lands with rich soil ©2009 abcteach.comabcteach.com

Farm at work Today they are fewer farm jobs than in the pastToday they are fewer farm jobs than in the past Farming has changed due to technologyFarming has changed due to technology Technology has produced faster and bigger machinesTechnology has produced faster and bigger machines So, fewer people are neededSo, fewer people are needed ©2009 abcteach.comabcteach.com

Why are rural areas important? How would you describe a rural area?. Questions ©2009 abcteach.comabcteach.com

Raising Fruits  Most farms were small  Now most farms are big  Now most farms grow one crop, and that crop is sold

Different Kinds of Farms  Profit- the money gained in a business after expenses have been subtracted  Have you seen any farms as you are going on vacations?

Questions?  What does profit mean?  What is a rural area?

Farming in the central Valley  Central Valley is located in California  Largest farming area in Rocky Mountains  Rich soil, hot climate, dry summers, long growing season

Question Question  Where is Central Valley located?  By what mountain is Central Valley loacated?

Rivers  Central valley has two major rivers to supply water  Sacramento  San joajuin

water  Rivers are not enough water  Dams and canals were built to irrigate the land  Irrigate means to supply with water

Harvesting Time  Every kind of crop is grown in Central Valley  Machines are used to prepare the soil, irrigate the field, and harvest the crop  Many fruits and vegetables still  Need to be picked by hand

Harvesting Time  A lot of work is done by migrant workers  Picking vegetables and fruit by hand is hardwork

Cattle  Not everything on a farm is fresh vegetables and fruits  Farmers raise livestock  Cattle is used for meat and milk

Cattle  California is the largest milk-producing state

Dairy Farming  Dairy cows are cows that produce milk  There a 10 million dairy cows in the United States  Cows graze in pastures

Dairy Pastures  Pastures are grassy fields  Cows eat 50 pounds of food a day and 15 gallons of water a day  Dairy cows produce 1,800 gallons of milk a single year

Dairy Products  Dairy Products are products made from milk  Butter, cheese, yogurt

Milk to Cow  Milking the Cow  Twice a day machines milk a cow  Machine runs through a pipe to a tank to keep cold

Milking  Step two  The milk is checked for high quality  Then loaded into a refrigerated truck  Then taken to a dairy, a place where it is prepared to be sold

Milking the Cow  Step 3  Testing and Packaging  Tested and heated to kill germs, and then put into containers

Cow to you  Dairy to store to you  Milk products are taken from the dairy and delivered to stores  Now you can buy them

Life on a Ranch  Ranches- a large farm where cattle, sheep, or horses are raised  Sheep and cattle need a lot of space to roam and they eat a lot of food each day!  Ranches are in Midwest..Kansas and Nebraska…Texas..Southwest

Question  What is a ranch?  What animals do you find on a ranch?  In what states would you find a ranch?

Ranching in Texas  Texas raises the most beef cattle and sheep  Texas is covered by grassy plains  Plateau is a large raised area of flat land

Questions  What is a ranch?  What state has the biggest ranch? Why?  What is a plateau?

Jobs on a ranch  Sheep must get a good diet  Sheep eat hay  Protect sheep from coyotes or wolves  Sheep need to be sheared

Jobs on a ranch  Need to shear a sheep  Then pack the wool to the factory  Need to herd the sheep, sometimes use dogs

Herding Sheep  Dogs can help herd sheep  Sheep dogs can separate a sick sheep from the flock  Dogs listen to whistle sounds and hand signals

Questions  What are some jobs on a ranch?  Why do ranchers use dogs?  What is a ranch?  What states would you find ranches?

From Sheep to Sweater?  Step 1 Shearing or cutting the wool off the sheep  It is like a haircut

From Sheep to Sweater  Step 2 The wool is sent to a factory to be weighed, sorted, and washed.  Then the wool is dyed and untangled.  Finally it is ready to be spun

Sheep to Sweater  Spinning twists the wool into yarn  The yarn is ready to be knit

Sheep to sweater  Knitting is done by hand or by large machines in a factory  You can make many different clothing by knitting

Questions  What are some animals that may be raised on ranches?  What work does a sheep dog do?

Fishing Around The World  For millions of years we catch fish for food  In Japan and Norway, fish are the main source of food  Coast or edges of continents

Fishing  Types of fish cod, shrimp, and red snapper live near the ocean floor  Trawls are nets shaped like funnels with one end closed, they drag the nets to the ocean floor

Fishing  There are fish near the ocean floor  Fishers use seine  Seines are cast out by boats called seiners  Seines are nets that is used to catch fish near the surface of the water

Questions  In what parts of the ocean are most fish caught?  What kind of boat is a trawler?

Answers  Along the coast or edges of the continents  A fishing boat that catches fish by dragging a net along the ocean floor