Minnesota's Changing Geography

Contents......Page 5
A Unit Approach to the Study of Minnesota......Page 6
PREPLANNING FOR THE STUDY......Page 8
INITIATING THE STUDY......Page 9
THE DEVELOPMENTAL STEPS......Page 10
Teaching Suggestions for the Use of Minnesota\'s Changing Geography......Page 12
INTRODUCTION TO THE USE OF THE TEXTBOOK......Page 14
1. UNDERSTANDING MINNESOTA......Page 15
2. MANY SEASONS......Page 18
Land and Water Resources......Page 22
Vegetation of Minnesota......Page 28
Minnesota\'s Heritage......Page 32
4. FIELDS AND PASTURES......Page 36
Forests of the State......Page 43
Minerals of Minnesota......Page 45
Minnesota\'s Vacationland......Page 48
Farm-Trade Villages and Farm-Trade Towns......Page 50
Factories, Raw Materials, Skills and Ideas......Page 53
Towns That Serve the Railroads......Page 61
Towns That Provide Stores, Schools, and Hospitals......Page 64
7. TRADE AND INDUSTRY IN THE NORTH COUNTRY......Page 67
8. THE TWIN CITIES......Page 72
9. ROUTES TO AMERICA AND THE WORLD......Page 80
10. RULES AND LEADERS......Page 82
INFORMATION TESTS......Page 85
SAMPLE LESSONS......Page 90
CONTENTS......Page 100
1. UNDERSTANDING MINNESOTA......Page 104
2. MANY SEASONS......Page 108
3. NATURE\'S LAND......Page 115
4. FIELDS AND PASTURES......Page 135
5. TREASURES IN THE NORTH COUNTRY......Page 158
6. GOING TO TOWN IN THE MAIN FARMING REGIONS......Page 173
7. TRADE AND INDUSTRY IN THE NORTH COUNTRY......Page 199
8. THE TWIN CITIES......Page 215
9. ROUTES TO AMERICA AND THE WORLD......Page 256
10. RULES AND LEADERS......Page 274
FACTS ABOUT MINNESOTA......Page 280
F......Page 289
M......Page 290
S......Page 291
Z......Page 292