Hoover Dam On the Colorado River between Nevada

Hoover Dam

• On the Colorado River between Nevada and Arizona

Renewable vs. Non Renewable Resources • Look on page 137. • Read the top paragraph out loud starting with “Hydroelectric power. ” • What is a renewable resource? (look on your vocabulary sheet) • What is a non-renewable resource? • Watch video – • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=TYg. Chd. CEEOA

• Is hydroelectric power a renewable or non renewable resource? • Is wind energy renewable or non-renewable? • Is solar power renewable or non-renewable?

• Look at the picture of the Hoover Dam on page 137. • This dam produces enough hydroelectric power to serve the annual (yearly) electrical needs of nearly 8 million people in Arizona, southern California, and southern Nevada.

• Hoover Dam video – • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=SURmv. Pckfk. I

NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement • Helps grow trade between Canada, US, and Mexico

Take turns reading page 261 • Why Do Nations Trade Turn to page 216 • Trade Barriers • Free Trade • Question: • What is the purpose of NAFTA? • What countries are included in NAFTA? • What is a benefit of being part of NAFTA?

• Read the facts on page 218. • What is one positive impact of NAFTA and one negative impact of NAFTA? (page 218)