Geography and Lakes of the

World

Name: _____________________Due: ___________________

Basic Geography

Equator and Prime MeridianEquator – an imaginary line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres; 0 degrees latitude

Prime Meridian – 0 degrees longitude goes from the North Pole to the South Pole; starting point for all other lines of longitude

HemispheresThere are 4 hemispheres; North, South,Western, and Eastern.

Divide globe into the 4 hemispheres.

Climate ZonesClimate Zone – areas divided according to climate and latitude

Tropic Zone – the area between 23.5N and 23.5S; climate is warm, humid, and tropicalArctic Zone – areas surrounding the North and South Poles; climate is extremely cold

Temperate Zone – between the Arctic and Tropic Zones; climate has changing seasons

Climate Lines

Tropic of Cancer – 23.5 degrees north; the most northern point of the Tropic Zone

Tropic of Capricorn – 23.5 degrees south; the most southern point of the Tropic Zone

Arctic Circle – 67 degrees north; from this point to the North Pole contains the Arctic Zone

Antarctic Circle – 67 degrees south; from this point to the South Pole contains the Arctic Zone

Divide globe into the four climate zones, using the climate lines.

International Date LineInternational Date Line – 180 degrees longitude; goes through the Pacific Ocean; the day changes here

Time ZonesTime Zones – there are 24 time zones that use the longitude as their boundaries; the starting point for time is the International Date Line – 180 degrees; 4 time zones in the continental U.S. and 6 including Hawaii and Alaska

If it is 10am in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, what time is it in Los Angeles, California? _______ What time is it in New York, New York? _______

Lakes of the World

Lakes of Africa

Vocabulary

rift valley-a long narrow valley in East Africa

game reserve-an area set aside by the government where animals are protected from hunters

Lake TanganikaAfrica’s deepest and longest lake.

It is long and narrow because it in in the deep valleys, known as the rift valleys.

The earth’s surface separated. The ground between the edges dropped soon many hundreds of feet, forming deep valleys that filled up with water to form the lakes.

Lake VictoriaThe largest lake in Africa.

Source of the Nile River.

Lake Victoria is located near game reserves.

Named for Queen Victoria of England.

Lake ChadIt is very shallow, but gets deeper during the rainy season.

Label the map with Lake Tanganika, Lake Victoria, and Lake Chad.

Lakes of South America

Vocabulary

Gulf-a part of an ocean extending into land

Derrick-a framework tower that supports a drill over an oil well

Lake TiticacaOne of the world’s highest lakes.

Along the shore are huge stone ruins of a civilization of an ancient people.

Lake MaracaiboLake Maricaibo is not completely a lake, because it is not completely surrounded by land.

It is a gulf.

It is rich in petroleum deposits.

Derricks are used to get the oil.

Label map with Lake Maracaibo and Lake Titicaca.

The Great Lakes of North America

Vocabulary

Canal-a waterway made by people

Lock-a part of a canal that has gates for lowering and raising the water level

The Great LakesHOMES-Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

Lake Superior is the largest lake in the United States.

Niagara falls are created by the Niagara river which flow from lake Erie into Lake Ontario.

Locks and StraitsShips use a canal to get from Lake Superior to Lake Huron.

The canal has a series of locks.

A strait is a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water.

Label the Great Lakes on the map.

Lakes of Eurasia

Lake BaikalDeepest lake in the world.

Very clear lake.

Has enough water to fill all five of the Great Lakes.

Sometimes called the Pearl of Siberia.

The Caspian SeaCaspian Sea is a saltwater lake.

A lake has salt water if its water evaporates more quickly than rivers can bring in new water.

World’s largest oil deposits are located around and under the Caspian Sea.

The Aral SeaThe Aral Sea is a saltwater lake.

This lake is shrinking because the Soviets diverted the rivers that flowed into it to the cotton crops.

What is a lake?General definition is that it is water surrounded by land.

Label Lake Baikal, the Caspian Sea, and the Aral Sea on the map.

Geography and Lakes of the

World

Name: _____________________Due: ___________________

Basic Geography

Equator and Prime MeridianEquator – an imaginary ____________ that divides the ________________ into northern and southern hemispheres; _________degrees latitude

Prime Meridian – 0 degrees longitude goes from the _____________ to the ______________ ; starting point for all other lines of longitude

HemispheresThere are ___________ hemispheres; North, South, Western, and Eastern.

Divide globe into the 4 hemispheres.

Climate ZonesClimate Zone – areas divided according

to climate and ________________

Tropic Zone – the area between 23.5N and 23.5S; climate is _____________________________________________Arctic Zone – areas surrounding the _____________________; climate is extremely _____________

Temperate Zone – between the Arctic and Tropic Zones; climate has ____________________________

Climate Lines

Tropic of Cancer – 23.5 degrees north; the most _______________ point of the ____________________

Tropic of Capricorn – 23.5 degrees south; the most ______________ point of the ______________________

Arctic Circle – 67 degrees north; from this point to the _________________ contains the ___________________

Antarctic Circle – 67 degrees south; from this point to the South Pole contains the ___________________

Divide globe into the four climate zones, using the climate lines.

International Date LineInternational Date Line – ________degrees longitude; goes through the ______________; the ___________ changes here

Time ZonesTime Zones – there are ________ time zones that use the longitude as their boundaries; the starting point for time is the ________________________ – 180 degrees; _____ time zones in the continental U.S. and _____ including Hawaii and Alaska

If it is 10am in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, what time is it in Los Angeles, California? _______ What time is it in New York, New York? _______

Lakes of the World

Lakes of Africa

Vocabulary

rift valley-a long narrow _______________ in East Africa

game reserve-an area set aside by the government where _______________ are protected from hunters

Lake TanganikaAfrica’s _____________ and ____________ lake.

It is long and narrow because it in in the deep valleys, known as the __________ valleys.

The earth’s surface _______________. The ground between the edges dropped soon many hundreds of feet, forming deep valleys that filled up with water to form the ____________________.

Lake VictoriaThe ________________ lake in Africa.

Source of the ______________ River.

Lake Victoria is located near _______________________.

Named for ____________ Victoria of England.

Lake ChadIt is very __________________, but gets deeper during the rainy season.

Label the map with Lake Tanganika, Lake Victoria, and Lake Chad.

Lakes of South America

Vocabulary

Gulf-a part of an ________________ extending into land

Derrick-a framework tower that ___________________ a drill over an oil well

Lake TiticacaOne of the world’s _______________ lakes.

Along the shore are huge stone ruins of a civilization of an _________________ people.

Lake MaracaiboLake Maracaibo is not completely a lake, because it is ________ completely surrounded by land.

It is a ___________.

It is rich in ___________________ deposits.

Derricks are used to get the ________.

Label map with Lake Maracaibo and Lake Titicaca.

The Great Lakes of North America

Vocabulary

Canal-a __________________ made by people

Lock-a part of a canal that has _______________ for lowering and raising the water level

The Great LakesHOMES-Huron, _________________, Michigan, Erie, Superior

Lake Superior is the _______________ lake in the United States.

Niagara falls are _________________ by the Niagara river which flow from lake Erie into Lake Ontario.

Locks and StraitsShips use a _______________ to get from Lake Superior to Lake Huron.

The canal has a series of ___________.

A strait is a narrow body of water that connects ____________ larger bodies of water.

Label the Great Lakes on the map.

Lakes of Eurasia

Lake BaikalDeepest lake in the _______________.

Very ________________ lake.

Has _______________ water to fill all five of the Great Lakes.

Sometimes called the _____________ of Siberia.

The Caspian SeaCaspian Sea is a ______________ lake.

A lake has salt water if its water ________________ more quickly than rivers can bring in new water.

World’s largest oil ________________ are located around and under the Caspian Sea.

The Aral SeaThe Aral Sea is a _________________ lake.

This lake is _______________ because the Soviets diverted the rivers that flowed into it to the cotton crops.

What is a lake?General definition is that it is water ______________________ by land.

Label Lake Baikal, the Caspian Sea, and the Aral Sea on the map.