Geography and Mapping

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TRAVEL WRITING ASSIGNMENT Please follow the direction below to successfully complete the assignment. Students will be asked to

share answers at the start of next class.

In no less than 2 paragraphs total answer these questions with as much detail as possible: (1st) If you could travel anywhere in the world today where would you go and why? (2nd) if you could go back to anytime in Ancient History (before 1500) where would you go and why?

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***Do NOT glue instructions into Notebook***

Name: ___________________________________ Date: ________________________

Directions: Using your book and what you know about the geography of the world, label the map with the items listed on the page.

For the continents, you will shade in the continent using a specific color, then fill in the square with the appropriate color. Label the

Oceans, Locations and Lines on the map. Identify which continent each river is located in and write them in the spaces provided.

Continents: (Label and use colored pencils)

Africa

Antarctica

Asia

Australia

Europe

North America

South America

Oceans/Seas (Label and shade in blue):

Arctic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Indian Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Southern Ocean

Mediterranean Sea

Red Sea

Specific Locations: (label)

North Pole

South Pole

Reference Lines: (Label Use Colored Pencils)

Equator

Prime Meridian

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

Rivers (draw in blue)

Euphrates

Nile

Huang He

Amazon

Indus

Mississippi

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THE WORLD

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The Five Themes of Geography Geography is the study of ________________________________________________________ 1. Location

2. Place

3. Human-Environment Interaction

4. Movement

5. Regions

Longitude and Latitude • Longitude -

• Latitude -

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Important Geography Terms Term Define Sketch & Label

North & South Hemisphere

Isthmus

Arctic Circle

Island

Archipelago

Mountains

River Systems

Delta

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Peninsula

Strait

Plateau

Oasis

Canyon

Source

Tributary

Continent

Sub Continent

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KNOWING YOUR LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE!!!!

LATITUDE. &

LONGITUDE.

COUNTRY/STATE

50N, 123W

34N, 118W

26N, 80W

19N, 96 W

1S, 48W

26S, 58W

37S, 175E

38N, 128E

17N, 3W

30N, 32E

78N, 33W

51N, 4E

Place Latitude Longitude

Beijing, China

40N 75W Rome, Italy

52N 0

Istanbul, Turkey

38N 140E Bombay, India 62N 150W

Moscow, Russia

Name the Continent using the following coordinates and the map below: 50N, 110W -_________________________ 80S, 90E - _______________________ 10N, 80E ________________ 20S, 30E - ___________________________ 30S, 140E - _______________________ 40N, 0 - ____________________________ 0, 60W - _________________________

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Understanding Geography and Location Directions: Use your prior knowledge of geography terms to place the correct letter in its location on the map

below.

A. Alexandria - a northern Egyptian city on the Mediterranean Sea and the Nile River.

B. Aswan - An Egyptian city on the Nile River that is just north of Lake Nasser.

C. Bahariya Oasis - An oasis in northwestern Egypt. D. Cairo - The capital of Egypt, located on the Nile

River. E. Israel - A country that borders Egypt on the

northeast. F. Jordan - A country that is near Egypt on the

northeast; it is east of Israel and north of Saudi Arabia.

G. Lake Nasser - A large lake on the Nile River -

located in southeastern Egypt. H. Libya - A country that borders Egypt on the west.

I. Luxor - An Egyptian city on the Nile River; it is south of Cairo and north of Aswan.

J. Mediterranean Sea - the sea that borders Egypt to the north.

K. Nile River - a huge river that runs through Egypt.

L. Red Sea - A sea that is east of much of Egypt.

M. Saudi Arabia - A country that is near Egypt, across the Red Sea; it is south of Jordan.

N. Sinai - A peninsula in northeastern Egypt.

O. Sudan - A country that borders Egypt on the south.

P. Suez Canal - A canal that connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.

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Using the Five Themes to Make Connections Directions: Based on what you learned about the Five Themes, make connections between how each theme affects your

life as compared to the Ancient World.

Your World Location

Ancient World

Your World Place

Ancient World

Your World Human Environmental Interactions

Ancient World

Your World Movement

Ancient World

Your World Region

Ancient World

The Five Themes of Geography Location The absolute and relative position of a place on Earth’s surface.

Place The physical and human characteristics found at a particular place.

Human Environmental Interactions How humans change, adapt to, and depend on their natural settings.

Movement How people, ideas, and materials move between and among locations.

Region How places are arranged by common physical and human characteristics.

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