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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