Geography Map Exercise 1 Solutions Matching Polaris l

Geography Map Exercise 1 Solutions

Matching Ø Polaris l The North Star Ø 90 o. S Lat l South Pole Ø Gobi l Large desert in Northern China Ø Nile l Longest river in the world

Matching Ø Andes l Longest mountain range on Earth Ø Japan l Land of the rising sun Ø Continental l All of the US except Alaska and Hawaii Ø Everest l Tallest mountain on Earth

Continents & Oceans Ø Asia Ø Atlantic Ø Africa Ø Indian Ø North America Ø Pacific Ø Australia Ø South America Ø Europe Ø Antarctica Use the link below to practice finding the continents and oceans http: //www. lizardpoint. com/fun/geoquiz/worldquiz. html

Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn

Tropic of Cancer (North), Tropic of Capricorn (South) 23 O 26’ from the equator (Earth’s tilt) Direct sunlight only hits the Earth between these latitude lines

Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn 23 O 26’ from the equator In Unit 2 “Force that Shape our World” we will learn more about the Earth’s tilt, how it creates our seasons, and the significance of the Tropics.

Mesoamerica Central Mexico and South Mexico through Central America, including Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador. Sometimes Nicaragua, and Northern Costa Rica are included.

Latitude lines Run East to West Parallel to the Equator Measures degrees North or South of the Equator

Longitude lines Run North to South from North Pole to South Pole. Measures degrees East or West of the Prime Meridian.

Sahara Desert

Developing Mental Maps Ø What do you visualize when someone says desert? Ø What mental images do you associate with this geographic region?

NOT a typical desert

Typical Desert-DRY

Typical Desert-DRY (TUNDRA)

Himalaya Mountains

Prime Meridian

Siberia

Greenland

Amazon River

Mediterranean Sea

Nile River

Andes Mountains

Forces that Shape our Earth Ø The Himalaya and Andes Mountains are being created (yes they are still “growing”) by the movement of tectonic plates.

Forces that shape our Earth Ø The Andes Mountains are part of the “Ring of Fire. ” This region of the world has a high level of geographic instability due to the collision of the Earth’s tectonic plates.

Subduction One plate pushed under the other