To identify key physical and human characteristics in

To identify key physical and human characteristics in North America. To create a map to locate these key features. To research one physical and one human feature.

1 7 What are these features? Can you name them? 2 8 3 4 6 5

Your first task today is to mark some human and physical features on a map of North America. There are some helpful slides following. Use a key to number each human feature. Mark on: 1. New York City 2. Washington DC 3. Los Angeles 4. San Francisco 5. New Orleans 6. Disney World Florida 7. Mexico City Use colours (blue for rivers, lakes and seas, brown for mountains, orange for desert) to show the physical features: Rocky Mountains Appalachians Missouri river, USA Rio Grande, Mexico The Great Lakes Yellowstone National Park Grand Canyon and Mojave Desert All the oceans and seas close to North America

Use a physical map like this one to help you find the mountains, rivers, seas and lakes. Or Google physical map of North America

• Use a political map like this one to help you find the cities. • Google political map of North America • Use your own map of the States of the USA to find Florida.

Research Task Your second task is to research one human and one physical feature of North America. You can use Oddizzi (BRW 20; Y 62020) or Google. Prompts to help you: Physical Feature Where is it? What is the climate like there? How was it made? Human Feature Where is it? Why was it built? What happens there?