Your Islands Now lets move on to your

Add to Your Island… Look at your island map. Identify and List at least

Wind Patterns Winds will tell you where your rivers and lakes will form on

Rivers flow DOWNHILL! • Make sure your rivers flow from areas of higher elevation

• Notice the small branches joining together in this V-Shaped valley How do

V-Shaped Valleys • To show a V-Shaped valley…. your contour lines need to make

• Here is a good example of how a number of contour lines

Global Wind Patterns Change your Island as a result of the wind patterns in

Deltas Notice that a delta also forms where the river empties into the sea.

Deltas In Greek, Delta is a letter of the alphabet written with a triangle.

Wind Patterns Winds will also tell you where the waves will crash into your

Wind Patterns This is called the windward side of your island. Winds

Wind Patterns Winds You often get cliffs to form on the windward side of

Ocean Currents! an Oce ents r Cur Ocean Current s Ocean Currents determine where

Ocean Currents! Ocean Currents determine where the beach is on your island. They also

Ocean Currents! an nts e c O urre C ean Oc rents r Cu

Last item to add to your island… Draw two dotted lines around your island

Change your Island as a result of the ocean currents in your location. For

Re-Draw your Island Map Now that all your changes have been made, it’s time

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Your Islands Now let’s move on to your island maps…

Add to Your Island… Look at your island map. Identify and List at least 10 landforms on your island. If you have less than 10, modify some of your contour lines to show at least ten landforms.

Wind Patterns Winds will tell you where your rivers and lakes will form on your island. W ind Let’s look at how the wind effects your island.

Global Wind Patterns

Rivers flow DOWNHILL! • Make sure your rivers flow from areas of higher elevation to lower and the forks should join as the water flows downhill

• Notice the small branches joining together in this V-Shaped valley How do you show a V-Shaped valley on a topo map?

V-Shaped Valleys • To show a V-Shaped valley…. your contour lines need to make a “V” pointing uphill when they cross your rivers

• Here is a good example of how a number of contour lines point upstream (and uphill) where they cross the creek

Global Wind Patterns Change your Island as a result of the wind patterns in your location. W in d For Pexample… at t er ns

Deltas Notice that a delta also forms where the river empties into the sea.

Deltas In Greek, Delta is a letter of the alphabet written with a triangle. A river delta also often takes the shape of a triangle.

Wind Patterns Winds will also tell you where the waves will crash into your island – this shapes your island. W ind This is called the windward side of your island.

Wind Patterns This is called the windward side of your island. Winds

Wind Patterns Winds You often get cliffs to form on the windward side of your island Erase and adjust the contour lines along the windward side of your island to show this.

Global Ocean Currents

Ocean Currents! an Oce ents r Cur Ocean Current s Ocean Currents determine where the beach is on your island. The ‘protected’ side of your island is where beaches occur.

Ocean Currents! Ocean Currents determine where the beach is on your island. They also show where the waters are shallower and deeper off the coast of your island. Ocean Currents

Ocean Currents! an nts e c O urre C ean Oc rents r Cu More Examples…

Last item to add to your island… Draw two dotted lines around your island to show where the waters are shallower and deeper around the coast. When you are all done with everything, pick up a checklist to make sure everything has been done.

Change your Island as a result of the ocean currents in your location. For example Oc e Cu an rre nts Global Ocean Currents

Re-Draw your Island Map Now that all your changes have been made, it’s time to re-draw your island on a nice, clean sheet of paper.