Extreme World Geography Learning objectives: To know the most extreme/biggest physical and human features of the world To recognise the locations of these places To be able to construct a map of these using the principles of STACK

World’s largest, longest, biggest, tallest… Use the Internet to find out the following: (Record the name and country/location in your book) 3 tallest mountains 3 longest rivers 3 biggest countries (area) 3 largest deserts 3 largest tropical rainforests 3 most populated cities 3 tallest buildings Extension: any other cool world facts!

Poster Choose one extreme feature Design a creative poster to say why your extreme feature is the best and most important in the world Top tips: Include a cool, catchy slogan Describe its location (use place names (countries, continents), compass points) Include a simple sketch map/drawings of it Include 5 facts and statistics about it Say why it’s important

World’s largest, longest, biggest, tallest… Using your atlas, let’s locate the features on your world map You need to come up with an appropriate symbol (don’t forget to add it to your key!!) Then label it with its name too! REMEMBER to STACK your map

Homework Revise for the mini-test in the next lesson You need to know: STACK Your continents Your oceans The largest features in the world (mountains, rivers, deserts, cities)

Sporcle links http://www.sporcle.com/games/J0SH/geography- greatest-tallest-longest http://www.sporcle.com/games/g/populouscities http://www.sporcle.com/games/g/longestrivers