UNDERSTANDING WORLD MAPS

NAMES ◦ North America ◦ South America ◦ Europe ◦ Africa ◦ Asia ◦ Australia ◦ Antarctica ◦ Pacific Ocean ◦ North Atlantic Ocean ◦ South Atlantic Ocean ◦ Southern Ocean ◦ Indian Ocean ◦ Arctic Ocean A B C D E F

Oceans and Continents ◦ There are ____ continents on earth. ◦ They are: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and Antarctica. 7 There are ___ oceans. 6 They are: Pacific Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean and Arctic Ocean.

SO, other than continents and oceans, what other geographical features can be observed on a world map?

Great Sandy Desert Sahara Desert Gobi Desert Arabian Desert

Rocky Mountains Andes Mountains Himalayas

TROPICAL ZONE TEMPERATE ZONE ARCTIC ZONE

READING WORLD MAPS

FINDING SOMETHING ON THE WORLD MAP

Finding Location (Atlas) ◦ Latitudes and longitudes are imaginary lines which cannot be seen on the actual surface of the Earth ◦ Expressed as degrees of a circle measured from the centre of the Earth ◦ Measured in degrees(°), minutes(‘) and seconds(“) ◦ 1° = 60’ ◦ 1’ = 60” ◦ Latitude is always read before longitude. (North/South then East/West). ◦ Eg. Singapore is located at 1°17’N 103°51’E

Latitude (parallels) ◦ Imaginary horizontal lines running in an east-west direction around the world ◦ Numbered from 0  to 90°N and 90°S

Longitudes (Meridians) ◦ Imaginary lines that run in a north- south direction from North Pole to South Pole ◦ Numbered from 0° at Greenwich to 180°E and 180°W ◦ Longitude 180°E and 180°W are the same line.

Use of Latitude and Longitude 30°N 10°E Clue: (N/S, E/W)

EXERCISE: Locations on a world map ◦ Exercise 1 – Chapter 2, page 37 of Geography Skills book.