Geography Map Exercise 1 Solutions

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

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

Continents & Oceans  Asia  Africa  North America  Australia  South America  Europe  Antarctica  Atlantic  Indian  Pacific Use the link below to practice finding the continents and oceans

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  What do you visualize when someone says desert?  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  The Himalaya and Andes Mountains are being created (yes they are still “growing”) by the movement of tectonic plates.

Forces that shape our Earth  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