1. Maps and Location Identification Countries (states), regions, & USA “states” 1

2. South America 2

3. Political Map of South America *Include Galapagos Islands & Straits of Magellan on your map 3

4. Middle America, Central America, & Caribbean 4

5. Latin America Blank Map 5

6. Central Asia (“-stan” countries) REGIONS of ASIA 6

7. 7 Purple: Northern Asia Blue: Central Asia Dark Brown: Middle East Tan: East Asia Red/Pink: South East Asia Green: South Asia

8. East & Southeast Asia Regions 8

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10. Region known as South Asia 10

11. The Mid-East (or SW Asian) Countries 11

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13. Middle East/North Africa Region (w/ Israel Inset) 13

14. Israeli (in Middle East) Territory Annexation (Occupation) History 14

15. North Africa/Middle East (SW Asia) Practice Map 15

16. Practice map for SE Asia 16

17. East & South Asia (& some Central Asia) Practice Map 17

18. Eurasia 18

19. Eastern Hemisphere (but parts of Africa left off) 19

20. Which is a(n).. A..cartogram?..chloropleth map?..economic map? B C 20

21. Scale 21

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23. Modern Greece 23

24. Eastern European Countries 24

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26. Balkan Countries: What goes into the  small white area NW of Macedonia?? 26

27. Another View of the Volatile Balkans: A European Powder Keg 27

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30. Climate regions of Africa 30

31. Landforms of Africa 31

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33. Some Island nations off of Western coast of Africa 33

34. World’s Newest Country: South Sudan Sometimes shown as Southern Sudan 34

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38. East Timor 38

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40. Above: 3 basic shapes of maps 3 circular maps are all Azimuthal 40

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49. Outline Maps Following this slide are various OUTLINE maps you may print out and use to practice with 49

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52. Europe 52

53. Africa 53

54. 5 Themes of Geography 1.Location: absolute (mathematical: latitude/longitude): exact specific place relative: where is it in relation to other things/places (near China, w/ access to various water routes) 54

55. 2. Human/Environment Interaction 55

56. 3. Region 56

57. 4. Place 57

58. 5. Movement 58