Name: ________________________________________________________________________
Notebook Page #: _______
The World c. 1500
MAP ASSIGNMENT
Directions:
Use any combination of the map on the screen, the maps in your textbook, and your
background knowledge to correctly label the items listed below. This assignment will be
collected, graded for accuracy, and returned to study for a Map Quiz.
Section 1: Continents (2 points each) – Textbook pages A2-A3
 North America
 Africa
 South America
 Asia
 Europe
 Australia
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Antarctica
Section 2: Oceans and Seas (2 points each) – (Textbook pages A2-A3) LABEL THEN COLOR THEM BLUE
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Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
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Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Section 3: Major Landforms and Features (2 points each) – (Textbook pages A4-A5) LABEL THEN COLOR IN
BROWN
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Sahara Desert
Himalayas Mountains
Gobi Desert
Balkan Peninsula
Andes Mountains
Ural Mountains
Section 4: Major World Empires c. 1500 (2 points each) – (Textbook pages A2-A5) Label and color in where
these major world empires are located c. 1500.
 England—light green
 China—red and white stripes
 France—yellow
 Mughal India—purple
 Spain—red
 Songhai Empire (mod. day N. Africa)—green
 Persian Empire (mod. day Iraq) —orange
 Aztec Empire (Yucatan Peninsula) —black
 Ottoman Empire (mod. day Turkey) —pink
 Incan Empire (mod. day Peru) —gray
 Russia—blue
GRADE
Section 1: Continents (1 point each):
Section 2: Oceans and Seas (1 point each):
Section 3: Major Landforms and Features (2 points each):
Section 4: Major World Empires c. 1500 (3 points each):
TOTAL POINTS: ______ /65
_____ out of 14 points
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