Unit 2 Bellwork. This will be a TEST GRADE at the end of the six weeks. Please make sure you keep up.
October 1st/2nd
Please get a GREEN book.
1. Pg. 17. Please give me the latitude and longitude of the following cities:
a. Quebec City:
b. Dakar:
c. Santiago:
d. Los Angeles:
e. Tehran:
i. What type of location do we find with latitude and longitude?
a.
October 3rd/4th
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1. Pg. 19. The prime meridian is a line of ________________ and crashes through what 3 continents?
a.
2. Pg. 19. The equator is a line of ________________ and crashes through what 3 continents?
a.
3. Pg. 20-21.
a. What creates our four seasons?
a.
b. The ________________________ is the southernmost tropic, whereas the
__________________________ is the northernmost tropic.
c. What sits between the two tropics? Answer:
d. What sits between the tropical zones and polar zones? Answer:
e. Are seasons reversed in the Northern and Southern hemispheres?
f. What happens on June 21st/22nd in relation to the seasons, the Sun, and the Tropic of Cancer?
a.
October 5th/9th
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1. Pg. 22. List the three types of map projections on P. 22-23. Then list the disadvantages to each.
a.
i. Disadvantage:
b.
i. Disadvantage:
c.
i. Disadvantage:
2. Pg. 23. Give FIVE examples of a thematic map:
a.
3. Pg. 30-31. Give the highest AVERAGE HIGH temperature (give the month as well), highest AVERAGE LOW
temperature (give the month as well), and HIGHEST amount of AVERAGE precipitation (give the month as
well) for the following climate zones:
a. Ice cap:
b. Marine West Coast:
c. Tundra:
d. Arid:
e. Tropical Wet:
f. Tropical Wet and Dry:
g. Mediterranean:
4. Pg. 31: How many climate zones exist in Australia?
a.
b. Based on the map on Pg. 31, which part of Australia receives the highest amount of average
precipitation? You’ll have to use the climagraphs below to figure this out.
a.
October 10th/11th
Please get a GREEN book.
1. Based on the map on Pg. 33, what vegetation zone comprises most of North Africa?
a.
2. Pg. 33: What area of North Africa is actually fertile? Along what body of water is it located?
a.
3. World Vegetation Zones: please describe the following vegetation zones and tell me where they are located
in NORTH AMERICA based on the map on pg. 561.
a. Tundra:
b. Desert Scrub:
c. Temperate Grassland:
d. Deciduous forest:
e. Ice cap:
October 12th/15th
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1. Population density of China, Pg. 35.
a. What parts of China are massively populated? Give the relative location.
a.
b. What parts of China are relatively less populated? Give the relative location.
a.
c. What geographic features attract settlement, based on this map?
a.
d. What geographic features DO NOT attract settlement, based on this map?
a.
October 16th/17th
Please get a GREEN book.
1. Pg. 36-37
a. Please summarize the paragraph on pg. 36 “Natural Resources Affect Economic Activities” in 3-4
sentences. Please make sure you use all KEY TERMS in your summary.
October 18th/19th
Please get a GREEN book.
1. Refer to the Economic Activity of Latin America map on pg. 569.
a. How many resources are crucial to the Latin American economy and what are they?
b. Which resources seem to be the most plentiful in Latin America?
c. What land use patterns are the most popular in Latin America?
d. Cross reference the map on 569 with the map on 564.
i. Name three geographic features impact land use in a major way in Latin America (South
America, specifically)?
a.