NAME: ______________________________________________ Period: _________ Mrs. Haussermann
NAME: ______________________________________________
Mrs. Haussermann
Period: _________
Due Date: _______
Project 1: Geography Review Packet
Directions : It is your responsibility to complete this packet fully. Make sure to read and follow the directions for each section. I will be reviewing much of this packet in class, but not all of it. Some of it you will find simple, while other pages will be more difficult. Take your time as you will not only be quizzed on the material, but tested as well. If you have any questions, be sure to ask me.
REMEMBER – THE HONOR CODE IS IN PLACE!
I. LABEL ALL DIRECTIONS OF THE ROSE COMPASS.
II. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING LISTS.
CONTINENTS
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OCEANS
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II. LABEL THE CONTINENTS and POLES
III. LABEL THE WORLD MAP BY PUTTING THE COORDINATING LETTER ON
THE LINE BEFORE THE TERM.
B
R. ( left half of the map)
G
O.
(top half of the map)
I
C
K
W
J
N
A
F
L D
M
E
P. ( bottom half of the map)
Q. ( right half of the map)
H
S
____1.Arctic Ocean
____2.Atlantic Ocean
____3.Indian Ocean
____4.Pacific Ocean
____5. Africa
____6.Antarctica
____7.Asia
____8.Australia
____9.Europe
____10.North America
____11.South America
____12.Western Hemisphere
____13.Eastern Hemisphere
____14.Northern Hemisphere
____15.Southern Hemisphere
____16.Equator
____17.North Pole
____18.South Pole
____19.Prime Meridian
____20.Mediterranean Sea
IV. Analyze the Five Themes of Geography
The five themes of geography are helpful tools for analyzing geographic information in charts, pictures, or maps. The five themes are: location, region, place, movement, and human-environment interaction . To use the five themes, start by reading any supporting information, such as a caption or key. Then analyze the content of the visual or text by studying its elements, or parts.
Carefully examine the painting below. Then answer the questions below.
Five Themes of Geography
Location In what country did this scene take place?
Movement
Region
Human-
Environment
Interaction
Place
How do you think people and goods moved from place to place?
What do you think the climate in this region was like?
What government was in power?
How do you think the environment of this place affected how these people lived?
What landforms can you see?
V. READ THE ARTICLE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
VI. For the Following Sets of Questions, study the map and answer the questions that follow.
Questions
1. Circle the following items on this map: title, compass rose, scale, key
2. What is the northernmost industrial city in
Great Britain?
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3. About how far is it from Paris, France, to
Brussels, Belgium?
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4. Which region of Spain has both coal fields and iron ore deposits?
5. What is the purpose of the image of the globe in the upper right corner?
Questions
1. What is the special purpose of this map?
2. How does this map differ from a political map? From a physical map?
3. What does the map key show?
4. What is the climate like at 30° S, 20° E?
5. What part of Africa might you visit if you wanted a location that was hot, humid, and wet all year?
6. How would you compare the climate near the equator to the climate in the north and south of Africa?
VII: Answer each Question on the appropriate Line.
1. What ocean lies between Africa and the Americas? ___________________________
2. What ocean lies between Asia and the Americas? ___________________________
3. What is the name of the ocean at the North Pole? ___________________________
4. What is the name of the continent at the South Pole? ___________________________
5. What is the name of the ocean that surrounds Antarctica? ___________________________
6. What ocean borders Africa to the east? ___________________________
7. What continent is bordered by the Indian Ocean (to the west) and the Pacific Ocean (to the east)?
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8. Which two continents are part of one huge land mass (they are separated by a chain of mountains)?
_______________________ and _______________________
9. If you wanted to travel from Antarctica to the equator, in which direction would you head?
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10. What is the name of the imaginary line that is halfway between the poles? ___________________________
11. On which continent are the following located?
Ancient Egypt ___________________
Sumer ___________________
Mesopotamia ___________________
Greece ___________________
Gaul
Mayans
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Incas ___________________
Middle East ___________________
Amazon River ___________________
Nile River ___________________
Indus River ___________________
12. Define the following:
Archipelago - ________________________________________________________________________
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Peninsula - __________________________________________________________________________
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Island ______________________________________________________________________
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Subcontinent - __________________________________________________________________________
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