NAME: _________________________________
PERIOD: ______
Saturday, February 6, 16
Geography Boot Camp: Continents, Earth-Sun Relationship and Latitude Zones
* WARM UP:
Directions: Label all 7 continents (North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and
Antarctica) and 4 oceans (Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, India) on the map below.
1. Draw a
compass rose.
2. Label the
equator.
3. Label the
Northern,
Southern,
Eastern and
Western
Hemisphere.
4. What
continent has
the largest
population?
____________
5. What
continent has
the largest
number of
natural
resources such
as gold,
diamonds,
copper, etc?
____________
6. What
country makes
the most
movies each
year?
____________
* PART 1: NOTES Earth-Sun Relationship and Rotations
1. Rotations: ____________________________________
A. The earth makes __________ full rotation every ___________ hours.
B. The Earth rotates on its axis at a _______________ degree angle
C. We have ______________________________________ because of the earth's rotation.
2. Revolution: _____________________________________________________________________________
A. The earth makes ______________________ around the sun every ________________.
Rotation
Revolution
EARTH ROTATES AROUND IN 24 HOURS
EARTH REVOLVES AROUND THE SUN IN 365 DAYS
(1 YEAR)
DAY AND NIGHT
SEASONS
3. Latitude Zones: _________________________________________________________________________
A. _____________________________________ Low Latitude- between 23 ½° N and 23 ½ ° S
B. _____________________________________ Mid Latitude- between 23 ½ °N and 66 ° N AND
23 ½ ° S and 66 ° S
C. ____________________________________ High Latitude- Poles; above 66 ° N AND below 66 ° S
* PART 2: Practice Problems Earth-Sun Relationship and Latitude Zones
1. If the earth did not spin on its axis, what would we not have?
a. Day and Night
b. Seasons
2. If the earth was not tilted, what would we not have?
a. Day and Night
b. Seasons
3. Is it possible to have the same season in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere? Why or why not? ________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Directions: Below fill in the chart for what season it would be in each month.
Hemisphere
June
September
December
March
Northern
Southern
5. Look at the picture. What other city would experience Winter at the same time as Tokyo? _______________
6. What is the difference between rotation and revolution of the earth?_________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
7. How often does the earth rotate?_____________________________________________________________
8. How often does the earth revolve around the sun?________________________________________________
9. Which hemisphere receives the MOST sunlight in June? __________________________________________
10. When it is Fall in the Northern Hemisphere what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere? ______________
11. When it is Summer in New York City what season is it in London? ________________________________
12. When it is Summer in New York City what season is it in Australia? _______________________________
13. What is the difference between weather and climate? ____________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Directions: Use the map below and your atlas on your desk to locate countries and/or continents to determine
which latitude zone they are located in and describe what their climate may be like.
14. United States = Latitude Zone: _______________________ Climate: ________________________
15. South Africa = Latitude Zone: _______________________
Climate: ________________________
16. Panama = Latitude Zone: _______________________ Climate: ________________________
17. Thailand = Latitude Zone: _______________________
18. Iraq = Latitude Zone: _______________________
Climate: ________________________
Climate: ________________________
19. France = Latitude Zone: _______________________ Climate: ________________________
20. India = Latitude Zone: _______________________ Climate: ________________________
21. Antarctica = Latitude Zone: _______________________
Climate: ________________________
22. Mali = Latitude Zone: _______________________
Climate: ________________________
23. Italy = Latitude Zone: _______________________
Climate: ________________________