World Studies: Unit 1 Packet
Unit 1 Vocabulary
Term
Absolute location (1.2)
Relative location (1.2)
Distortion (1.2)
Map Projection (1.2)
Cardinal Direction (1.3)
Intermediate Direction
(1.3)
Latitude (1.4)
Longitude (1.4)
Equator (1.4)
Prime Meridian (1.4)
International Date Line
(1.4)
Coordinates (1.4)
Hemisphere (1.6)
Equinox (1.7)
Solstice (1.7)
Axis (1.7)
Definition
Name:
Tropical zones (1.7)
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Polar Zones (1.7)
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Temperate Zones (1.7)
Earth’s Revolution (1.7)
1.1 & 1.2 Introduction and the Geographic Setting
1. Explain why there are different map projections?
1.3 Map Titles and Symbols
Directions: Read section 1.3 of the text. Complete the vocabulary for that section on page one of your
packet. Then complete activity 1.3 below.
1. Grid Labels:
Horizontal Axis: Letters _____ - ______
Vertical Axis: Numbers_______ - ________
2. Write the map’s title in the Northwest corner above the Map.
3. How many picnic areas does the park have?
4. Draw a compass rose near the west edge of the map. Make sure to include both cardinal and
intermediate directions.
5. Label the two historical monuments south of the Gold Discovery Site on your map.
6. Label the park buildings northeast of the Gold Discovery Museum on your map.
7. Label the footpath you find at grid coordinates F1 on your map.
8. Label the park building whose absolute location is G6 on your map.
9. Label the buildings in the following locations on the map.
Location:
H6
J7
10. Trace two routes, each in a different color, from the Mill Site to the Jail Ruins.
11. In what direction would you travel to go to the Emmanuel Church from the Olde Coloma
Theatre?
12. What direction is St. John’s Church from the schoolhouse?
13. Most of the picnic areas are along which road?
14. What highway runs through this site?
15. Label each of the following locations on your map and give the grid coordinates for them.
Location:
Grid coordinates:
Gold Discovery Museum
Marshall’s Cabin
The Jail Ruins
The intersection of High St. and Church St.
1.4 The Global Grid
Directions: Read section 1.4 of the text. Complete the vocabulary for that section on page one of your
packet. Then complete activity 1.4 below.
On your map:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Write the name of the parallel at 0˚latitude.
Write the name of the meridian at 0˚longitude.
Write the names of the parallels at both 23 ½˚ north and 23 ½˚ south latitudes
Write the name of the parallel at 66 ½˚ north latitude.
Label the cities located at
a. 47˚N, 71˚W
b. 38˚S, 145˚E
c. 41˚N, 29˚E
d. 19˚N, 73˚E
6. Label the two cities located north of 15˚N and east of 105˚E
7. Label the five cities located south of 30˚N and west of 15˚E.
1.5 Dealing with Distances: Map Scale
Directions: Read section 1.5 of the text. Complete the vocabulary for that section on page one of your
packet. Then complete activity 1.5 below.
1. These are both maps of what city?
2. What river flows through this city?
3. Using the map at the top of the page, answer the following questions:
a. How many miles across is the area shown in this map?
b. What state is Bethesda in?
c. What state is Arlington in?
d. How many miles is it between Bethesda and Arlington?
e. How many kilometers is it between Alexandria and Falls Church?
f. What major highway runs around this city?
4. Using the map at the bottom of the page, answer the following questions:
a. How many miles across is the area shown in this map?
b. What street is the Smithsonian Institution on?
c. What road connects the White House with the US Capitol?
d. Using streets, how far is it from the national portrait gallery to the National Aquarium?
e. As a crow flies, how far is it between the White House and the Washington Monument?
5. Write down the best route (give me directions) from the Holocaust Museum to the
Washington Convention Center.
6. Explain which of the maps is the smaller scale map?
Map Scale Essential Questions:
1. What is the purpose of a map scale?
2. How does a large scale map compare to a small scale map?
3. Label the maps below either large or small scale:
_____________
_______________
1.6 Hemispheres, Continents, and Oceans
Directions: Read section 1.6 of the text. Complete the vocabulary for that section on page one of your
packet. Then complete activity 1.6 below.
On your map:
1. Label the largest continent.
2. Label the smallest continent.
3. Label North America.
a. In which two hemispheres is it located?
4. Label Africa.
a. In which hemispheres is it located?
5. Label the continent directly north of Africa.
6. Label the continent directly south of North America
7. Label the ocean that touches the shores of both Europe and South America.
8. Label the southernmost continent.
9. Label the ocean that lies north of Europe
10. Label the ocean that touches the shores of both Asia and South America.
11. Label the ocean that lies to the south of Asia.
12. Explain how the earth is divided into hemispheres.
13. The Prime Meridian runs through which three continents?
14. The Equator runs through which three continents?
1.7 Earth and the Sun
Directions: Read section 1.7 of the text. Complete the vocabulary for that section on page one of your
packet. Then complete activity 1.7 below.
1. On the left hand side of the map, label the northern and southern hemispheres
2. On the right hand side of the map, label the tropical zone, polar zones, and temperate zones.
3. If it is March 30th in St. Petersburg, Russia, what season is it?
4. If it is June 30th in Tokyo, Japan, what season is it?
5. If it is September 30th in Quebec City, Canada what season is it?
6. If it is December 30th in London, England what season is it?
7. If it is summer in Melbourne, Australia what season is it in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?
8. If it is summer in Santiago, Chile what season is it in Istanbul, Turkey?
9. If it is winter in London, England explain why it is summer in Cape Town, South Africa?
10. What are the four tropical zone cities in the Southern Hemisphere?
11. What are the two temperate zone cities that are in both the Northern and Western
Hemispheres?
Essential Questions:
1. Explain how is the earth affected by its tilt and rotation?
1.8 Showing a Round World on a Flat Map
Directions: Read section 1.8 of the text. Complete the vocabulary for that section on page one of your
packet. Then complete activity 1.8 below.
1. Label each map projection with its name.
2. Explain why flat maps are distorted.
3. You own an outdoor adventure company that specializes in sailing trips throughout the
Atlantic. You need to be able to determine accurate direction. Explain which map projection is
most helpful to you.
4. You work for the United Nations studying population density (how many people live per
square mile) in various countries. You need to be able to determine the accurate size of land.
Explain which map projection is most helpful to you.
5. You work for a book publisher that has to present a fairly accurate picture of the world. You
need to avoid a lot of area or shape distortion. Explain which map projection is most helpful to
you.
6. You study ocean life along the coast of Antarctica. You need to be able to see a continuous
view of the ocean along the coast. Explain which map projection is least helpful to you.