Name: _______________
World Map Colorings
General Instructions:
• Groups - Work individually to make your own World Map.
• Appearance - Maps should be neat in appearance.
• Legend - Make a legend at the bottom of the poster clearly showing the
color codes for the eight tectonic plates, three mid-ocean ridges & three
deep-sea trenches.
Requirements:
Every map must have all eight of the parts listed below:
• Latitude - Label the following lines of latitude: O° , 45° N, 45° S.
• Longitude - Label the following lines of longitude: O° , 90° E, 90° W and
180°.
• Continents - Color the seven continents: Africa, Europe, Asia, North
America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica
• Oceans - Label each of earth’s four major oceans. Briefly describe the
major characteristics (size, depth, etc.) of each ocean beside its name.
• Tectonic Plates - Clearly outline and shade each of the eight following
tectonic plates with different colors: African, Eurasian, American, Pacific,
Nazca, Philippine, Indian, & Antarctic.
• Oceanic Ridges - Clearly label the three major oceanic ridges: midAtlantic, Indian, and East Pacific Rise. Include a paragraph explaining what
oceanic ridges are on the back of your map.
• Deep-Sea Trenches - Draw and clearly label three deep-sea trenches.
Include a paragraph explaining what deep-sea trenches are on the back of
your map too.
• Geographic Locations - Clearly label on the map at least 10 places listed on
the latitude and longitude worksheet.
Hints:
• Colors – It is recommended to use solid shading on the continents and
dotted shading of the same color on the plates. For example, make Africa
red and the African Plate red dots or Antarctica yellow and the Antarctic
Plate yellow dots.
• Readings - Refer to page 11 in the textbook & the reading handouts for
information on oceanic ridges and deep-sea trenches.