Unit 1 Map Activities
Map #1: Regions of the World
Directions: On the political map of the world, draw the boundaries for the regions of the world
listed below and shade them in using different colors and styles—don’t forget to make a key.
Use the map activity that we did for practice in class and the map located at:
http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/PPhilp1/files/AP%20World%20History%20Geog
raphic%20Regions1.doc
North America
Latin America
South America
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
Middle East
North Africa
East Africa
West Africa
Central Africa
South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Central Asia
South Asia
East Asia
Southeast Asia
Australia and the Pacific
Islands
Pacific Rim
Old World
New World
Map #2: Early Civilizations
Directions: On the physical map of the world, color in the areas of settlement for the Early
Civilizations of Egypt, Sumer (Mesopotamia), Indus Valley, Shang China, Olmec, Chavin. Also
label the major river systems in and around each civilization. Be sure to include a key which
also includes years for each civilization.
Map #3: Classical Civilizations
Directions: On the physical map of the world, color in the areas of settlement for the Classical
Civilizations of Mauryan and Gupta India, Qin and Han China, Greece (not Alexander), Roman
Empire, and Persia. Also label the main bodies of water around each civilization. Be sure to
include a key which also includes years for each civilization.
Map #4: World Religions
Directions: On the blank map of the world, color in the areas of the major religions of the world
using the map at http://www.worldreligions.psu.edu/maps-introduction.htm as a guide. You can
also look at page 109 in your textbook, but it doesn’t separate the Sunni and Shia versions of
Islam. Be sure to include a key for the religions.
Christianity:
Roman Catholic
Protestant
Eastern Orthodox
Judaism
Islam:
Sunni
Shia
Hinduism
Buddhism
Buddhism and Shinto
Chinese Religions
Traditional and Tribal
Tribal and Christian
Tribal, Christian, and Muslim
There is an interesting timeline map at http://www.mapsofwar.com/ind/history-of-religion.html,
at which you might want to look.