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2015 Leander ISD AP Human Geography Summer Assignment What am I doing? Labeling world outline maps with the features listed below in preparation for your world map test scheduled during the 1st six-weeks. Why am I doing this? Part of entering an AP class is an assumption of a certain level of background knowledge and skills. You will need a strong working mental map in order to be successful in this course. When are the maps due? The First Day of School! August 24(A)/25(B) How many maps should I submit? 10 What do I label on each map? Map 1 – Map Basics Map 2 – Land Features Map 3 – Water Features Map 4 – North America and the Caribbean Map 5 – South America Map 6 – Europe Map 7 – Sub-Saharan Africa Map 8 – North Africa & the Middle East Map 9 – Eastern Asia, Central Asia, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia Map 10 – Oceania When is the first map test? During the 1st six-weeks of school. Your teacher will give you more information on the first day of school, but you can begin studying this summer. How do I study? Studying for map tests takes time and preparation. The first step is to find each feature and label blank outline maps. Use the list below and quiz yourself by labeling blank maps and seeing how much you know. Listed below are links where you can test yourself online. Online Map Quizzes http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm http://www.sporcle.com/games/category/geography http://ilike2learn.com/ http://www.maps.com/funfacts.aspx What do I label on each map? Only items labeled on the correct maps will be scored. Map 1 – Map Basics 5 Oceans 7 Continents Tropic of Cancer Equator Tropic of Capricorn Arctic Circle Antarctic Circle Prime Meridian International Date Line Map 2 – Land Features Mountain Ranges Deserts Rockies Appalachians Andes Alps Urals Himalayas Caucasus Sahara Atacama Rub al Khali Gobi Map 3 – Water Features Rivers Lakes Bodies of Water Brahmaputra Mississippi Nile Amazon Volga Tigris & Euphrates Indus Ganges Rhine Rio Grande Yangtze Mekong Congo Aral Sea Baikal Caspian Sea Eerie Huron Michigan Ontario Superior Victoria Winnipeg Caribbean Sea Gulf of Mexico Hudson Bay Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Mediterranean Sea Red Sea Persian Gulf South China Sea Chokepoints (Straits or Canals) English Channel Strait of Hormuz Bosporus Strait Dardanelles Strait Panama Canal Suez Canal Strait of Gibraltar Strait of Malacca Map 4 – North America and the Caribbean North America and Caribbean Countries Caribbean Central America Northern America Bahamas Cuba Dominican Republic Haiti Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Canada Greenland United States North America and Caribbean Cities Chicago Havana Los Angeles Managua Mexico City New York City Ottawa Washington DC Map 5 – South America South America Countries Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Falkland Islands French Guiana Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela South America Cities Bogotá Buenos Aires Caracas Lima São Paulo Rio de Janeiro Santiago Map 6 – Europe Europe Countries Eastern Europe Northern Europe Southern Europe Western Europe Belarus Bulgaria Czech Republic Hungary Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovakia Ukraine Denmark Estonia Finland Iceland Ireland Latvia Lithuania Norway Sweden United Kingdom Albania Andorra Bosnia & Herzegovina Croatia Greece Holy See Italy Macedonia Malta Montenegro Portugal San Marino Serbia Slovenia Spain Austria Belgium France Germany Liechtenstein Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Switzerland Madrid Moscow Paris Rome Europe Cities Berlin London Map 7 – Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Countries Eastern Africa Middle Africa Southern Africa Western Africa Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Madagascar Angola Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Botswana Lesotho Namibia South Africa Swaziland Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Côte d’Ivoire Gambia Ghana Malawi Mozambique Rwanda Seychelles Somalia South Sudan Uganda Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe Equatorial Guinea Gabon Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo Sub-Saharan Africa Cities Accra Addis Ababa Cape Town Johannesburg Lagos Mogadishu Nairobi Map 8 – North Africa & the Middle East North Africa & Middle East Countries Northern Africa Western Asia Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Sudan Tunisia Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Cyprus Georgia Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria Turkey United Arab Emirates Yemen North Africa & Middle East Cities Baghdad Beirut Cairo Damascus Istanbul Jerusalem Tehran Tripoli Map 9 – East Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia East Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia Countries Eastern Asia Central Asia Southern Asia Southeastern Asia China Japan Mongolia North Korea South Korea Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Iran Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam East Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia Cities Bangkok Beijing Calcutta Dhaka Ho Chi Minh City Jakarta Kabul Karachi Kuala Lumpur Manila Mumbai Pyongyang Melbourne Sydney Seoul Shanghai Tokyo Map 10 – Oceania Oceania Countries Australia New Zealand Oceania Cities Auckland If you have any questions or need additional help completing the assignment, contact the AP Human Geography teacher at your campus: Campus Teacher Teacher E-mail Leander HS Devin Eatmon Devin.Eatmon@leanderisd.org Cedar Park HS Cami Jenschke Cami.Jenschke@leanderisd.org Vista Ridge HS Annette Parkhurst Annette.Parkhurst@leanderisd.org Rouse HS Janet Howard Janet.Howard@leanderisd.org Vandegrift HS Leslie Giesenschlag Leslie.Giesenschlag@leanderisd.org Map 1 Lines of longitude run from _________ to _________ and measure distances _________ and _________ of the _______________ . Lines of latitude run from _________ to _________ and measure distances _________ and _________ of the _______________ . After labeling Map 1, complete the following sentences: Map Basics Map 2 Land Features Map 3 Water Features North America & the Caribbean Map 4 South America Map 5 Map 6 Europe Sub-Saharan Africa Map 7 Map 8 North Africa & the Middle East Map 9 East Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia Map 10 Oceania
