Maps and Location Identification
Countries (states), regions, & USA
“states”
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Lakes, Rivers, & some other Water Bodies of N. America2
Blank map for N. Amer. Water Bodies
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Canadian Provinces
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South America
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Political
Map of
South
America
*Include
Galapagos
Islands &
Straits of
Magellan on
your map
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Middle America, Central America, & Caribbean
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Latin
America
Blank
Map
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Central Asia (“-stan” countries)
REGIONS of
ASIA
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Purple:
Northern
Asia
Blue:
Central Asia
Dark
Brown:
Middle East
Tan: East
Asia
Red/Pink:
South East
Asia
Green:
South Asia
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East
&
Southeast
Asia
Regions
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Region
known
as
South Asia
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The
Mid-East
(or SW
Asian)
Countries
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Middle East/North Africa Region (w/ Israel Inset)
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Israeli (in Middle East) Territory Annexation (Occupation) History
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Practice
map for SE
Asia
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East & South Asia (& some Central Asia) Practice Map
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Eurasia
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Eastern Hemisphere (but parts of Africa left off)
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Which is a(n)..
..cartogram?
..chloropleth map?
..economic map?
A
B
C
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Scale
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Modern
Greece
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Eastern
European
Countries
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EASTERN
EUROPEAN
COUNTRIES
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Eastern Europe:
Outline Map for
PRACTICE
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Outline Map: ALL of EUROPE
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Western
European
Countries
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Balkan Countries:
What goes into the
 small white area
NW of Macedonia??
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Another
View of
the
Volatile
Balkans:
A
European
Powder
Keg
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North Africa/Middle East (SW Asia) Practice Map
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Some
Island
nations
off of
Western
coast of
Africa
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Climate regions of Africa
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Landforms
of Africa
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Angola ___
Botswana___
Burundi___
Comoros___
Djibouti___
Eritrea___
Ethiopia___
Kenya___
Lesotho___
Madagascar___
Malawi___
Mauritius___
Mozambique___
Namibia___
Rwanda___
Seychelles___
Somalia___
South Africa___
South Sudan___
Swaziland___
Tanzania___
Uganda___
Zambia___
Zimbabwe___
BELOW are the countries of
Southern and East Africa in
alphabetical order.
FIND the country on the map….
WHICH letter is on that country?
NOTE: some letters used more than
once….
BUBBLE IN letter that for the country’s
number on the the scantron.
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North Africa:
Algeria
Chad
Egypt
Libya
Morocco
Niger
Sinai Peninsula
Sudan
Tunisia
Western Sahara
Southwest Asia
Bahrain
Lebanon
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Turkey
United Arab Emirates (UAR)
Bodies of Water
Arabian Sea
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Persian Gulf
Strait of Hormuz
Yemen
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East Timor…Eastern half of TIMOR Is.
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Above:
3 basic
shapes of
maps
3 circular
maps are all
Azimuthal
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Outline Maps
• Following this slide are various
OUTLINE maps you may print
out and use to practice with
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Europe
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Africa
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5 Themes of Geography
1. Location:
absolute (mathematical: latitude/longitude):
exact specific place
relative: where is it in relation to other
things/places (near China, w/ access to various
water routes)
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2. Human/Environment Interaction
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3. Region
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4. Place
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5. Movement
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