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Unit 1: Continents and Oceans, Geographic Features

(Source: http://continents.phillipmartin.info/geo_seven_continents_blank.htm) =You will recognize key geographic features on maps, diagrams, or photographs. =
 * In this unit, you will learn the locations of the seven continents and the five oceans. **

__**Unit Vocabulary**__ Read the definitions for this unit's vocabulary. ** Continents: ** Any of the seven large landmasses on the Earth’s surface ** Parallels: ** Another name for latitude lines because they never touch ** Meridians: **Another name for longitude lines that cross the equator and meet at the north and south poles ** Latitude: **Distance north or south of the equator ** Longitude: **Distance east or west of the Prime Meridian (Latitude and Longitude are explained in this link. [|L & L link]) ** Equator: **0 degree line of latitude – divides earth into north and south hemispheres ** Prime Meridian: **0 degree line of longitude – divides earth into east and west hemispheres **Lake:** Body of water surrounded entirely by land **River:** Large stream of water that empties into an ocean or a lake **Tributary:** Stream or small river that flows into a larger river or stream **Gulf:** Arm of an ocean or sea that is partly enclosed by land, usually larger than a bay **Bay:** Part of a body of water that is partly enclosed by land **Mountain:** High, steep, rugged land that rises sharply above the surrounding land **Hill:** Area of raised land that is lower or more rounded than a mountain **Plain:** Broad area of fairly level land that is generally close to sea level **Plateau:** Large area of high, flat, or gently rolling land **Island:** Land area that is surrounded by water **Peninsula:** Piece of land is surrounded by water on three sides **Agriculture:** Cultivating the land, producing crops and raising livestock

= World Jigsaw Puzzle: Put the world back together online. [|World Map Puzzle] =

= ** __Make your own map of the world__ **! Click on the link for a world map that prints out in squares. Put the squares together to assemble your personal large map of the world. Use the map to color and study the continents and the oceans. Your teacher may ask you to label the poles, the Prime Meridian, the Equator, or other geographic features on the map. Keep it in your notebook. This free downloable map comes from the Arizona Geographic Alliance. = = [|Large World Map] = = =

__Review the Continents:__

=__There are Seven Continents On the World Map __=



The names of the seven continents are

 North America South America

 Africa Asia

 Australia Antarctica

 Europe Put them together and you have this:

__ Read about the continents. __ Click on the link to read the facts about the seven continents. Take notes on what you read by writing the name of each continent on a page in your notebook. List five (5) important facts about the continent on its page in your notebook. Glue or sketch a map of that continent to the __BOTTOM__ of the page. These notes could also be made into a continents flip book. [|Easy Continent Facts]

Play the continents game. Can you name the continents? [|Continents]



Use the next map to answer these questions about the continents.  =**On this map of the world,** **which continent is the farthest south?** = =<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**A. South America** = =<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**B. North America** = =<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**C. Africa** = =<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**D. Antarctica** = = = =<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**What is the name of the smallest** **continent shown on the map?** = =<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**A. Antarctica** = =<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> **B. Europe** = =<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> **C. Australia** = =<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> **D. Asia** =

=<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 220%;">Continents Think Quest: Find out __many more facts about the__ continents. = ===<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 220%;">Find more interesting facts about the seven continents. Then share them with your group or the class. Write the facts your teacher tells you to find into your notebook. Your teacher may ask you to make a continents booklet, poster, or foldable, using the facts from this Think Quest. === =<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 220%;">Click on the link to begin. [|Quest] =

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 180%;">There are five oceans on the world map.



<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 180%;">Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 180%;">Arctic Ocean Indian Ocean <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 180%;">Southern Ocean

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;">Reviewing Latitude and Longitude <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;">

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;">Map Showing the Equator: The Equator is shown as a solid red line on this map. It is found at 0º Latitude. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;"> <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;">Map Showing the Prime Meridian: It is found at 0º Longitude. Both the Prime Meridian and the Equator are labeled on this map. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;">

= Answer these questions about the Equator and the Prime Meridian. =

=Practice Game: This online game is a review of maps and the globe.= =Maps and Globes Review: [|Maps/Globes]=
 * More Practice: Use this link to many quizlets so you can practice your maps and globes vocabulary. **
 * [|Maps and Globes Quizlets] **

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Key Geographic Features: =<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Water And Land Related Features: Use the list of terms to find the water and land features that you need to know.** = =__Water__ •lake •river •tributary •gulf •bay=

**What other land and water forms are in the picture that are not included in the lists?**
**(Source:** http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect2/landforms.jpg) =__**Questions: Base your answers to these questions on the picture of the land and water features.**__= =**1. In which land features would you find agriculture?**= =**2. In which water features would you find the fishing industry?**= =**3. On which land features would a city or a town be best located? Why did you choose those places?**= =**4. If some people living on the feature labeled "island" wanted to trade with the people living on the feature labeled "tributary," what would be the best trade route for them to use?**= =**5. What would be the best way to travel from the feature labeled "hills" to the feature labeled "cape?"**= =**6. How would someone who did not have a boat travel from the "harbor" to the "river?"**=

= = =<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__**Study Guide: Click on the link to study and review the facts about Continents, Oceans, and Geographic Features. [|Good Guide]**__ = = = =__**Games: Play these games to review what you've learned.**__= =**1. Latitude and Longitude [|Lat/Long]**= =**2. Continents Matching [|Match]**= =**3. Continents Ordered List [|In Order]**= =**4. Oceans and Continents Practice [|Map Practice]**= =**5. Continents Hangman [|Man]**=
 * 6. More Continents Games (And Lots of Them!) [|Lots of Continents] **