understanding world maps. names ◦ north america ◦ south america ◦ europe ◦ africa ◦ asia...
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UNDERSTANDING WORLD MAPS
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NAMES
◦ North America
◦ South America
◦ Europe
◦ Africa
◦ Asia
◦ Australia
◦ Antarctica
◦ Pacific Ocean
◦ North Atlantic Ocean
◦ South Atlantic Ocean
◦ Southern Ocean
◦ Indian Ocean
◦ Arctic Ocean
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Oceans and Continents◦ There are ____ continents on earth.
◦They are: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and Antarctica.
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• There are ___ oceans.6
• They are: Pacific Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean and Arctic Ocean.
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SO, other than continents and oceans, what other geographical
features can be observed on a world
map?
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Great Sandy Desert
Sahara Desert
Gobi Desert
Arabian Desert
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Rocky Mountains
Andes Mountains
Himalayas
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TROPICAL ZONE
TEMPERATE ZONE
TEMPERATE ZONE
ARCTIC ZONE
ARCTIC ZONE
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READING WORLD MAPS
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FINDING SOMETHING ON THE WORLD MAP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUMlmRzkuuY
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Finding Location (Atlas)◦Latitudes and longitudes are imaginary lines which cannot be seen on the actual surface of the Earth◦Expressed as degrees of a circle measured from the centre of the Earth◦Measured in degrees(°), minutes(‘) and seconds(“)◦1° = 60’◦1’ = 60”◦Latitude is always read before longitude.
(North/South then East/West).◦Eg. Singapore is located at 1°17’N 103°51’E
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Latitude (parallels) ◦Imaginary horizontal lines running in an east-west direction around the world◦Numbered from 0 to 90°N and 90°S
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Longitudes (Meridians)◦ Imaginary lines that run in a north-
south direction from North Pole to South Pole
◦Numbered from 0° at Greenwich to 180°E and 180°W
◦Longitude 180°E and 180°W are the same line.
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Use of Latitude and Longitude
30°N 10°E
Clue: (N/S, E/W)
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EXERCISE: Locations on a world map◦Exercise 1 – Chapter 2, page 37 of Geography Skills book.