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Activity 1.
The World: Political
PART! Use maps in your textbook or a library to locate the items listed
below. Then label them on the outline map.
Continents
large Countries
Capital Cities
Africa
Antarctica
ASia
Australia
Emope
North America
South America
Algeria
Australia
Brazil
Canada
China
India
Mexico
Russia
Sudan
United Sta tes
Algiers
Beijing
Brasilia
Canberra
Khartoum
Mexico City
Moscow
New Delhi
Ottawa
Washington, D.C.
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2. ApproXllnately how far apart are the capitals of tbe United States and Aigeria ?
3. How many political entities are in mainland South America?
41 . VVhat two continents does Russia span ?
5. Critical Thin king: Human Systems vVha t continel1t contains no co un lTies(
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Activity 2
The World: Physical
PART I Use maps in your textbook or a library to locate the items listed
below. Then label them on the outline map.
Continents
Oceans
Africa
An.tarctlca
As ia
..\ustra lia
Europ'
North AmeriGl
South Amel'ic3
Arctic Ocean
At lantic Ocean
(ndian Ocean
Paci flc Ocea n
Major Seas
Arablan Sea
Aral Sea
Baltic Sea
Barents Sea
Beaufort Sea
Bering Sea
Black Sea
Caribbean Sea
Caspian Sea
'Coral Sea
East China Sea
tvlediterranean Sea .
Red Sea
Sea of [apan
South China Sea
Tasman Sea
Weddell Sea
Major Mountain
Ranges
Major
Deserts
Alps
Andes
Appa lachian
Mountains
Atlas Mountain s
Great Dividing Range
HimaJa}'as
Rocky MOlllltains
Ural Mountalns
Gobi
Great Sandy
Dese rt
Great Victoria
Desert
Kalahari
Sahara
Thar Desert
PART II After labeling your map, use it to answer the following
questions:
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\tVhich ocean appears to be the larges t?
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2. What is the only inhabited continent that does not touch any other continents?
3. Wnat oceans and seas touch Africa"
4. What is the largest desert and mountain range in Asia"
5. Criti cal Thinking: The World in Spatial Terms The equato r runs tlHough the
nort hern !Jart of So uth AmerlC<l Through portions of what other conlinents does
the equator run" What would you expect to find about the climate of those places?
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