GeographyUnit 1

Vocabulary to look out for

Word Definition Sentence Picture

Continent

Prime Meridian

Equator

Longitude

Latitude

Coordinates

Hemisphere

My Geography Rings

Ring 1: CityWrite the word cityThe name of your local city

Ring 2: State/ Providence Write the word StateThe name of your local state

City

State

Ring 3: Country

-Write the word Country

-The name of your local Country

 

Ring 4: Continent

-Write the word Continent

-The name of your local Continent

-The name of 6 other continents

Country

Continent

Continent= Water

7 Continents http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ge

ography/continentsoftheworld/

6 Bodies of water 5 Oceans, 1 Sea

Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Artic Ocean

Mediterranean Sea

Hemisphere…

What to look for on a Map…

Latitude

Longitude

Coordinates North, East, South, West “Never Eat

Shredded Wheat”

Brain Pop: http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ge

ography/latitudeandlongitude/

Let’s find some continents…

You Try…Groups of 3

On a note card, in groups of three, find the three coordinate locations. Along with answering the final question. The first group to find the three locations earns prize from goody bag.

Name the locations listed from the coordinates given: 1. 40S, 60W 2. 20N, 20E 3. 60S, 120E (name continent and ocean)

Individual Practice…page8

Try these out on your own, name the locations of these coordinates:

1. 45°S, 150°E

2. 90°N, 60°E

3. 30°S, 60°W

4. 40°N, 35°E

5. 30°S, 120°W

Parts of a Map…

Title

Key/Legend

Scale

Compass Rose

Cities ()

Capitals (✪)

Boundary Lines

Geography Challenge…Exit Ticket

1. We have continents.

2. The names of the continents are:.

3. The largest continent is .

4. The coldest continent is .

5. China is on the continent of .

6. The continent of is south of Mexico.

Geography Challenge…

8. A book of maps is called an .

10. There are major oceans in the worlds.

11. The names of the major oceans are: .

12. The United States touches the Ocean on the west and the Ocean on the east.

13. Canada is on the continent of .

14. The continent that is a large island and also a country is .

15. The latitude line that divides the Earth into north and south halves is .