The Continents

Unit 6

What do you remember?

Answer the questions on page 60 in your notebook.

1- Where are these physical features found?

Take your blank world map and locate these places (A to F, page 61).

Homework

Activities 1 and 2 on page 61.

2- What are Africa’s relief and climate like?

THE LANDSCAPE OF AFRICA

Its area is over 30 million m2.

Activity:

-In your notebook, answer the

questions on page 62 about the

african relief.

Rivers and lakes, and relief

Locate in your map the geographical features from your copy.

Homework

Activities 1 and 2 on page 63.

3- What are Asia’s relief and climate like?

Locate on the map the geographical features from your copy.

Relief

-Asia has the highest mountains, the highest plateaus and also the deepest depressions.

-The Himalayas are the highest mountains range in the world and Mount Everest is the highest mountain.

-Plateaus and plains are very high in Asia.

-The main depressions in Asia host three important inland seas: the Caspian Sea, the Aral Sea and the Dead Sea.

-There are many islands, especially in East Asia.

Rivers and lakes

-Asian rivers are generally long.

-Their flows increase when snow melts or during monsoons.

-Asia has some important lakes as well.

-Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.

-The Caspian Sea is the largest lake.

Homework

Activities 1 and 2 on page 64.

Activities 1 and 2 in page 65.

4- What are Oceania’s relief and climate like?

-Oceania is the smallest continent.

-It is located to the south-east of Asia.

ACTIVITY

-Exercise 1 on page 66.

The landscape

-Oceania is formed by thousands of islands.

-It could be divided into 4 areas: Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.

-There are large islands: Australia (the largest island on Earth), New Guinea (divided between Asia and Oceania), and New Zealand (North and South Island).

-There are thousands of small islands.

The average altitude of Oceania is low: 340 m.

Climate

-Most of Oceania is between the Tropics, so it has warm climates.

-Climates are temperate in the north and south of the continent.

-Cyclones and typhoons are common in the tropical region, as in Hawaii.

-The islands are isolated, consequently they have many endemic plants (specific for that place).

Homework

Activities 1, 2 and 3 on page 67 in your notebook.

5- What are America’s relief and climate like?

- Western hemisphere.

- Second largest continent.

- Longest continent: from the Arctic to the Antarctic circle.

- It is surrounded by three oceans: Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic.

Work in your notebook: exercise 1 on page 68.

Relief

- High average altitude.

- Main features:

. Mountain ranges -> Rocky mountains, the Andes, the Appalachians.

. Plains -> the Great Plains in North America or the plain around the Amazonas in South America.

. Plateaus -> Altiplano of Bolivia.

Rivers and lakes.

- America has some very long rivers with large flows.

- The main ones are the Mississippi and the Amazonas.

-There are many lakes, especially in North America.

-The Great Lakes or Lake Titicaca are between the more relevants.

Climate and vegetation- America stretches from pole to pole, so it has all the different climates and landscapes.

- Cold and temperate climates predominate in North America.

- Tropical climates predominate in Central America.

- Hot and temperate climates predominate in South America.

- Mountainous regions have cold climates.

Homework

Exercice 1 on page 69.