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Page 1: UNDERSTANDING WORLD MAPS. NAMES ◦ North America ◦ South America ◦ Europe ◦ Africa ◦ Asia ◦ Australia ◦ Antarctica ◦ Pacific Ocean ◦ North Atlantic Ocean

UNDERSTANDING WORLD MAPS

Page 2: UNDERSTANDING WORLD MAPS. NAMES ◦ North America ◦ South America ◦ Europe ◦ Africa ◦ Asia ◦ Australia ◦ Antarctica ◦ Pacific Ocean ◦ North Atlantic Ocean

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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Page 3: UNDERSTANDING WORLD MAPS. NAMES ◦ North America ◦ South America ◦ Europe ◦ Africa ◦ Asia ◦ Australia ◦ Antarctica ◦ Pacific Ocean ◦ North Atlantic Ocean

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.

Page 4: UNDERSTANDING WORLD MAPS. NAMES ◦ North America ◦ South America ◦ Europe ◦ Africa ◦ Asia ◦ Australia ◦ Antarctica ◦ Pacific Ocean ◦ North Atlantic Ocean

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

Page 10: UNDERSTANDING WORLD MAPS. NAMES ◦ North America ◦ South America ◦ Europe ◦ Africa ◦ Asia ◦ Australia ◦ Antarctica ◦ Pacific Ocean ◦ North Atlantic Ocean
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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.