Year 8 Geography Snow Work

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1 Year 8 Geography Snow Work As part of your ISEB Geography Syllabus, you are required to know the names and locations of major countries, capitals, mountain ranges and rivers in the UK, Europe and throughout the world. In addition you will need to know the names and locations of National Parks in the UK. Learning more about the names and locations of these features would be a valuable use of your time during this snow break. What you will need to undertake the tasks:- An Atlas or access to a web based Atlas ( Printouts of the maps in this document. Pen/pencil/colour pencils. Task 1 Major cities, rivers and mountain ranges in the UK Print out the map below and label with the features listed (indicate cites with a red dot, draw in rivers using a blue pencil, draw the outline of mountain ranges with a normal pencil and then shade in with a light brown pencil). List the following features:- Countries England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Seas English Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean. Cities London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Bristol, Cardiff, Newcastle upon Tyne, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin Rivers R Clyde, R Avon, R Severn, R Thames, R Trent, R Ouse, R Tyne, R Shannon (in the Republic of Ireland), R Wye Mountain Ranges Grampians, Scottish Highlands, Brecon Beacons, Snowdonia, Cambrian Mountains, Pennines, Peak District, South Downs, North York Moors, Lake District, Dartmoor, Bodmin Moor. National Parks (you can use a separate map of the UK) Brecon Beacons, Broads, Cairngorms, Dartmoor, Exmoor, Lake District, Loch Lomond, New Forest, Northumberland, North York Moors, Peak District, Pembrokeshire Coast, Snowdonia, South Downs, Yorkshire Dales

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3 Task 2 - Major countries, cities, rivers and mountain ranges in Europe Print out the map below and label with the features listed (indicate capital cites with a red dot, draw in rivers using a blue pencil, draw the outline of mountain ranges with a normal pencil and then shade in with a light brown pencil). Due to the large numbers of countries and capitals and lack of space to write these on the map, you will need to come up with a suitable key - a number or letter system for capitals for instance. List the following features:- Countries and capitals (capitals are in brackets) France (Paris), Germany (Berlin), Greece (Athens), Italy (Rome), Poland (Warsaw), Spain (Madrid), Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine. Also add Moscow (capital of Russia). Ocean:- Atlantic Ocean River:- The River Rhine. Mountain Ranges:- Alps, Pyrenees.

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5 Task 3 - Major countries, cities, rivers and mountain ranges in the world Print out the map below and label with the features listed (indicate capital cites with a red dot, draw in rivers using a blue pencil, draw the outline of mountain ranges with a normal pencil and then shade in with a light brown pencil). Due to the large numbers of countries and capitals and lack of space to write these on the map, you will need to come up with a suitable key - a number or letter system for capitals/major cities for instance. Major global physical features:- Continents - Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Oceania, Europe, North and South America Mountain ranges - Alps, Andes, Himalayas, Pyrenees, Rockies Desert Sahara Oceans - Arctic, Indian, Atlantic, Pacific Rivers - Amazon, Mississippi, Nile, Rhine, Yangtze Other global features:- Arctic Circle, Antarctic Circle, Equator, International Dateline, North Pole, Prime Meridian, South Pole, Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn Countries:- Europe - France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine Africa - Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa Americas - Brazil, Canada, Mexico, USA Asia - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia Oceania - Australia, New Zealand Major cities and city states:- Beijing, Berlin, Cairo, Delhi, Los Angeles, Madrid, Mexico City, Moscow, New York, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, Sydney, Tokyo, Warsaw, Washington DC

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Week 1. Week 2. Week 3

Week 1. Week 2. Week 3 Week 1 1. What US city has the largest population? 2. Where is Aachen? 3. What is the capitol of Florida? 4. What is the longest mountain range in Spain? 5. What countries border Equador? Week 2 1. What