Name Date Class CTIVITY 1 s of the World Directions: Use your textbook to answer the questions below. 1. What line of latitude is used to divide the earth into Northern and Southern s? 2. What line of longitude is used to divide the earth into Eastern and Western s? 3. What part of the earth is labeled in the diagrams below? 4. What part of the earth is labeled? 5. Which two continents are entirely in the Southern? 6. Is Europe in the Northern or Southern? 7. Part of which continent is located in each of the four hemispheres? 8. Through which continents does the Equator pass? Northern NORTH MERIC Western EUROPE Eastern TLNTIC OCEN FRIC Southern SOUTH MERIC PCIFIC OCEN Northern SI Western Eastern PCIFIC OCEN USTRLI Southern INDIN OCEN USTRLI 1
CTIVITY 2 Germany and Its Neighbors Directions: Use the map below to answer the questions. 1. How many countries share a border with Germany? 4. Which neighbors of Germany are located on the altic Sea? 2. Which country lies to the north of Germany? 5. Which is Germany s smallest neighbor? 3. Which of Germany s neighbors extends the farthest west? 6. What country is located closest to Germany s capital? 55 N North Sea 5 E DENMRK 1 E Copenhagen 15 E 2 E altic Sea N 55 N UNITED KINGDOM London 5 N Paris msterdam russels F R N C E National boundary National capital Lambert zimuthal Equal-rea projection NETHERLNDS E L G I U M LUXEMOURG Luxembourg G E R M N Y erlin Prague C Z E C H R E P U L I C Vienna P O L N D ratislava Warsaw S L O V K I SWITZERLND LIECHTENSTEIN U S T R I 5 E ern 1 E 15 E udapest 2 E H U N G R Y mi. km W S E 5 N 2
CTIVITY 3 Comparing the Size of the United States With Other Regions Directions: The maps below compare the size of the continental United States with the size of various regions of the world. Use these comparison maps to answer the questions below. 1. What country or region is closest in size to the United States? 4. Which do you think has the larger land area, the continental United States or Canada? 2. Which region has the largest land area? 3. Which region do you think has the larger land area, ustralia or Europe? 5. Do you think the population of a country is directly related to its size? Explain your reasoning. The Continental United States and Europe The Continental United States and Canada The Continental United States and Latin merica The Continental United States and ustralia, Oceania, and ntarctica 3
Name Date Class CTIVITY 4 Understanding Contour Lines Directions: Use your textbook and the map below to answer the questions. 1. What is the highest contour line labeled on the contour map? 2. What is the lowest contour line labeled on the contour map? 3. What is the elevation of the land surrounding Colombo? 4. t what elevation is Matale? 5. What is the highest point shown on the elevation map? 6. If contour lines are close together, does the land rise steeply or gradually? Sri Lanka: Contour Map Sri Lanka: Elevation Map N N Jaffna Point Pedro mi. 7 mi. 7 km 7 km 7 Transverse Mercator projection Transverse Mercator projection Gulf of Mannar 2 1, 2 1, Contour intervals in meters 2 2 ay of engal I N D I N O C E N Gulf of Mannar Chilaw Colombo Elevations Feet Meters 3,28 1, 1,64 65 2 38 Mountain peak Major city National capital Matale Matara Trincomalee S R I L N K Pidurutalagala 8,281 ft. (2,524 m) ay of engal Kattankudi I N D I N O C E N 4
CTIVITY 5 Understanding Population Density Directions: Population density tells us the average number of people living in a square mile or square kilometer of land. Circles,, C, and D all represent one square mile sections of Country X. Use this information to answer the questions below. 1. Which part of the country has the highest population density? 4. Which section has a population density of 1 people per square mile? 2. Which part of the country has the lowest population density? 3. What is the population density of section? 5. In the large circle below, use a different color to shade each of the four parts of Country X. To the side of the circle graph, create a key that tells what each color represents. C D COUNTRY X C D 5
CTIVITY 8 Reading a Pictograph Directions: Use the pictograph below to answer the questions. 1. What is the title of this graph? 2. What symbol is used to show oil production? 3. What is the numerical value of each symbol? 4. What was the amount of Venezuela s oil production in 2? 5. If Venezuela s oil production in 1993 was 2,, barrels per day, how many symbols would you have to use to show this amount? Oil Production in Venezuela 198 1985 199 1995 2 = thousand barrels per day Source: Statistical bstract 8
CTIVITY 9 Reading a Climograph Directions: Use the climograph below to answer the questions. 1. What kind of information is provided by the bars on this climograph? 5. Where are the average monthly precipitation numbers labeled? 2. What kind of information is provided by the lines on this climograph? 6. If the line graph were an almost straight line, what would this communicate to you? 3. Where are the months of the year identified? 4. Where are the average monthly temperatures labeled? 7. What is New York City s average June temperature? 8. On the average, how much precipitation does New York City receive in December? Climograph: New York City F C 37.8 In. 2 Cm 5.8 VERGE MONTHLY TEMPERTURE 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 32.2 26.7 21.1 15.6 1. 4.4-1.1-6.7-12.2 18 16 14 12 1 8 6 4 2 45.7 4.6 35.6 3.5 25.4 2.3 15.2 1.1 5.1 VERGE MONTHLY PRECIPITTION -17.8 J F M M J J S O N D Source: World Weather Guide 9