2015 Leander ISD AP Human Geography Summer Assignment What am I doing? Labeling world outline maps with the features listed below in preparation for your world map test scheduled during the 1 st six-weeks. Why am I doing this? Part of entering an AP class is an assumption of a certain level of background knowledge and skills. You will need a strong working mental map in order to be successful in this course. When are the maps due? The First Day of School! August 24(A)/25(B) How many maps should I submit? 10 What do I label on each map? Map 1 Map Basics Map 2 Land Features Map 3 Water Features Map 4 North America and the Caribbean Map 5 South America Map 6 Europe Map 7 Sub-Saharan Africa Map 8 North Africa & the Middle East Map 9 Eastern Asia, Central Asia, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia Map 10 Oceania When is the first map test? During the 1 st six-weeks of school. Your teacher will give you more information on the first day of school, but you can begin studying this summer. How do I study? Studying for map tests takes time and preparation. The first step is to find each feature and label blank outline maps. Use the list below and quiz yourself by labeling blank maps and seeing how much you know. Listed below are links where you can test yourself online. Online Map Quizzes http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/geography.htm http://www.sporcle.com/games/category/geography What do I label on each map? Only items labeled on the correct maps will be scored. Map 1 Map Basics http://ilike2learn.com/ http://www.maps.com/funfacts.aspx 5 Oceans 7 Continents Tropic of Cancer Equator Tropic of Capricorn Arctic Circle Antarctic Circle Prime Meridian International Date Line Map 2 Land Features Mountain Ranges Deserts Rockies Appalachians Andes Alps Urals Himalayas Caucasus Sahara Atacama Rub al Khali Gobi Map 3 Water Features Rivers Brahmaputra Mississippi Nile Amazon Volga Tigris & Euphrates Indus Ganges Rhine Rio Grande Yangtze Mekong Congo Lakes Aral Sea Baikal Caspian Sea Eerie Huron Michigan Ontario Superior Victoria Winnipeg Bodies of Water Caribbean Sea Gulf of Mexico Hudson Bay Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Mediterranean Sea Red Sea Persian Gulf South China Sea Chokepoints (Straits or Canals) English Channel Strait of Hormuz Bosporus Strait Dardanelles Strait Panama Canal Suez Canal Strait of Gibraltar Strait of Malacca
Map 4 North America and the Caribbean North America and Caribbean Countries Caribbean Central America Northern America Bahamas Belize Canada Cuba Costa Rica Greenland Dominican Republic El Salvador United States Haiti Guatemala Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago North America and Caribbean Cities Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Chicago Los Angeles Mexico City Ottawa Havana Managua New York City Washington DC Map 5 South America South America Countries Argentina Colombia Guyana Suriname Bolivia Ecuador Paraguay Uruguay Brazil Falkland Islands Peru Venezuela Chile French Guiana South America Cities Bogotá Caracas Rio de Janeiro São Paulo Buenos Aires Lima Santiago Map 6 Europe Europe Countries Eastern Europe Northern Europe Southern Europe Western Europe Belarus Denmark Albania Austria Bulgaria Estonia Andorra Belgium Czech Republic Finland Bosnia & Herzegovina France Hungary Iceland Croatia Germany Moldova Ireland Greece Liechtenstein Poland Latvia Holy See Luxembourg Romania Lithuania Italy Monaco Russia Norway Macedonia Netherlands Slovakia Sweden Malta Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom Montenegro Portugal San Marino Serbia Slovenia Spain Europe Cities Berlin Madrid Paris London Moscow Rome
Map 7 Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Countries Eastern Africa Middle Africa Southern Africa Western Africa Burundi Angola Botswana Benin Djibouti Cameroon Lesotho Burkina Faso Eritrea Central African Republic Namibia Cape Verde Ethiopia Chad South Africa Côte d Ivoire Kenya Congo Swaziland Gambia Madagascar Democratic Republic of the Congo Ghana Malawi Equatorial Guinea Guinea Mozambique Gabon Guinea-Bissau Rwanda Liberia Seychelles Mali Somalia Mauritania South Sudan Niger Uganda Nigeria Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe Senegal Sierra Leone Togo Sub-Saharan Africa Cities Accra Cape Town Lagos Nairobi Addis Ababa Johannesburg Mogadishu Map 8 North Africa & the Middle East North Africa & Middle East Countries Northern Africa Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Sudan Tunisia Western Asia Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Cyprus Georgia Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria Turkey United Arab Emirates Yemen North Africa & Middle East Cities Baghdad Cairo Istanbul Tehran Beirut Damascus Jerusalem Tripoli
Map 9 East Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia East Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia Countries Eastern Asia Central Asia Southern Asia Southeastern Asia China Kazakhstan Afghanistan Brunei Japan Kyrgyzstan Bangladesh Cambodia Mongolia Tajikistan Bhutan Indonesia North Korea Turkmenistan India Laos South Korea Uzbekistan Iran Malaysia Maldives Myanmar Nepal Philippines Pakistan Sri Lanka Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam East Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia Cities Bangkok Ho Chi Minh City Kuala Lumpur Seoul Beijing Jakarta Manila Shanghai Calcutta Kabul Mumbai Tokyo Dhaka Karachi Pyongyang Map 10 Oceania Oceania Countries Australia New Zealand Oceania Cities Auckland Melbourne Sydney If you have any questions or need additional help completing the assignment, contact the AP Human Geography teacher at your campus: Campus Teacher Teacher E-mail Leander HS Devin Eatmon Devin.Eatmon@leanderisd.org Cedar Park HS Cami Jenschke Cami.Jenschke@leanderisd.org Vista Ridge HS Annette Parkhurst Annette.Parkhurst@leanderisd.org Rouse HS Janet Howard Janet.Howard@leanderisd.org Vandegrift HS Leslie Giesenschlag Leslie.Giesenschlag@leanderisd.org
Map 1 After labeling Map 1, complete the following sentences: Map Basics Lines of latitude run from to and measure distances and of the. Lines of longitude run from to and measure distances and of the.
Map 2 Land Features
Map 3 Water Features
Map 4 North America & the Caribbean
Map 5 South America
Map 6 Europe
Sub-Saharan Africa Map 7
Map 8 North Africa & the Middle East
Map 9 East Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia
Map 10 Oceania