Commands for World Landforms Landforms and Islands (Yellow and White flags) Photo and Definition cards pg. 2-14 o Young children should learn first fact on definition cards to do Level 2 commands o Level 3 & 4 commands -- use facts on definition cards Recording sheet for student to record answers as they pin and check work using the answer sheet when finished pg. 15 Four levels of commands pg. 16-22 Check answers with World Land and Water forms control map and use answer sheets for Levels 2-4
Greenland Greenland Largest island in the world Territory of Denmark Covered by an ice sheet except along the western coast Midnight sun (24 hours of daylight on summer solstice) Hawaiian Islands Hawaiian Islands 50th state in the United States North of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean Four larger islands and several smaller ones are an archipelago Islands are peaks of an underwater volcanic mountain
Mauna Loa Mauna Loa Largest of five active volcanoes on the Island of Hawaii Largest mountain volcano in the world but most of the mountain is under the ocean Covers more than half of the Island of Hawaii Shield volcano with sloping sides last erupted in 1984 Mount McKinley Mount McKinley Highest mountain peak in North America, third highest in the world Located in Alaska, United States In Denali National Park Five glaciers flow from its slopes
Rocky Mountains Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains stretch from Southwestern Canada to Southwestern United States Wild life includes elk, white-tailed deer, bighorn sheep,grizzly and black bears Mountain biomes include prairie grass, coniferous forest and tundra The Oregon Trail of the pioneers passed through the Rockies Appalachian Mountains Appalachian Mountains Located in the eastern United States and Canada Contains large deposits of coal Biomes are deciduous and coniferous forests The Appalachian Trail for hiking extends from Maine to Georgia in the United States
Grand Canyon Grand Canyon Located in Arizona, United States Layers of colorful rock one mile deep Formed by uplift and erosion by the Colorado River Over five million people visit every year Amazon Basin Amazon Basin The part of South America where the Amazon River drains Most of the Basin is covered with rainforest It is the largest rainforest in the world Much of the Amazon Basin is still unexplored
Andes Mountains Andes Mountains Longest continental mountain range in the world Biomes include ice fields, forests and are the home of llamas Large deposits of iron ore as well as gold, silver and copper People of the Andes are descendants of the ancient Inca civilization Patagonia Patagonia Southern part of South America shared by Chile and Argentina Second largest glacier and ice fields after Antarctica Active volcanoes in the high mountain peaks Rugged terrain with small population
Laki Volcano Laki Volcano Located in Iceland Eruption in 1783-1784 was the most deadly in history In North America it caused the longest winter on record because of thick clouds of gases In Europe poisonous clouds covered the sky Scandinavian Peninsula Scandinavian Peninsula Largest peninsula in Europe Norway, Sweden and northern part of Finland located on it Resources of iron ore and copper and off shore petroleum and natural-gas Bordered by four seas, the North Sea, Baltic Sea, Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea
Alps Alps Highest mountain range inside Europe More than 40 named glaciers Alpine region is from the tree line to the glaciers Economy supported by farming, cheesemaking and winter sports Ural Mountains Ural Mountains Natural boundary between Europe and Asia Biomes mostly steppes(grasslands), deciduous and coniferous forests Most of the foothills have become farmland Deposits of iron and copper, coal and precious stones
Sahara Desert Sahara Desert Largest dry desert in the world (Arctic and Antarctic are larger but are not dry deserts) Home of dromedary camels (one hump) People live around oases which have water from underground Southern boundary is grassland called savanna Mount Kilimanjaro Mount Kilimanjaro A volcano and highest mountain in Africa in Tanzania A stratovolcano made of layers of lava and ash still emitting fumes Has almost every biome including rain forest, grassland, desert and tundra Ice at the top is disappearing but temperature at top is below freezing
Kalahari Desert Kalahari Desert Sandy savanna-desert in Southern Africa not a true desert Lions, cheetahs, giraffes and elephants used to live free but now most are in parks called game reserves Diamond mining occurs within the game reserves Home of the San people also known as Bushmen Cape of Good Hope Cape of Good Hope Near the southern tip of Africa where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans mix Sailors had good hope when they reached the cape and could begin sailing East Two kinds of penguins live there Over 1000 kinds of plants grow which are not found anywhere else on earth
Siberia Siberia Makes up over three-fourths of Russia World's largest coniferous forests Coldest village on earth where people live all year( record 67 degrees below zero) Rich in minerals and oilfields Gobi Desert Gobi Desert Located in Southern Mongolia and Northern China In the rain shadow of the Himalayan Mountains Mostly gravel and rocks with few sand dunes Extreme temperatures, over 100 degrees in summer and -40 degrees in winter
Arabian Peninsula Arabian Peninsula Largest peninsula in the World Mostly desert World's largest reserves of oil and natural gas Red Sea, Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf surround it on three sides Himalayas Himalayas Highest mountain range in the world North of India and south of Nepal and Bhutan Has rainforest in the foothills and permanent ice and snow on the high peaks Source of three of the world's largest rivers, Indus, Brahmaputra, and Ganges
Mt. Everest Mt. Everest Earth's highest mountain peak Climbing this mountain is extremely dangerous Sherpas are guides that help climbers reach the summit The peak is so high that jet stream winds hit it with speeds of 200 mph Mt. Merapi Mt. Merapi Most active volcano in Indonesia (there are 129 active volcanoes) On the island of Java Stratovolcano with smoke erupting 300 days of the year Located in the Pacific Ring-of-Fire
Great Victorian Desert Great Victorian Desert Largest desert in Australia Made of sandhills, grasslands, and pebbles Many kinds of small lizards live in the desert Predators are the dingo (wild dog) and large monitor lizard Great Dividing Range Great Dividing Range Group of mountain ranges along the eastern side of Australia Most of the mountains do not have steep peaks There are many National Parks The mountains are the source of the water supply for Eastern Australia
Name Date Recording Sheet for Commands 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.
Commands for World Landforms Level 1 1. Pin Greenland 2. Pin the Hawaiian Islands 3. Pin Mauna Loa 4. Pin Mount McKinley 5. Pin the Rocky Mountains 6. Pin the Appalachian Mountains 7. Pin the Grand Canyon 8. Pin the Amazon Basin 9. Pin the Andes Mountains 10. Pin Patagonia 11. Pin Laki Volcano 12. Pin the Scandinavian Peninsula 13. Pin the Alps 14. Pin the Ural Mountains 15. Pin the Sahara Desert 16. Pin Mt. Kilimanjaro 17. Pin the Kalahari Desert 18. Pin the Cape of Good Hope 19. Pin Siberia 20. Pin the Gobi Desert 21. Pin the Arabian Peninsula 22. Pin the Himalayas 23. Pin Mount Everest 24. Pin Mount Merapi 25. Pin the Great Victoria Desert 26. Pin the Great Dividing Range
Commands for World Landforms Level 2 1. Pin the mountain range in Australia. 2. Pin the volcano in Iceland. 3. Pin the largest volcano in Hawaii. 4. Pin the drainage basin of the Amazon River. 5. Pin the largest peninsula in Europe. 6. Pin the highest mountain in Africa. 7. Pin the large desert in Asia in China and Mongolia. 8. Pin the most active volcano in Indonesia. 9. Pin the large canyon located in the United States 10. Pin the largest desert in Australia. 11. Pin the highest mountain range in the world. 12. Pin the largest peninsula in the world. 13. Pin the mountains in South America which are the home of the llamas. 14. Pin the highest mountain peak in North America. 15. Pin the sandy savanna-desert in Southern Africa. 16. Pin the highest mountain range in Europe. 17. Pin the highest mountain peak in the world. 18. Pin the cape in South Africa. 19. Pin the largest island in the world. 20. Pin the mountain range in Western United States and Western Canada. 21. Pin the lower part of South America. 22. Pin the mountain range which divides Asia and Europe. 23. Pin the northern part of Russia. 24. Pin the largest dry desert in the world. 25. Pin the mountain range in Eastern United States. 26. Pin the islands in the Pacific Ocean which are a state of the United States.
Answers for World Landforms Level 2 1. Great Dividing Range 2. Laki Volcano 3. Mauna Loa 4. Amazon Basin 5. Scandinavian Peninsula 6. Mount Kilimanjaro 7. Gobi Desert 8. Mount Merapi 9. Grand Canyon 10. Victorian Desert 11. Himalayas 12. Arabian Peninsula 13. Andes Mountains 14. Mount McKinley 15. Kalahari Desert 16. Alps 17. Mount Everest 18. Cape of Good Hope 19. Greenland 20. Rocky Mountains 21. Patagonia 22. Ural Mountains 23. Siberia 24. Sahara Desert 25. Appalachian Mountains 26. Hawaiian Islands
Commands for World Landforms Level 3 1. Pin the island covered by an ice sheet except for the western coast. 2. Pin the peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. 3. Pin the mountain range between India and Nepal. 4. Pin the desert with predator dingos and monitor lizards. 5. Pin the mountain range with grizzly bears and bighorn sheep. 6. Pin the land in South America with rugged mountains and glaciers. 7. Pin the mountain range which divides Russia. 8. Pin the part of the world with the largest coniferous forests. 9. Pin the peninsula where Norway and Sweden are located. 10. Pin the mountain range in Europe with more than 40 named glaciers. 11. Pin the desert which is home to the dromedary camel. 12. Pin the stratovolcano in Africa which is still emitting fumes. 13. Pin the desert with game reserves for elephants, lions, and giraffes. 14. Pin the United States mountain range with large coal deposits. 15. Pin the volcano which covers more than half of Hawaii Island. 16. Pin the mountain peak in Denali National Park, North America. 17. Pin the part of South America which is still largely unexplored. 18. Pin the longest mountain range completely within a continent. 19. Pin the dry desert with extremely low winter temperatures of 40 below zero. 20. Pin the mountain which is dangerous to climb and has Sherpa guides. 21. Pin the volcano on the island of Java. 22. Pin the mountain range east of the Great Victoria Desert. 23. Pin the place where the waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean mix. 24. Pin the canyon carved by the Colorado River. 25. Pin the volcano which had the most deadly eruption in the history of the world. 26. Pin the islands in the Pacific north of Oceania.
Answers for World Landforms Level 3 1. Greenland 2. Arabian Peninsula 3. Himalayas 4. Great Victoria Desert 5. Rocky Mountains 6. Patagonia 7. Ural Mountains 8. Siberia 9. Scandinavian Peninsula 10. Alps 11. Sahara Desert 12. Mount Kilimanjaro 13. Kalahari Desert 14. Appalachian Mountains 15. Mauna Loa 16. Mount McKinley 17. Amazon Basin 18. Andes Mountains 19. Gobi Desert 20. Mount Everest 21. Mount Merapi 22. Great Dividing Range 23. Cape of Good Hope 24. Grand Canyon 25. Laki Volcano 26. Hawaiian Islands
Commands for World Landforms Level 4 1. Pin the islands which are peaks of an underwater mountain. 2. Pin the place in Africa with two kinds of penguins. 3. Pin the mountain peak with winds up to 200 miles per hour. 4. Pin the part of Australia made up of pebbles, grasslands, and sandhills. 5. Pin the part of South America which is partly in Chile and partly in Argentina. 6. Pin the mountains with a hiking trail from Georgia to Maine in the United States. 7. Pin the place with the coldest village on earth. 8. Pin the desert with savannas and rainforests to its south. 9. Pin the volcanic mountain with biomes which include rain forests, desert, and tundra. 10. Pin the desert which is the home of the San people also known as Bushmen. 11. Pin the mountain range which runs north and south between two continents. 12. Pin the peninsula with shores on the Norwegian Sea, the North Sea, and the Baltic Sea. 13. Pin the mountain range famous for skiing in Europe. 14. Pin the drainage basin for the largest rainforest in the world. 15. Pin the mountain range where descendants of the Inca Empire still live. 16. Pin the largest volcanic mountain in the world although most of it is under water. 17. Pin the mountains which American pioneers crossed to get to the Oregon Territory. 18. Pin the third highest mountain in the world. 19. Pin the desert formed from the rain shadow of the Himalaya Mountains. 20. Pin the volcano whose eruption caused the longest winter on record in North America. 21. Pin the mountain range which is the source of the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra rivers. 22. Pin the active volcano in Southern Asia which emits smoke 300 days each year. 23. Pin the mountains which are the source of water for Eastern Australia. 24. Pin the large peninsula which is mostly desert. 25. Pin the canyon which is more than one mile deep. 26. Pin the island which has 24 hours of daylight on June 21st.
Answers for World Landforms Level 4 1. Hawaiian Islands 2. Cape of Good Hope 3. Mount Everest 4. Great Victorian Desert 5. Patagonia 6. Appalachian Mountains 7. Siberia 8. Sahara Desert 9. Mount Kilimanjaro 10. Kalahari Desert 11. Ural Mountains 12. Scandinavian Peninsula 13. Alps 14. Amazon Basin 15. Andes Mountains 16. Mauna Loa 17. Rocky Mountains 18. Mount McKinley 19. Gobi Desert 20. Laki Volcano 21. Himalaya Mountains 22. Mount Merapi 23. Great Dividing Range 24. Arabian Peninsula 25. Grand Canyon 26. Greenland