Hour______Due_______
You will be using maps from three different sources to complete this assignment. With a partner, use one of each of the following:
Nystrom,
Desk Atlas
Rand
McNally, Goode’s World Atlas
Baerwald
& Fraser, World Geography (text book)
Use your TEXTBOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING
QUESTIONS
1. (Page 43) What is the symbol for “direction of plate movement?”
(draw it here)
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2. (Page 66-67) What color is used to show the ice cap on this map?
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3. (Page 82) What does purple on this map stand
for?
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4. (Page 88) Australia is predominantly what
religion?
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5. (Page 277) What is the symbol for copper?
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6. (Page 401) How many railroads lead to Moscow?
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7. (Page 573) What
does the legend of this cartogram tell you?
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8. (Page 589) “3”
on this map shows the location of what?
Use the NYSTROM, DESK ATLAS to
answer the following questions.
9. (Page 12-13) What
color is used to represent “Polar” climate?
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10.
(Page 18) What color is used to
show the densest population in North America?
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11.
(Page 16) What color is used to
symbolize “nomadic herding?”
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12.
(Page 5) Draw the symbols used
in this atlas on your paper. (Use color pencils)
Mountain
Peak______________________________
Waterfall _________________________________
Rivers____________________________________
Dams_____________________________________
Seasonal or Dry
Lake_________________________
Ice
Cap___________________________________
Ice Shelf
_________________________________
Canals____________________________________
Wetlands__________________________________
13.
(Page 10) What is the annual rain
fall for most of western Europe?
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14.
(Page 11) What is the length of
the growing season of your state?
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15.
(Page 12-13) What is the main
climate type found along the equator?
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16.
(Page 12-13) What is the main
climate type found in North Africa and Central Australia?
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17.
(Page 16) Which continent uses
their land most for subsistence farming?
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Use
the GOODE’S WORLD ATLAS to answer the following questions.
18.
(Page 16-17) What do the red
arrows show? (Be sure to give a complete answer.)
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19.
(Page 16-17) What do the blue
arrows show?
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Using the table of contents to find the map titled “January Normal Temperature,” answer the follwing:
20. What temperature range is indicated by the light orange color?
_____ to _____ degrees Fahrenheit.
21. Is
Africa colder or warmer than North America in January? ________
Use the map called “Annual Precipitation and Ocean Currents” to answer the following questions.
22. Most of North America and Central Australia have between 20 and 40 inches of precipitation per year. True _____ False ______
23. Some areas along either side of the equator have 80 or more inches of precipitation per year. True _______ False _______
>>OVER<<
Look at
the World Physical Maps in all three atlases.
GOODE’S ATLAS, Pages 4-5
NYSTOM DESK ATLAS, Pages 6-7
TEXTBOOK,
Pages 14-15
24. Describe how color is used in the same way on all three maps.
25.
26. Find the three different world climate region maps. (Clue: use the table of contents, index or lists of maps). List the titles of the maps you found, the atlas you found them in, and their page numbers.
1. _______________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________