2 nd Grade Study Guide - GEOGRAPHY

Test Date:

Objectives:

Develop map skills by using globes and maps of the world and the US tolocate

2.6a the seven continents and oceans2.6b the equator, Prime Meridian, and the four hemispheres

Key Vocabulary:

Continent

Ocean

Prime Meridian

Equator

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Name DateThe student will develop map skills by locating the equator, the seven continents, and the four

oceans on maps and globes.

The EquatorThe Equator is an imaginary line around the middle

of the Earth.

ASIA NORTOPACIFIC

ME-RICA ATLANTIC.

OCEAN OCEAN

uator

SOUTHAMERICA

USTRALI

ANTARCTICA

Tace the Equator with a red crayon.

Write Yes or No to answer each question.I. Does the Equator cross Africa?

2. Does the Equator cross North America?

3. Does the Equator cross South America?

4. Is Europe north of the Equator?

5. Is Australia north of the Equator?

UROPE

AFRICA

- --INDIAN

OCEAN

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Teaching Notes/Directions: If possü)le, display a world map and globe and have the students find the Equator. o

Explain that the Equator is an imaginary line on maps and globes. It runs around the middle of the Earth. Show

how the top half of the Earth is north of the Equator and the bottom half of the Earth is south of the Equator. Havethe students frace the Equator on the page. Help the students locate Africa, Asia, North America, South America,Europe, Australia, and Antarctica on the map and globe. Then instruct the students to answer each question usingthe map or globe. After the students complete the page, review their answers orally.

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South America

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Australia

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Anteretiea

1. Use a RED pen to the EQUATOR.2. Use a BLUE pen to Wacethe PRIME MERIDIAN.

3. The equator and the prime meridian come together and divide the map intohow many hemispheres?

4. Look at the shaded part of the map. What hemisphere is it? (Northern,Southern, Eastern, Western)

5. What imaginary lines separate the northern and southern hemisphere?

6. The divides the globe into eastern andwestern hemisphere.

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Equator, Meridian, HemispheresMore practice

= Write the abbreviations for the 8 directions above on the compass rose.

On the map above, trace the Equator

red and the Prime Merid[qn green

11, Start where the Prime Meridianand Equator cross paths. Move southeast, What

continent is in this section? Circle one.Asia South America Australia

12. Now move to the 'bottom leftsection. What two hemisphere.arehere?Northern Southern Eastern Western

13. If you wanted to visit somewhere warm any time of the yearnwhich part of the mapwould you go to?

Places on the Prime Meridian Places on the Equator

14. What continent do you live on?

15-20. Does your continent touch any of the following? Yes or No?

Equator?Northern Hemisphere?Eastern Hemisphere?

prime Meridian?Southern Hemisphere?Western Hemisphere?

21-22. Go back up to the map and add a star at the North Pole and a triangle at theSouth Pole. 201S

Equaton meridian, Hemispneres

On both maps below, trace frhe Equator red, and the Prime Merldlan green.

Color the: - or-argeHansphere Western Hemisphere - light yellow

SNthern Ha-nisphere blueEastern Hemis here hå Ink

Is mostly in these two hemispheres;

America .and

Southi$ mostly inthese two hemispheres:

America and

EuropeDoes:the

Circle Equator/Prime

one. Equator Meridian

Prime run

Meridian through the

both continent?

neither

is mostly In •these two hemispheres

Asiaand

AfricaDoes the Equdtor/Prlme Meridian run through the continent?

Circle one. Equator Prime Meridian 'both neither

IS NOT in the hemisphere.

AustraliaDoes the Equator/Prlme Merldlan run through the

both continent?

neitherClrcle one. Equator Prime Meridlan

NameDirections, continents ane Hemispheres, on my:crossword puzzle

NorthAmerica

wPacificOcean

/ ISA \

Across5 'Bodies of land found In all thehemispheres.

8. An Invisible that divides tKeWestern Hemisphere From the EasternHemisphere

O. A Northern Hemisphere continentthat As north o? Afrjca€

DownL An invisible fine dividing the Northern

and Sootherhkemisphere.

2 YoutJeave Europe and go east: WhichNorthern Hemisphere continentdo you,

reach?

3. A body of watetfoundEarth

•4 You are in Soufh America, You are

going to Alaskq In which direction

must yougo?

6 A continent that 'is divided-dmosf In

half by the equator,

Z The name half of the 'Earth.

Q An ocean above Norfh America.

Ocean

Europe

PacliicAtlantic. OceanOcean

Africa

South indian

•America Ocean

Australia

Ocean

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