UNDERSTANDING WORLD MAPS

NAMES◦ North America◦ South America◦ Europe◦ Africa◦ Asia◦ Australia◦ Antarctica◦ Pacific Ocean◦ North Atlantic Ocean◦ South Atlantic Ocean◦ Southern Ocean◦ Indian Ocean◦ Arctic Ocean

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Oceans and Continents◦ There are ____ continents on earth.◦They are: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and Antarctica.

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• They are: Pacific Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean and Arctic Ocean.

SO, other than continents and oceans, what other geographical

features can be observed on a world

map?

Great Sandy Desert

Sahara DesertGobi Desert

Arabian Desert

Rocky Mountains

Andes Mountains

Himalayas

TROPICAL ZONETEMPERATE ZONE

TEMPERATE ZONE

ARCTIC ZONE

ARCTIC ZONE

READING WORLD MAPS

FINDING SOMETHING ON THE WORLD MAP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUMlmRzkuuY

Finding Location (Atlas)◦Latitudes and longitudes are imaginary lines which cannot be seen on the actual surface of the Earth◦Expressed as degrees of a circle measured from the centre of the Earth◦Measured in degrees(°), minutes(‘) and seconds(“)◦1° = 60’◦1’ = 60”◦Latitude is always read before longitude.

(North/South then East/West).◦Eg. Singapore is located at 1°17’N 103°51’E

Latitude (parallels) ◦Imaginary horizontal lines running in an east-west direction around the world◦Numbered from 0 to 90°N and 90°S

Longitudes (Meridians)◦ Imaginary lines that run in a north-

south direction from North Pole to South Pole

◦Numbered from 0° at Greenwich to 180°E and 180°W

◦Longitude 180°E and 180°W are the same line.

Use of Latitude and Longitude

30°N 10°EClue: (N/S, E/W)

EXERCISE: Locations on a world map◦Exercise 1 – Chapter 2, page 37 of Geography Skills book.