World Geography Assignment – World Map
Due Dec 6th
Note: Students provided with BLANK world map prior to holiday.
“FIND AND SEEK” the following Continents, Deserts, Mountain Ranges, Countries, and Bodies of Water and label them on your world map. Make sure that your map includes all of the criteria that a “good map should have”!
CONTINTENTS / BODIES of WATER – On your world map label the flowing continents and water bodies. Do NOT shade with a color, instead use symbols to identify the following. LABEL ONLY.
1) North America 7) Arabian Sea
2) South America
Indian Ocean
3) Europe 9) Pacific Ocean
4) Australia 10) Arctic Ocean
5) Asia 11) Atlantic Ocean
6) Africa 12) Gulf of Mexico
DESERTS / MOUNTAINS / COUNTRIES – Create a legend in order to identify the flowing locations. The countries should be identified by the colors indicated while the deserts and mountains should be displayed by using the four different symbols indicated below.
1) Sahara Desert - ####### 10) China – pink
2) Gobi Desert - ******* 11) Japan – dark purple
3) Rocky Mountains - ^^^^ 12) England – brown
4) Himalayas Mountains - +++ 13) Brazil – black
5) Andes Mountains - $$$$$ 14) Thailand – light green
6) India – orange 15) Russia – grey
7) Mexico – yellow 16) Saudi Arabia – peach
Canada – red 17) Egypt – light purple
9) U.S.A. – green 18) New Zealand – dark pink
Geography Assigment #1 – World Map Marking Key
Border……………………………………………………………………………….. /2
Title………………………………………………………………………………......./2
Direction………………………………………………………………………………/2
Location – significant latitude and longitude lines………………..…………………./5
Publisher’s Name (that’s you)……………………………………………………..…./2
Publisher’s Date………………………………………………………………………./2
Legend………………………………………………………………………………./18
General Features:
Labeling is printed with pencil and ruler……………………………………………../2
Shading of Land and Water…………………………………………… ……………./5
Correct Labeling of Locations………………………………………………………./30
Total: 70