Graphic Organizer A Global View We Understand the World Better by Studying: The Continents Physical Features Human Features Human/Environment Interaction Global Patterns Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 1 of 13
Big Ideas Card Big Ideas of Lesson 7, Unit 1 1. Physical features of the six inhabited continents are similar. 2. People have created a variety of human features to make each continent unique. 3. The Earth can be divided in a variety of ways, hemispheres being one of these ways. 4. Eurasia refers to the continents of Europe and Asia while Afro-Eurasia refers to the three continents of Africa, Europe and Asia. 5. There are many patterns that are global in scope. Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 2 of 13
Word Cards Word Cards from previous lessons needed for this lesson: physical features Word Card #7 From Lesson 2 human characteristics Word Card #18 from Lesson 3 the five themes of geography Word Card #34 of Lesson 6 human/environment interaction Word Card #3 of Lesson 6 41. ocean tides 42. Eurasia the cyclic rise and fall of seawater Example: Sailors are careful to check the time of high tide when planning a trip. () the continents of Europe and Asia Example: Russia is in both Asia and Europe thus it is in Eurasia. () 43. Afro- Eurasia the continents of Africa, Europe and Asia Example: The earliest civilizations are found in Afro-Eurasia. () 44. plains a large, level, usually treeless area of land Example: The Great Plains of the U.S. are used mainly for farming. () Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 3 of 13
Main Physical Features of North America On the map draw the main landforms listed in the chart below it. Main Physical Features of North America Rocky Mountains Mississippi River Mohave desert Lake Superior The Great Plains Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 4 of 13
Main Physical Features of South America On the map draw the main landforms listed in the chart below it. Main Physical Features of South America Andes Mountains Amazon River Atacama Desert Lake Titicaca Pampas Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 5 of 13
Main Physical Features of Europe On the map draw the main landforms listed in the chart below it. Main Physical Features of Europe Alps Volga River No true desert in Europe Lake Ladoga of Russia or Lake Vaenern of Sweden if counting Russia with Asia. Eastern (Russian) Plain Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 6 of 13
Main Physical Features of Australia On the map draw the main landforms listed in the chart below it. Main Physical Features of Australia Great Dividing Range Murray River Great Victoria Desert Lake Eyre Great Artesian Basin Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 7 of 13
Main Physical Features of Africa Fill in the chart below and then, on the map draw the main landforms that are listed. Main Physical Features of Africa Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 8 of 13
Main Physical Features of Asia Fill in the chart below and then, on the map draw the main landforms that are listed. Main Physical Features of Asia Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 9 of 13
Answers for Africa and Asia Charts Main Physical Features of Africa Atlas Mountains Nile River Sahara Lake Victoria Serengeti (or Sahel) Main Physical Features of Asia Himalayas Yangtze or Chiang Jiang (same river) Gobi Desert Caspian Sea Siberia (or steppes) Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 10 of 13
Global Patterns Continents and Oceans of the World Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 11 of 13
Global Tide Patterns Figure 8r-7: Global distribution of the three tidal types. Most of the world's coastlines have semidiurnal tides. An ocean tide refers to the cyclic rise and fall of seawater. Tides are caused by slight variations in gravitational attraction between the Earth and the moon and the Sun in geometric relationship with locations on the Earth's surface. Tides are periodic primarily because of the cyclical influence of the Earth's rotation. Map from: Physical Geography.net. 26 March 2009 <http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/8r.html>. Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 12 of 13
World Shipping Lanes Earth s shipping lanes and network of roads. Each shipping lane data point represents the location where an expendable probe was dropped for sampling of ocean temperature from 14 October 2004 to 15 October 2005. Shipping lanes map created from data downloaded at www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/trinanes/bbxx from the SEAS BBXX database of the Global Ocean Observing System Center from the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The road network is a 1:1 million scale representation of the paved and unpaved roads of the world. Map created from Environmental Systems Research Institute s (ESRI) Information from: Grassroots. 26 March 2009 <http://ykalaska.wordpress.com/2007/07/26/>. Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 13 of 13