All
students are expected to complete the maps in this packet. The due date for these exercises is listed in the syllabus.
A blank map of each region is included in these materials. Students must
complete as part of this class.
Directions
for Completing the Map Exercises
Students
must follow the directions below:
·
All
countries, cities and physical features
must be located on the enclosed maps
·
Students
need to purchase several colored pens to complete these exercises
·
The
blue pen should be used to locate all water bodies- oceans, seas,
lakes, and rivers. (Trace the course the rivers with the blue pen and label
it.)
·
The
red pen should be used to locate all cities on the map
·
The
brown pen should be used to locate all mountains, plateaus or plains.
(Draw a circle around mountain ranges, plateaus, etc.)
·
The
black pen should be used to label all states or other territorial
divisions.
Late
Maps
Late
maps are unacceptable. You will usually receive at least 1 and sometimes 2
class periods to work on these depending on the assignment. If you use
your time wisely you should have no problem finishing these map assignments.
Reference
Sources
Several reference sources should be consulted to complete these exercises. The maps at the beginning of each regional chapter can be used to find many of the geographical terms. Atlases are given to each student at the beginning of the year. Atlases are also available in the library. A particularly useful source is Microsoft’s Encarta World Atlas. Using the FIND feature of the program will locate any geographical term you need. (Just accurately type the term in the box under FIND, and the program will instantly locate the item for you.) I also have links on my Geography home page which will help you. At last, your books will have the majority of the places, cities, and bodies of water in them.
Examinations
Of course there will be examinations over these maps as we study the corresponding unit. Normally you will receive a note test followed by a map test followed by a unit test which consists of vocabulary and questions from your book.
Below are the corresponding map assignments for each region of study. I have linked each assignment to the proper region so to gain access to the proper map and assignments find the region on my Geography home page and go to town. Pay particular attention to the directions. YES, NEATNESS AND READABILITY COUNTS TOWARDS YOUR FINAL GRADE. SHORTCUTS USUALLY SUBTRACT FROM QUALITY WHICH IS NOT GOOD FOR YOUR GRADE.
EUROPE
Locate
the following places on the "Europe- Political Map”
I.
WESTERN EUROPE: POLITICAL MAP #1
Western
European Core:
Country
Cities
The
United Kingdom:
Scotland
Glasgow
Northern
Ireland
Belfast
Wales
England
London, Birmingham, Manchester
Ireland
Dublin
The
Netherlands
Amsterdam,
Rotterdam
Belgium
Brussels, the Hague, Antwerp
Luxembourg
Lichtenstein
France
Paris, Marseilles, Lyon, Bordeaux
Germany
Berlin, Frankfort, Munich, Hamburg
Switzerland
Bern, Geneva
Austria
Vienna
Mediterranean
Europe (Southern Europe):
Country
Cities
Portugal
Lisbon
Spain
Madrid, Barcelona, Seville
Andorra
Monaco
Vatican
City
Italy
Rome
Greece
Athens
Turkey
Istanbul
Malta
Cyprus
Nicosia
Nordic
Europe (Northern Europe):
Iceland
Reykjavik (RAY-ka-vik)
Denmark
Copenhagen
Norway
Oslo (AW-zlo)
Sweden
Stockholm
Finland
Helsinki
II.
EASTERN EUROPE:
Central
Eastern Europe:
Countries
Cities
Poland
Warsaw
Czech
Republic (Check)
Prague (prahg)
Slovakia
Bratislava (bruh-diss-lahva)
Hungary
Budapest (booda-pest)
Romania
Bucharest (BOO-ka-rest)
The
Balkans:
Countries
Cities
Bulgaria
Sofia (So-FEE-ah)
Albania
(Al-BAYN-ee-ah)
Tirane (TEER-ah-na)
Macedonia
(Mass-ih-DOH-nee-ah)
Skopie
Bosnia
(BOZ-nee-ah)
Sarajevo (Sar-ah-YAY-vo)
Croatia
(Crow-AY-sha)
Zagreb (ZAH-greb)
Slovenia
Lubijana
Serbia-Montenegro
Belgrade
III.
PHYSICAL FEATURES OF EUROPE: (Map #2)
Water
Bodies
North
Sea
Baltic Sea
Gulf
of Finland
English Channel
Strait
of Gibralter (Jih-BRAWL-tir)
Mediterranean Sea
Adriatic
Sea
Aegean Sea (uh-JEE-an)
Black
Sea
Bosporus (Turkey)
Sea
of Marmara (Turkey)
Dardanelles (Turkey)
Skagerrak
and Kattegat (Denmark)
Bay of Biscay
Islands
Sicily
Sardinia
Corsica
Crete
Cyprus
Mountains
Pyrenees
(PEER-ah-nees)
Alps Mountains
Dinaric
Alps
Carpathians (Car-PAY-thee-ans)
Massif
Central (So. France)
Pindus Mts. (Greece)
Rivers
Rhine
River
Danube River (DAN-yoob)
Po
River
Seine River (senn)
Rhone
River (roan)
Loire River (luh-WAHR)
Elbe
River
Oder River
Thames
River (temz)
Peninsulas
Iberian
peninsula
Balkan
peninsula
Scandinavian
penninsula
Plains
North
European Plain
Po
Valley
Swiss
Bavarian Basin
RUSSIA
AND THE FORMER SOVIET REPUBLICS: (Map #3)
Identify
the following places on the Russia map
Eastern
Europe:
Countries
Cities
Estonia
Tallinn
Latvia
(LOT-vee-ah)
Riga
Lithuania
Vilnius (VILL-nee-us)
Belarus
(Bell-ah-ROOS)
Minsk
Ukraine
(YOO-krayn)
Kiev
(KEE-ev), Kharkov, Dnipropetrovsk,
Moldova
(Mol-DOH-vah)
Russia
Countries
Cities
Russia
Moscow (MOSS-kow), St. Petersburg,
Kaliningrad
(Ka-LEEN-yen-grod)
Vladivostok
(Vlod-ee-VOS-tok),
Nizhniy
Novogorod (nizh-nee nahv-
guh-rahd) Rostov, Odesa, (oh-dessa)
Yetaterinberg,
Grozny (grawz-nee)
Novosibersk
(noh-voh-suh-beersk)
Irkutsk (ear-kootsk)
The
Caucasus Region: (FSR)
Countries
Cities
Georgia
Tbilisi
Armenia
(Ar-MEE-nee-ah)
Azerbaijan
(Oz-er-by-JAHN)
Baku
Central
Asia
Countries
Cities
Kazakhstan
(KOZ-ak-stahn)
Alma Ata (Almaty)
Uzbekistan
(Ooz-BEK-ih-stahn)
Tashkent
Turkmenistan
(Turk-MEN-ih-stahn)
Kyrgystan
(KIR-gis-stahn)
Tajikstan
(TAH jik-stahn)
Dushanbe (dooh-shahm-buh)
Industrial
Regions (Draw a circle around the region and identify it)
Central
Industrial Region
Volga Region
Urals
Region
Kuzbas Region (kooz-bass)
Baykallya
Region (bye-kahl-ya)
Physical
Features: Map #4
Mountains/Plains
Siberian
Lowlands (Sy-BEER-ee-ahn) Rivers
Caucasus
Mountains (KOK-ah-zuss)
Volga River
Ural
Mountains (YOOR-uhl)
Dnieper River (duh-NYEPPER)
Western
Siberial Lowland
Don River
Kirghiz
Steppe (KEER-geeze)
Ob River
Nova
Zemlya
Irtysh River (ear-TISH)
Sakhalin
Yenisey River (yen-uh-SAY)
Kamchatka
PeninsulA (komm-CHUT-kuh)
Lena River
Crimean
Peninsula (cry-MEE-un)
Amur River
SyrDarya
River
Amu
Darya
Water
Bodies/Seas/Lakes
Black
Sea
Caspian
Sea
Aral
Sea (Uh-RAWL)
Baltic
Sea
Sea
of Okhotsk (oh-KAHTSK)
Kra
Sea
Barents
Sea
Sea
of Japan
Lake
Baikal (BY-kall)
Lake
Ladoga
Sea
of Azov
Bering
Strait (BEAR-ing)
LATIN
AMERICA MAP #5
Locate the following places on the "Latin American Political
Map"
Middle
America:
Countries
Cities
Mexico
Mexico City, Juarez [Wahr-EZ], Monterrey,
Veracruse, Guadalajara, Tijuana
Guatemala [Gwa-teh-MAH-lah]
Guatemala City
Belize [Bay-LEEZ]
Honduras
Tegucigalpa [Tuh-goo-see-GAL-pa]
El
Salvador
San Salvador
Nicaragua (nick-uh-rah-gwuh)
Managua [Man-AH-gwa]
Costa Rica (koss-tuh-ree-kuh
San Jose [San Hoh-SAY]
Panama
Panama City
Caribbean
Islands (West Indies):
Countries
Cities
Cuba
Havana
Bahamas
Nassau
Jamaica
Kingston
Haiti [HAY-tee]
Port au Prince
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
Puerto Rico
San Jose
The Lesser Antilles [Ann-TILL-ees]
Physical
Features: Map #6
Gulf
of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Panama Canal
Capes/Peninsulas
Other
Baja
California
Panama Canal
Cabo San Lucas
Yucatan Peninsula (yoo-kuh-tahn)
SOUTH
AMERICA Map #7
Locate the following places on the "South America" map.
Countries: Cities:
Columbia
Bogota [Bo-guh-TAH]
Venezuela
Caracas [Kar-AH-cus]
Guyana [Guy-AWN-ah]
Suriname [SUR-ih-nom]
French Guiana [Gee-AWN-ah]
Brazil
Brazilia, Rio de Janeiro,
Sao
Paulo [Sow-POW -lo], Recife,
Manaus
Bolivia
Paraguay
[PAR-uh-gwye]
Uruguay [OO-ruh-gwye]
Montevideo
Argentina
Buenos Aires [BWAY-nos AIR-ays]
Chile [CHEE-lay]
Santiago [San-TEE-ah-go]
Peru
Lima [LEE-ma]
Ecuador [EK-wa-door]
Quito
[KEE-toh] , Guayaquil
Physical Features: Map #8
Mountains/Plains
Water Bodies/Rivers/ Islands
Andes
Mountains [AN-dees]
Amazon
River
Altiplano
Orinoco River
Brazilian Highlands
Parana River
Amazon Rainforest
Strait of Magellan [Ma-JELL-an]
Cape Horn
Falkland Islands UK (Malvinas)
Tierra del Fuego
Galapagos
Islands
Patagonia
Rio de la Plata
Gran Chaco
Lake Maracaibo
Pampas
Atacama Desert
North
Africa and Southwest Asia Map #9
Locate the following places on the "North Africa and Southwest
Asia" map.
Arab
North Africa:
Countires
Cities
Egypt
Cairo [KY-roh], Alexandria
Libya
Tripoli [TRIP-uh-lee]
Tunisia
(Too-NEE-zee-ah]
Tunis
Algeria
[Al-JEER-ee-ah]
Algiers,
Morocco
[Moor-AWK-oh]
Rabat, Fez, Casablanca
Eastern
Mediterranean
Countires
Cities
Turkey
Istanbul, Ankara
Lebanon
Beirut [Bay-ROOT]
Cyprus
[SY-prus]
Jordan
Amman
Israel
Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa
Syria
[SEER-ee-ah]
Damascus [Duh-MAS-kis]
Persian
Gulf and Arabian Peninsula
Countires
Cities
Saudi
Arabia [SAW-dee Ah-RAY-bee-ah] Riyadh,
Mecca, Medina, Jedah,
Ad Dammam
Oman
[o-MAHN]
Yemen
[YEH-men]
Sana
United
Arab Emirates [EHM-er-its]
Qatar
[Ka-TAR]
Doha
Kuwait
[Kuh-WAYT]
Kuwait City
Iran
Tehran, Tabriz, Abadan,
Isfahan
Iraq
[Eer-AK]
Baghdad [BAG-dad]
Baharain
(bah-rain)
Occupied
Territories (Israeli controlled)
West
Bank
Jerusalem, Bethlehem,
Hebron
Gaza
Physical Features: Map #10
Mountains:
Atlas
Mountains
Elburz
Mts (el-boorz)
Al
Nijaz and Asir Mountains
Zagros
Mountains (zah-gruss)
Water
Bodies
Caspian
Sea
Black
Sea
Mediterranean
Sea
Red
Sea
Dead
Sea
Persian
Gulf
Gulf
of Oman
Straits
of Hormuz
Lake
Nasser
Gulf
of Aqaba (ah-kuh-buh)
Gulf
of Aden
Aswan
High Dam
Suez
Canal
Rivers
Nile
River
Tigris
River [TY-gris]
Euphrates
River (yoo frate-eeze)
Jordan
River
Deserts
Sahara
Desert
Arabian
Desert
Ar
Rub Al Khali
Sub-Saharan
Africa Map #11
Locate the following places on the "Africa" map.
West
Africa:
Countries
Cities
Chad
N’Djamena
Niger
[NY jer]
Burkina
Faso [Ber-KEE-na Faw-SO] Ouagadougou
Mali
[MAW-lye]
Mauritania
[Mahr-ih-TAIN-ee-ah]
Senegal
[SIN-uh-gawl]
Dakar (duh-kahr)
Gambia
[GAM-bee-ee-ah]
Guinea-Bissau
[GIHN-ee BEE-saw]
Guinea
(ghinny)
Sierra
Leone [See-AIR-ah Lee-OWN] Freetown
Liberia
[Ly-BEER-ee-ah]
Monrovia
Cote
d'Voire (Ivory Coast!)
Abidjan (abbih jahn)
Ghana
[GAWN-ah]
Accra (uh-krah)
Togo
[TOE-go]
Benin
[Beh-NEEN]
Nigeria
[Ny-JEER-eeah]
Lagos, Kano, Port Harcourt
Equatorial
Guinea [GIHN-ee]
Gabon
[Ga-BOHN]
East
Africa:
Countries
Cities
Eritrea
[Air-ih-TRAY-ah]
Ethiopia
[Ee-thee-OH-pee-ah]
Addis Ababa
Djibouti
[Jih-BOO-tee]
Somalia
[Sum-AWL-ya]
Mogadishu
Kenya
[KEEN-yuh]
Nairobi (nye-roh-bee),
Mombasa (mahm-bahssa)
Tanzania
[Tan-zan-EE-ah]
Dar es Salaam (dahr-ess-suh-lahm)
Uganda
[Yoo-GAWN-duh]
Kampala (kahm pah-luh)
Rwanda
[Ruh-WAHN –da]
Kigali
Burundi
[Buh-BOON-dee]
Equitorial
Africa:
Countries
Cities
Sudan
[Soo-DAN]
Khartoum
Central
African Republic
Cameroon
[Kam-er-OON]
Yaounde (yown-day)
Congo
Republic [KAWN-go]
Brazzaville
Democratic
Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa (kin-shah-suh)
(formerly Zaire [zy-EER])
Southern
Africa:
Countires
Cities
Angola
[Ann-GOH-1a]
Luanda (loo-an-duh)
Namibia
[Na-MIH-bee-ah]
Zambia
[ZAM-bee-ah]
Lusaka
Malawi
[MAW-law-eel
Mozambique
[Mah-zam-BEEK]
Maputo (muh pooh-toh)
Madagascar
[Mah-duh-GAS-car]
Zimbabwe
[Zim-BOB-way]
Harare (huh-rah-ray)
Botswana
[Bots-WAH-na]
Swaziland
[SWAH-zee-land]
Lesotho
[Leh-SOO-too]
South
Africa
Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban,
Praetoria, Port Elizabeth
Physical
Features of Africa: Map #12
Mountains
Ethopian
Highlands
Drakensberg
Range
Rivers
Lakes
Niger
River
Lake Tanganyika
Congo
River
Lake Victoria
Senegal
River
Lake Chad
Orange
River
Lake Nyasa
Limpopo
River
Lake Kariba
Zambezi
River
Lake Albert
Deserts
Islands
Kalahari
Desert
Canary Islands
Namib
Desert
Sao Tome and Principe
Sahara
Desert
Zanzibar
South Asia Map #13
Locate
the following places on the "South Asia" map.
Countires
Cities
India
New Delhi, Calcutta, Mumbai (Bombay),
Bangalore, Madras
Pakistan
Islamabad (iss-lahm-uh-bahd),
Karachi (kuh-rah-chee), Lahore (luh-hoar)
Afghanistan
Kabul (kah-bull)
Nepal
Kathmandu (kat-man-dooh)
Bhutan
Sri
Lanka (formerly Ceylon)
Colombo
Banladesh
Dhaka or Dacca (dahk-uh)
Special
Areas
Jammu
and Kashmir (juh-mooh) (kash-meer)
Kyber
Pass
Baluchistan
(buh-loo-chih-stahn)
Deccan
Plateau (decken)
Punjab
(pun jahb)
Physical Features Map #14
Mountains:
Himalayan
Mts.
K2
(Mt. Goodwin Austin)
Hindu
Kush Mts.
Karakoram
Mts. (kahra-kor-rum)
Western
Ghats
Eastern
Ghats
The
Arakan Yoma
Rivers
Water Bodies/Deserts
Indus River
Indian Ocean
Ganges River (gan jeez)
Bay of Bengal
Brahmaputra
River (brahm-uh-poohtruh)
Arabian Sea
Thar Desert
EAST
ASIA Map #15
Locate the following places on the "East Asia" map
Countries
Cities
People's
Republic of China
Beijing
(bay-zhing) Shanghai, (shang-hye),
Guangzhou (gwahng joh), Hong Kong
Tianjin
(tyahn jeen), Harbin,
Chengdu (chung-doo) ,Chongqing (chong-ching), Wuhan, Nanjing Nanjing (nahn-zhing)
, Shenyang (Mukden), Xian (SHE-an) Lanzhou (lahn joh), Qingdao(ching-dau) ,
Lhasa (lah-suh),
Japan
Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka,
Yokohama, Kyoto, Nagasaki, Sapporo,
Sendai
Republic
of China (Taiwan)
T'aipei (tye-bay), Kaohsiung
Republic
of Korea (South Korea)
Seoul (soal), Pusan
People's
Democratic Republic of Korea
(North
Korea)
P'yongyang (pea-awhng-yahng)
Mongolian
People’s Republic
Ulan Bator (oo-lahn-bah-tor)
Physical Features Map #16
Mountains
Interior Basins, Plains, and Deserts
Qing
Ling Mountains
(ching-ling)
Tarim Basin
Yunnan
Plateau
Dzungaria Basin (joong-gah-ree-uh)
Tibetan
Plateau
Gobi Desert
Kunlun
Shan Mountains
Sichuan (Red) Basin (zeh-chwahn)
Altai
Mountains
Takla Makan
Tien
Shan Mountains
Da
Hinggan Ling (Greater Khingan Range)
Xiao
Hinggan Ling (Lesser Khingan Range)
Himalyan
Mountains
Rivers
Water Bodies
Huang
He River (hwahng-huh)
Sea of Japan
Wei
River
Philippine Sea
Chang
Jiang River (Yangtze River)
Yellow Sea
Sungari
River
Taiwan Strait
Amur
River
Korea Strait
Yalu
River
Bo Hai Bay (bwoh-hye)
Xi
Jiang River
Inland Sea of Japan
Islands
Japanese
islands:
Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Hokkaido, the
Other
islands:
Taiwan (Formosa), Sakhalin, Kuril Islands
Ryukyu
Islands, Okinawa, Hainan Island
SOUTHEAST
ASIA Map #17
Locate the following places on the "Southeast Asia" map
Countries
Cities
Myanmar
(Burma) (mee-ahn-mah)
Rangoon (Yangon), Mandaly
Vietnam
Hanoi (han-noy), Haiphong (hi-fong),
Ho Chi Minh City
Thailand
Bangkok, Chiang Mai (chee-ahng-mye)
Laos
(lauss)
Viangchan, (vyen-tyahn)
Cambodia
(kam-boh-dee-uh)
Phnom Penh (puh-nom pen)
Malaysia
(muh-lay-zhuh)
Kuala Lumpur (kwahl-uh loom poor)
Indonesia
Jakarta (juh-kahr-tuh), Bandung, Surabaya
Philippines
Manila
Papua
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Brunei
(broo-nye)
Singapore
Singapore
Physical Features Map #18
Mountains
Rivers
The
Arakan Yoma
Irrawaddy River (ih-ruh-woddy)
Annamese
Cordillera Range
Chao Phraya River (chow pruh-yah
Salween River
Red River
Mekong River (may-kong)
Water
Bodies
Islands/Other Physical features
Celebes
Sea
Sumatra (suh-mah-truh)
Andaman
Sea
Java (jah-vuh)
Lake
Tonle Sap
Sulawesi (Celebes) (soo-luh-way-see)
Sulu
Sea
Andaman Islands (ann-duh-mun)
Gulf
of Thailand
Luzon
Gulf
of Tonkin
Mindanao (min-duh-nau)
South
China Sea
Malay Peninsula
Philippine
Sea
Kra Isthmus (krah iss-muss)
Sulu
Sea
Indian
Ocean
Java
Sea
Strait
of Malaka (muh-lahk-uh)
Sunda
Strait (soon-duh)
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Map #19
Locate the following places on the "Australia/New Zealand" map
Countries
Cities
Australia
Canberra,
Western
Australia
Perth
Victoria
Melbourne
Queensland
Brisbane
South
Australia
Adelaide
New
South Wales
Sydney
Tasmania
Hobart
Northern
Territory
Darwin
New
Zealand
Auckland, Wellington,
Christchurch
Vanuatu
(formerly New Hebrides)
Solomon
Islands
Physical Features Map #20
Mountains
Rivers
The
Great Dividing Range
Murray River
Australian
Alps
Darling River
Southern
Alps
Darling
Range
Water
Bodies
Deserts
Coral
Sea
Simpson Desert
Great
Australian Bight
Great Sandy Desert
Botany
Bay
Gibson Desert
Tasman
Sea
Victoria Desert
Timor
Sea
Bass
Strait
Arafura
Sea
Gulf
of Carpentaria
Cook
Strait
Other
Features
Nullarbor
Plain
Cape
York Peninsula
The
Great Barrier Reef
The
Great Artesian Basin
North
Island, NZ
South
Island, NZ
Ayers Rock