PHYSICAL MAP OF THE EASTERN HEMISPHEREDAY 1 – COLORS AND PHYSICAL FEATURES

DAY 2 – LABELING PHYSICAL FEATURES

DAY 1

Above the map write the title for your map

Physical Map of the Eastern Hemisphere

Draw a Scale on your Map: Use 3cm = 1500 miles

Draw a compass rose

North is the top of your map

Label the box in the lower left corner ‘Key’ or ‘Legend’

List the following in the box: Oceans,

Seas/Gulfs,

Rivers,

Mountains,

Deserts

Next to:

Ocean color a dark blue square

This is how you will show this physical feature on the map you

will create.

Next to:

Seas/Gulf color a light blue square

This is how you will show this physical feature on the map you

will create.

Next to:

Rivers draw a blue line

This is how you will show this physical feature on the map you

will create.

Next to:

Mountains draw a brown triangle

This is how you will show this physical feature on the map you

will create.

Next to:

Deserts draw a red box

This is how you will show this physical feature on the map you

will create.

The grey area of your map represents water.

The Atlantic Ocean is located west of Europe and

Africa.

Color this area dark blue.

The Indian Ocean is located east of Africa, South of

Asia, and west of Australia.

Color this area dark blue.

The Pacific Ocean is located east of Japan.

Color this area dark blue.

There are several seas on the map which are also grey but

are surrounded by white.

The Mediterranean Sea is between Europe and Africa.

Color this area light blue.

The Red Sea lies east of Africa and west of Southwest Asia.

Color this area light blue.

The Black Sea lies east of the Mediterranean

Sea in western Asia.

Color this area light blue.

The Caspian Sea is east of the Black Sea in Asia.

Color this area light blue.

The Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea

lie between China and the Pacific Ocean

Color this area light blue.

Rivers are drawn on the map. You will only trace the

important rivers.

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers run almost parallel to each other and are located in

Southwest Asia.

Trace these rivers with blue.

The Nile River is located in Eastern Africa .

Trace this river with blue.

The Tiber River is located in Italy which is the boot shape

that sticks into the Mediterranean Sea.

Trace this river with blue.

The Ganges River is located in India and runs from

northern India to the Bay of Bengal

Trace this river with blue.

The Huang He and the Chang Jiang Rivers are located in

China. The Chang Jiang River is south of the Huang

He River.

Trace these rivers with blue.

There are several mountain ranges in the Eastern

Hemisphere. These will be symbolized by several brown

triangles.

The Himalayas are a mountain range between China and

India.

Draw several brown triangles for this mountain range

The Alps are a mountain range that create the northern

border of Italy.

Draw several brown triangles for this mountain range

The Apennines are a mountain range that run along the

eastern edge of Italy.

Draw several brown triangles for this mountain range

The Pyrenees are a mountain range create the border

between Spain and France.

Draw several brown triangles for this mountain range

There are two important deserts in the Eastern

Hemisphere. Color the area of the deserts red.

The Sahara desert covers the northern portion of Africa.

Color this area red.

The Gobi desert is in northern China.

Color this area red.

DAY 2

The Atlantic Ocean is located west of Europe and

Africa.

Label this area:

Atlantic Ocean

The Indian Ocean is located west of Africa, South of

Asia, and east of Australia.

Label this area:

Indian Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is located east of Japan.

Label this area:

Pacific Ocean

The Mediterranean Sea is between Europe and Africa.

Label this area:

Mediterranean Sea

The Red Sea lies east of Africa and west of Southwest Asia.

Label this area:

Red Sea

The Black Sea lies east of the Mediterranean

Sea in western Asia.

Label this area:

Black Sea

The Caspian Sea is east of the Black Sea in Asia.

Label this area:

Caspian Sea

The Yellow Sea lies between China and Korea.

Label this area:

Yellow Sea

The East China Sea lies south of the Yellow Sea.

Label this area:

East China Sea

The South China Sea lies between China and the

Islands of Indochina

Label this area:

South China Sea

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers run almost parallel to each other and are located in

Southwest Asia. The Tigris River is the eastern river.

Label this river:

Tigris

The Euphrates Rivers is west of the Tigris River.

Label this river:

Euphrates

The Nile River is located in Eastern Africa .

Label this river:

Nile

The Tiber River is located in Italy which is the boot shape

that sticks into the Mediterranean Sea.

Label this river:

Tiber

The Ganges River is located in India and runs from

northern India to the Bay of Bengal

Label this river:

Ganges

The Huang He and the Chang Jiang Rivers are located in

China. The Chang Jiang River is south of the Huang

He River.

Label this river:

Chang Jiang

The Huang He and the Chang Jiang Rivers are located in

China. The Huang He River id north of the Chang Jiang.

Label this river:

Huang He

The Himalayas are a mountain range between China and

India.

Label these mountains:

Himalayas

The Alps are a mountain range that create the northern

border of Italy.

Label these mountains:

Alps

The Apennines are a mountain range that run along the

eastern edge of Italy.

Label these mountains:

Apennines

The Pyrenees are a mountain range create the border

between Spain and France.

Label these mountains:

Pyrenees

The Sahara desert covers the northern portion of Africa.

Label this desert:

Sahara

The Gobi desert is in northern China.

Label these desert:

Gobi