12. Term 3 Week 3 Different Places, Different Experiences

Latitude and Longitude

Investigation

1. What are lines of latitude?

2. What are lines on longitude?

3. What is the most important line of latitude? Why?

4. What is the maximum value of degrees of latitude?

5. What is the minimum value of degrees of latitude?

6. What is the most important line of longitude? Why?

7. What is the maximum value of degrees of longitude?

8. What is the minimum value of degrees of longitude?

9. Label on your map your world map the following;

You MUST be accurate! (Label at the correct degrees) Be careful!

-       Equator

-       Prime Meridian

-       O degrees longitude

-       0 degrees latitude

-       Tropic of Cancer

-       Tropic of Capricorn

-       Antarctic Circle

-       Arctic Circle

VOICE GROUP CREATIVE DEMONSTRATION- Why are some places in the world hotter than others?

HINT- Heat from the suns rays

                         --> The demonstration must be filmed

                         --> 2 minutes maximum in length

                         --> The film must be uploaded.

DUE DATE- Term Three Week 3 End of Lesson

11. TERM 3 Week 1 Getting to know the world

Term Three Week 1   “The World- Where’s that voice coming from?”

Project One- Getting to know the world

Many Voices- One World

1. Label the countries on the map?

2. How many countries are there on a political world map?

3. Why is it hard to say how many countries there are in the world?

Website to start investigation-

http://www.polgeonow.com/2011/04/how-many-countries-are-there-in-world.html

4. Countries can be found on a political world may. What is a “country”?

5. What countries qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil?

a-   Who were the Asian zone qualifiers?

b-   Who were the European world qualifiers?

c-    Who were the North American (Central American) world qualifiers?

d-   Who were the South American World Qualifiers?

e-   Which country made it into the world cup in 2014 that had never been there before? (“Newcomer”)

 6.  What are the seven continents in the world? (List them alphabetically)

a-   Which continent has the most population?

b-   Which continent has the 2^nd largest population?

c-    Which continent is least populated?

d-   Which is the smallest continent?

e-   Which countries are included on the continent of Australia?

f-     Which countries are included on the continent of North America?

           VOICE GROUP CREATIVE PRESENTATION- How did the countries come to exists where they are today?

HINT- Pangea, Laurasia, Gondwana

    à Clay/ Cardboard/ Paddle pop sticks/ Movie/ Song

    à 2 Minute Maximum in length

    à Must be filmed and uploaded

                  

        Use your exercise books to record group work.

        DUE- Term 3 Week 2 (Thursday Last Lesson)