Economic map of the world.ATLAS POLITICAL MAPS OF THE WORLD Maps Help Explain Economic, Political and Social Relationships Between Countries and Regions DISCUSSION QUESTIONS * How many U.S. cities are located on or very close to major bodies of water? What do you think is the reason for that? * What physical features on the Earth's surface Noun 1. Earth's surface - the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water" surface would you have to take into account when using mileage scales? TEACHING OBJECTIVES To help students understand how to use maps and how maps help illustrate the world's geographic, economic, political and cultural diversity. CLASSROOM STRATEGIES CRITICAL THINKING/DISCUSSION: Link events in the news to the maps. Find Iraq and Afghanistan on the Middle East and Asia maps. Ask what the maps say about why the U.S. wants Pakistan's aid in the search for Afghan-based terrorists. (Pakistan borders Afghanistan; ethnic groups share the border.) Kuwait and Qatar, from which the U.S. has directed military operations This is a list of missions, operations, and projects. Missions in support of other missions are not listed independently. World War I ''See also List of military engagements of World War I
CLUES TO HISTORY: Maps also offer clues to history and culture. Two examples: * Iceland: Tell students that the Icelandic spoken today is virtually identical to the language spoken by Norwegians a thousand years ago. What does the Europe map suggest as a possible reason for this similarity? (Iceland's location, 900 to 1,000 miles from mainland Europe, kept it relatively isolated from outside cultural and linguistic influences for centuries.) * Africa: The borders students see on the Africa map are mostly the creation of Europeans, who carved up the continent into their colonies in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. The result? Divisions of some ethnic groups across national borders and putting people from different ethnic groups in the same country, in many cases heightening ethnic rivalries that continue to this day. FOREIGN GOODS: Give students five minutes to make lists of foreign-made goods they or their families own. (Clothing, cameras, TVs and computers are possible examples.) Identify as many countries of origin as possible and locate on a map. Check The World in Focus to find economic information about each country. Ask students why Americans buy so many foreign products. (Most foreign workers foreign workers Those who work in a foreign country without initially intending to settle there and without the benefits of citizenship in the host country. Some are recruited to supplement the workforce of a host country for a limited term or to provide skills on a earn less than American workers, making many of the goods they produce less expensive. Most clothing, camera, TVs and radios are foreign made.) Upfront Quiz 2 MULTIPLE CHOICE/FILL IN ECONOMIC MAP PAGES 12-13 OPEN BOOK TEST DIRECTIONS: Circle correct letter or fill in the blank. 1. Which Western Hemisphere Western Hemisphere Part of Earth comprising North and South America and the surrounding waters. Longitudes 20° W and 160° E are often considered its boundaries. Country is the poorest? a Belize b Paraguay c Haiti d Cuba 2. Significant oil reserves Oil reserves refer to portions of oil in place that are claimed to be recoverable under economic constraints. Oil in the ground is not a "reserve" unless it is claimed to be economically recoverable, since as the oil is extracted, the cost of recovery increases incrementally provide the people of this small West African West Africa A region of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea. It was largely controlled by colonial powers until the 20th century. West African adj. & n. country with a relatively high income for the region. a Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (burkē`nə fä`sō), republic (2005 est. pop. 13,925,000), 105,869 sq mi (274,200 sq km), W Africa. It borders on Mali in the west and north, on Niger in the northeast, on Benin in the southeast, and on Togo, Ghana, and b Senegal c Gabon d Uganda 3. Portugal is the only country in Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). a south of 60 degrees north latitude. b with a per capita [Latin, By the heads or polls.] A term used in the Descent and Distribution of the estate of one who dies without a will. It means to share and share alike according to the number of individuals. GDP GDP (guanosine diphosphate): see guanine. figure below $20,000. c with a stagnant economy. d near the poverty line. 4. About how far would a ship carrying Toyota cars from east central Japan to east central Australia Central Australia: see Northern Territory, Australia. have to travel? a 5,500 miles b 4,100 miles c 3,500 miles d 6,200 miles 5. Per capita GDP statistics are not available for one area in Africa. Which area is it? 6. Which European country has a GDP figure below $2,0OO? 7. Two Asian nations near Japan share a peninsula, but have very different income levels. Which are they? and 8. The per capita GDP in the western part of one continent is almost entirely in the $20,000-and-up range, while the eastern part of the continent is all in the below-$20,000 range. Which continent is it? Upfront Quiz 3 FILL IN THE BLANK ATLAS PAGES 14-22 OPEN BOOK TEST DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blank with the correct answer. 1. A Montreal couple visiting Memphis would fly in which direction? (e.g., north, southeast) 2. Since the revolution led by Communist dictator Fidel Castro Noun 1. Fidel Castro - Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927) Castro, Fidel Castro Ruz in 1959, thousands of Cubans have migrated to , the major American city located closest to their country. 3. is the only country in the Americas with two capital cities. The northernmost city is an administrative-legislative capital, while the more southern city serves as a judicial capital. 4. Before the arrival of European colonizers, the Inca people ruled over a vast and powerful empire in the Mountains of South America. 5. On November 3, 1903, Panama declared its independence from , which now borders it to the south. The U.S. backed Panama's declaration and later built the Panama Canal between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. 6. Arnold Schwarzenegger emigrated to the U.S. from , a European country located north of Slovenia and west of Slovakia. 7. is a European country that sits on the northern border of a small enclave of Russia. 8. Early civilization bloomed in Iraq, thanks to its plentiful supply of water from the and Rivers. 9. In October 2000, terrorists killed 17 and wounded 39 sailors aboard the Navy ship USS USS abbr. 1. United States Senate 2. United States ship USS abbr (= United States Ship) → Namensteil von Schiffen der Kriegsmarine Cole in the Middle East port of Aden in the country of 10. There is a long-running, violent separatist movement on the western tip of the island of Sumatra in the Asian country of 11. Bay of Bengal Noun 1. Bay of Bengal - an arm of the Indian Ocean to the east of India Andaman Sea - part of the Bay of Bengal to the west of the Malay Peninsula Indian Ocean - the 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the east storms often wash ashore in , a country nearly surrounded by India. 12. is the capital of Vietnam. ANSWER KEY Upfront Quiz 2, page 5 1. (c) Haiti 2. (c) Gabon 3. (b) with a per capita GDP figure below $20,000. 4. (a) 5,500 miles 5. Western Sahara 6. Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina (bŏz`nēə, hĕrtsəgōvē`nə), Serbo-Croatian Bosna i Hercegovina, country (2005 est. pop. 4,025,000), 19,741 sq mi (51,129 sq km), on the Balkan peninsula, S Europe. 7. North Korea/South Korea 8. Europe Upfront Quiz 3, page 6 1. southwest 2. Miami 3. Bolivia 4. Andes 5. Colombia 6. Austria 7. Lithuania 8. Tigris/Euphrates 9. Yemen 10. Indonesia 11. Bangladesh 12. Hanoi |
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