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PHYSICAL MAP OF AMERICA

NAME:

CLASS:

DATE:

1 Write the name of each peak in the correct place.

6,194 m

4,418 m

5,700 m

ALTITUDE (In metres) Brown

1,000 metres

Yellow

500 metres

Green

6,960 m

0 metres

SEA Peaks

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REINFORCEMENT

THE CONTINENTS

NAME:

CLASS:

DATE:

1 Write the names of the continents.

a. b. c. d. e. f. 2

Complete the sentences with the name of the continent. a.

is the third largest continent.

b. Some people believe that c. Tibet, in the centre of

is not a continent but a peninsula of Asia. , is the highest plateau in the world.

d.

, to the south-east of Asia, is the smallest continent.

e.

is the longest continent and stretches from the Arctic Circle to the Antarctic Circle.

f. Very few people live in

, the world’s coldest continent.

3 Which continent are they in?

a. Polynesian Islands

f. Mount Fuji

b. Atlas Mountains

g. Antilles archipelago

c. Caspian Sea

h. Mount Everest

d. Rocky Mountains

i. Kalahari Desert

e. Amazon River

j. New Zealand

4 Write True (T) or False (F). Correct the false sentences.

a. Oceania is formed by thousands of islands. b. Africa has no large lakes. c. Africa has very few islands. d. Asia is a very large, very high continent. e. The world’s highest mountain range is in America. f. America has many different types of climate. g. New Guinea is the largest island in Oceania. h. Antarctica is a low continent.  ESSENTIAL GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY 1  PHOTOCOPIABLE MATERIAL © 2008 Richmond Publishing / Santillana Educación, S.L. 

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REINFORCEMENT AND EXTENSION

MATCHING PLACES WITH CLIMATE

NAME:

CLASS:

DATE:

1 Look at the photograph and answer the questions.

a. Choose the best caption.

❏ Climbing in the Himalayas

❏ Nomadic life in the Hindu Kush

❏ Tourism in the far east

b. Which animals can you see? What are they used for? c. Describe the vegetation. What do you think the climate is like? 2 Read the text and answer the questions.

Everest The winds in the Himalayas are terrible. The peaks and crevasses of Mount Everest are a challenge to any climber. Temperature on summer nights can drop to - 40 ˚C. Everest is dangerous because all these factors combine at altitudes which cause difficulties for a climber. At 8,500 metres, the air has only a third of the oxygen found at sea level. Above 7,600 metres, a climber's legs feel heavy, his pulse races, his vision blurs, and his hands freeze. a. Which word means a high point of a mountain? b. Which word means a fault, or crack, in a mountain? c. Which three factors make climbing Everest so difficult? d. What happens to the air at high altitudes? e. What effects does altitude have on a climber? 3 Group work.

Prepare a report with text and illustrations for a travel agency which wants to promote adventure holidays in Asia. Think about: • Landscape and climate

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• Things to see, for example, Mount Everest

• The best time to visit

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CHECK YOUR PROGRESS

PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE WORLD

NAME:

CLASS:

1 Complete the chart. Then listen and check your answers

Physical feature / Area

9

DATE:

/ 16 .

Location

The Andes

Statistics

(a)

7,200 km long

North America

(c)

Ayers Rock

(d)

340 metres high

Japan

(e)

Great Rift Valley

Southwest Asia to East Africa

(f)

km long

ice and glaciers

Antarctica

(g)

% covered by ice

(b)

River

Ocean

tributaries

over 3,000 islands

2 Find six of Africa’s main rivers in the wordsearch.

Z

L

S

V

X

B

S

L

a. Which is the longest river?

A

S

C

C

T

J

E

I

b. Which sea does it flow into?

M E

O

A

S

A

T M

B

L

N

S

O N

A

P

E

N G

I

R

T

A

O

Z

N O N

A

L

O

P

I

I

L

J

N O U O

H

L

N

I

G

E

M E

A

R

E

H Q U

R

G

3 Unscramble these words and write them next to the descriptions.

TNUMO UFIJ

RASHAA

KELA KLABIA

GADAMCRAAS

URASIALTA

MROLANIJAIK

EBTIT

KELA AIRCOTIV

a. The highest plateau in the world: b. A volcano in Japan: c. The largest island on Earth: d. The highest mountain in Africa: e. The biggest desert in the world: f. The largest African island: g. The deepest lake in the world: h. The largest lake in Africa:

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