Geography Geography

THE WORLDTHE WORLD

• 70% of the Earth’s Surface is Water

• 30% is Land

• consists of 7 continents: – Asia– Africa– North America– South America– Antarctica– Europe– Australia

ASIAASIA

• 17,176,102 sq. miles

• 30% of the Earth’s Land

• Biggest Continent

• Chiefly in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres

• Population: 3,958,768,100 (2006 Estimate)

AFRICAAFRICA

• 11,687,188 sq. miles

• 20.5% of the Earth’s Land

• 2nd Biggest Continent

• Both the Equator and the Prime Meridian go through Africa

• Population: 900,000,000 (2005 Estimate)

NORTH AMERICANORTH AMERICA

• 9,357,294 sq. miles

• 16.5% of the Earth’s Land

• Includes Barry, IL

• Chiefly in Northern and Western Hemispheres

• Population: 514,600,000 (2006 Estimate)

SOUTH AMERICASOUTH AMERICA

• 6,880,638 sq. miles

• 12% of the Earth’s Land

• Entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere

• Population: 317,000,000 (2005 Estimate)

ANTARCTICAANTARCTICA

• 5,100,023 sq. miles

• 9% of the Earth’s Land

• Situated in Southern Hemisphere

• Antarctica is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent, and has the highest average elevation of all the continents

• No Permanent Population

EUROPEEUROPE

• 4,065,945 sq. miles

• 7 % of the Earth’s Land

• Entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere

• Population: 710,000,000 (2005 Estimate)

AUSTRALIAAUSTRALIA

• 3,035,651 sq. miles

• 5% of the Earth’s Land

• Entirely in the Southern and Eastern Hemisphere

• Population: 710,000,000 (2005 Estimate)

LANDFORMSLANDFORMS

OCEANSOCEANS• A continuous body of water

encircling the Earth

• The Earth has Five Major bodies of water:– Pacific Ocean– Atlantic Ocean– Indian Ocean – Arctic Ocean– Southern Ocean

• “In the spring of 2000, the International Hydrographic Organization delimited a new ocean, the Southern Ocean (it surrounds Antarctica and extends to 60 degrees latitude)”. (1)

DESERTDESERT

• Dry area which receives so little precipitation that little or no plant or animal life can survive there permanently

• The World’s Largest Desert is the Sahara Desert.– Spans 3,500,000 sq. miles– Located in North Africa

LAKELAKE

• A body of water completely surrounded by land

• Largest salt water lake is: – Caspian Sea– Located in southwestern

Asia

• Largest fresh water lake is: – Lake Superior– Located in both Canada

and the U.S.

ISLANDISLAND

• A body of land completely surrounded by water

• Largest Island: Greenland– Located in the North

Atlantic Ocean– 839,999 sq. miles

MOUNTAINMOUNTAIN

• A high, steep elevation of the earth’s surface, higher than a hill

• Highest Mountain Peak in the world is: – Mt. Everest

• Located in Himalayan Mountain range in Asia

RIVERRIVER

• A large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean

• The Longest River in the world is:– The Nile River

• 4,100 miles long

• Located in Northeast Africa

• Flows north into the Mediterranean Sea

FACTS ABOUT OUR WORLDFACTS ABOUT OUR WORLD

• The highest waterfall is Angel falls in Venezuela, at 3,281 ft.

• The Hottest place in the world: Al Aziziya, in Africa, where in 1922, recorded a temperature of 136% F.

• The Coldest place in the world: Vostok, in Antarctica, where in 1983, recorded a temperature of -129% F.

• The lowest place in the world: floor of the Dead Sea, which lies 1,312 ft. below sea level. Located between Israel and Jordan.

• Smallest country in the world: Vatican City, located within the city of Rome, Italy.

UNITED STATES OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICAAMERICA

REGIONSREGIONS• Pacific Coast States

– Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington• Southwestern States

– Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas• Rocky Mountain States

– Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming• Midwestern States

– Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin,

• Southern States– Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,

Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

• Middle Atlantic States– New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania

• New England States– Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,

Vermont

NATIONAL PARKSNATIONAL PARKS

• A reserve of land, usually, but not always declared and owned by a national government

• U.S. Has 54 National Parks• Oldest: Yellowstone National

Park– Established: 1872– Part of Wyoming, Montana,

and Idaho

• Largest: Wrangell-St. Elias Park – Located in Alaska

EXTREME POINTSEXTREME POINTS

• Northernmost: Point Barrow, Alaska

• Easternmost: West Quoddy Head, Maine

• Southernmost: Ka Lae, Hawaii

• Westernmost: Cape Wrangell, Alaska

OCEANS, SEAS, AND GULFSOCEANS, SEAS, AND GULFS

• Several bodies of water border the U.S.

• Pacific Ocean: borders the West Coast of the U.S.

• Atlantic Ocean: borders the East Coast of the U.S.

• Arctic Ocean: borders the North coast of Alaska

• Bering Sea: borders the West coast of Alaska

• Gulf of Mexico: borders the southeastern coast of the U.S.

RIVERS RIVERS

• Two of the Largest rivers: Mississippi River and the Missouri River

• Mississippi River: Starts in Lake Itaska, Minnesota and flows into the Gulf of Mexico

• Missouri River: Starts in Montana and flows into the Mississippi River

MOUNTAINSMOUNTAINS

• Highest Mountains are found in Alaska– Mt. McKinley – Mt. St. Elias

• Most Familiar Mountain Ranges: – Rocky Mountains– Appalachian Mountains

CANYONCANYON

• A deep valley between cliffs often carved from the landscape by a river

• Most Famous: – Grand Canyon

• Located in Arizona• Carved by the Colorado

River

Works CitedWorks Cited• (1). http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/ocean/

• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

• http://www.mapsofworld.com

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• http://ess.nrcan.gc.ca/intl/intl_activities/asia/index_e.php

• http://www.wayland.k12.ma.us/high_school/socialstudies/Africa/africa-map.gif

• http://www.laurelcanyonthebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/08 /map .australia.jpg

• http://geology.com/records/sahara-desert-map.gif