Unit 2: Destinations

Unit 2:Destinations

The basics of the World:

Define the following terms:• Latitude• Longitude• Meridians• Hemisphere• Continents

Latitude vs. Longitude

http://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=r-cZkIjNAf0-RM&tbnid=38lzu_FieUclVM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://victoriastaffordapsychicinvestigation.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/latitude-north-south-90-n-and-s-0-equator-45n-s-longitude-west-east-diagram-0-at-greenwich-to-180-east-and-west/latitude-north-south-90-n-and-s-0-equator-45n-s-longitude-west-east-diagram-0-at-greenwich-to-180-east-and-west/&ei=oIxpUoGoIceZiAL6noHIDg&bvm=bv.55123115,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNH2ehq3uQy3GKodb2PDoX4P9-JN-w&ust=1382734095391080

Continents of the World

• Coloring activity (because who doesn’t like coloring….!)


Continents of the World


http://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=qtjoiKymTr-hSM&tbnid=hGSOnQ21X41ZwM:&ved=0CAgQjRwwAA&url=http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-continent-map.htm&ei=Jm1oUsa9Ber6igKxnIGYAg&psig=AFQjCNF6TKehD5nomxk47vlqESd4fE1n9g&ust=1382661798132887

Regions of the worldNot as big as continents, but more than one country…

How to read longitude and latitude

• http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/imageg.htm


Finding a place using Latitude and Longitude

• http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html

• Fill in the handout “World Travelers”

http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html

http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html


Geography cause and effectHow do the following locations affect human life?

• 1) River Valleys

• 2) Coasts

• 3) Mountains

• 4) Deserts

• 5) Plateaus

• 6) Rainforests

• 7) Islands

Top 10 Destination Countries

• http://www.lonelyplanet.com/themes/best-in-travel/top-10-countries/


Top 10 Destination Cities

• http://www.lonelyplanet.com/themes/best-in-travel/top-10-cities/


Beautiful Abandoned Places

Beneath the waves, lost to the desert sands, or simply reclaimed by nature, these are some of the world’s most beautiful locations that civilization abandoned• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-

2345008/Photos-Some-worlds-beautiful-locations-civilisation-abandoned.html


Unit 2: Destinations

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