AP Human Geography: Summer Assignment Global Geography 1: Africa Africa is the second largest continent on our planet, and it covers 1/5 th of the world’s surface. Your first goal for the Summer Assignment is to understand the impact of geography on the development of Africa over the centuries as well as its ability to modernize. You will specifically focus on the following geographical features of the African continent. This section is worth 1/6 of the Summer Assignment final grade Step 1: Label and Color the following political map of Africa Regions/Countries Key Cities External Bodies of Water There are five (5) regions of Africa. Pick a color for each region Create a key on your map. Label all the countries. Color in each region. Below are the regions Cairo Cape Town Algiers Mogadishu Nairobi Lagos Kinshasa Casablanca Tripoli Harare Abidjan Mediterranean Sea Red Sea Indian Ocean Atlantic Ocean Cape of Good Hope North Africa East Africa West Africa Central Africa South Africa
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AP Human Geography: Summer Assignment
Global Geography 1: AfricaAfrica is the second largest continent on our planet, and it covers 1/5th of the world’s surface. Your first goal for the Summer Assignment is to understand the impact of geography on the development of Africa over the centuries as well as its ability to modernize. You will specifically focus on the following geographical features of the African continent. This section is worth 1/6 of the Summer Assignment final grade
Step 1: Label and Color the following political map of Africa
Regions/Countries Key Cities External Bodies of Water
Step 2: Label and Color the following on the physical map of Africa:
Key Environmental Features Key Features Key Features
There are five (5) key ecological areas in Africa.
Desert
Semi desert
Steppe
Savanna Grasslands and Woodland Savanna (put together as one on your map)Tropical Rainforest
Directions:
Pick a color for each area.
Create a key on your map.
Color in each area on map.
Internal Bodies of Water:
Lake Victoria
Nile River
Congo River
Niger River
Limpopo River
Zambezi River
Other:
Great Rift Valley
Horn of Africa
Suez Canal
Congo Basin
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
Mountains:
Atlas Mountains
Drakensberg Mountains
Mt. Kilamanjaro
Ethiopian Highlands
Deserts:
Sahara Desert
Kalahari Desert
Namib Desert
Step 3: Summation Question:
Please write a 1/2 page written summary to the following question:
What conclusions can you draw from examining in the maps you created for Africa? What do you think will be some of the advantages and challenges for this continent?
Rubric for Maps:
Points
Accuracy Completion Neatness
Exceeds Standard
14-15
All required entries labeled in correct place; Summation question answered completely.
Not missing any required entries; Summation question is complete
No cross-outs or erasures noticeable; use of color; easy to read; Summation question answer typed
Missing no more than 2 entries; Question answered, but less than complete
Use of at least 3 colors; legible; Question answered but hand written
Approaches Standard
10-11
3-5 entries incorrect; Question not
Missing 3-5 entries; Limited answer to
Little use of color; somewhat legible; question
answered well question hand written but not legibly.
Does Not Meet Standard
9 or belo
w
More than 5 entries incorrect; question not answered
Missing more than 5 entries; question not answered
Difficult to read; little effort; question answer is completely illegible
PHYSICAL MAP OF AFRICA
AP Human Geography: Summer Assignment
Global Geography 2: South AmericaYou will specifically focus on the following geographical features of the South American continent. This section is worth 1/6 of the Summer Assignment final grade
Step 1: Label and Color the following political map of Africa
Regions/Countries Key Cities External Bodies of Water
There are five (3) regions of South America.
Pick a color for each region
Create a key on your map.
Label all the countries.
Color in each region.
Below are the regions
Sao Paulo Buenos Aires Caracas Bogota Lima Santiago Rio de Janeiro La Paz Montevideo Asunción Quito
Caribbean Sea
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Horn
Caribbean States Pacific States Atlantic States
POLITICAL MAP OF AFRICA
ColombiaVenezuelaGuyanaSurinameFrench Guiana*
EcuadorPeruBoliviaChile
BrazilArgentinaUruguayParaguayFalkland Islands*
Step 2: Label and Color the following on the physical map of Africa:
Key Environmental Features Key Features Key Features
There are five (5) key ecological areas in South America.
Desert
Pampas (grassland)
Tropical Rainforest
Mountain (Alpine)
Temperate forest
Directions:
Pick a color for each area.
Create a key on your map.
Color in each area on map.
Internal Bodies of Water:
Amazon River
Orinoco River
Parana River-
Rio de la Plata
Lake Titicaca
Lake Maracaibo
Other:
Patagonia
Tierra del Fuego
Galapagos Islands
The Llanos
Tropic of Capricorn
Mountains:
Andes Mountains
Deserts:
Atacama Desert
Tropic of Cancer
Step 3: Summation Question:
Please write a 1/2 page written summary to the following question:
What conclusions can you draw from examining in the maps you created for South America? What do you think will be some of the advantages and challenges for this continent?
POLITICAL MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA
AP Human Geography: Summer Assignment
Global Geography 3: AsiaAsia is the largest continent on our planet. This section is worth 1/6 of the Summer Assignment final grade
Step 1: Label and Color the following political map of Africa
Regions/Countries Key Cities External Bodies of Water
PHYSICAL MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA
There are five (5) regions of Africa. Pick a color for each region
Mediterranean SeaArabian SeaIndian OceanPacific OceanSea of JapanSouth China SeaYellow SeaBay of BengalPersian GulfRed SeaStrait of HormuzGulf of AdenStrait of MalaccaEast China SeaGulf of TonkinPhilippine Sea
Middle East Central Asia South Asia East Asia Southeast AsiaIsraelJordanSyriaLebanonSaudi ArabiaYemenOmanUnited Arab EmiratesQatarBahrainKuwaitIraq
Step 2: Label and Color the following on the physical map of Africa:
Key Environmental Features Key Features Key Features
There are five (6) key ecological areas in Africa.
Desert
Mountains
Steppe
Grassland
Tropical Rainforest
Coniferous /Temperate forest
Directions: Pick a color for each area.
Create a key on your map.
Color in each area on map.
Internal Bodies of Water:
Caspian Sea Tigris/Euphrates
River Yangtze River Yellow River Mekong River Indus River Brahmaputra River Ganges River
Other: Sundarbans
(wetlands) Tropic of Cancer
Mountains:
Himalayas Hindu Kush Western and Eastern
Ghats Zagros Urals Kunluns Mount Fuji
Deserts:
Gobi Desert Arabian Desert Taklamaklan Desert Thar Desert Kara Kum Desert Iranian Desert
Step 3: Summation Question:
Please write a 1/2 page written summary to the following question:
What conclusions can you draw from examining in the maps you created for Asia? What do you think will be some of the advantages and challenges for this continent?
AP Human Geography: Summer Assignment
Global Geography 4: EuropeYour fourth goal for the Summer Assignment is to understand the impact of geography on the development of Europe over the centuries as well as its ability to modernize. You will specifically focus on the following geographical features of the European continent. This section is worth 1/6 of the Summer Assignment final grade
Step 1: Label and Color the following political map of Europe
Regions/Countries Key Cities External Bodies of Water
Step 2: Label and Color the following on the physical map of Africa:
Key Environmental Features Key Features Key Features
There are five (5) key ecological areas in Africa.
Alpine
Arctic Tundra
Conifer Forest
Mediterranean
Deciduous Forest
Directions:
Pick a color for each area.
Create a key on your map.
Color in each area on map.
Internal Bodies of Water:
Thames River
Danube River
Rhine River
Volga River
Elbe River
Dneiper River
Other:
Massif Central Meseta Great Hungarian
Plain Strait of Gibraltar Central Russian
Uplands
Mountains:
Alps
Pyrenees
Carpathians
Caucuses
Urals
Kjolen Mountains
Appenines
Step 3: Summation Question:
Please write a 1/2 page written summary to the following question:
What conclusions can you draw from examining in the maps you created for Europe? What do you think will be some of the advantages and challenges for this continent?
POLITICAL M
AP OF EU
ROPE
PHYSICAL M
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ROPE
AP Human Geography: Summer Assignment
Global Geography 5: North AmericaNorth America encompasses Central America and the Caribbean as well. You do not need to know all the Caribbean islands, just the major ones. This section is worth 1/6 of the Summer Assignment final grade
Step 1: Label and Color the following political map of Africa
Regions/Countries Key Cities External Bodies of Water
There are five (3) regions of Africa. Pick a color for each region
Create a key on your map.
Label all the countries.
Color in each region.
Below are the regions
New York CityChicagoLos AngelesWashington DCHoustonSeattleMiamiVancouverTorontoOttawaMontrealCalgaryMexico CityHavanaPanama CitySan JuanSanto DomingoKingstonSan Jose (Costa Rica)
AtlanticPacificCaribbean SeaBering SeaGulf of Mexico
North America Caribbean Central AmericaUnited StatesCanadaMexico
CubaJamaicaBahamasLesser Antilles (island region)HaitiDominican RepublicTrinidad and TobagoPuerto Rico*
Step 2: Label and Color the following on the physical map of Africa:
Key Environmental Features Key Features Key Features
There are five (7) key ecological areas in Africa.
Desert
Mountains
Arctic Tundra
Grassland
Tropical Rainforest
Coniferous forest
Temperate forestDirections: Pick a color for each area.
Create a key on your map.
Color in each area on map.
Internal Bodies of Water:
Mississippi River Missouri River Ohio River Columbia River Mackenzie River Yukon St. Lawrence Rio Grande Nelson River Colorado Great Lakes Hudson Bay Chesapeake Bay Great Salt Lake Lake Nicaragua
Other: Tropic of Cancer
Yucatan Peninsula Everglades Grand Canyon Baja Peninsula Copper Canyon Panama Canal
Please write a 1/2 page written summary to the following question:
What conclusions can you draw from examining in the maps you created for North America? What do you think will be some of the advantages and challenges for this continent?
POLITICAL MAP OF NORTH AMERICA
AP Human Geography: Summer Assignment
Global Geography 6: Australia and OceaniaThis region is made up of the continent of Australia and the islands of Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia You will not need to know all of the islands but you will need to know their groupings. This section is worth 1/6 of the Summer Assignment final grade
Step 1: Label and Color the following political map of Africa
Regions/Countries Key Cities External Bodies of Water
There are five (3) regions of Africa. Pick a color for each region
Step 2: Label and Color the following on the physical map of Africa:
Key Environmental Features Key Features Key Features
There are five (5) key ecological areas in Africa.
Desert
Mountains
Grassland
Tropical Rainforest
Coniferous /Temperate forest
Directions: Pick a color for each area.
Create a key on your map.
Color in each area on map.
Internal Bodies of Water:
Murray RiverMurrumbidgee River
Other: Tasmania Great Barrier Reef
Mountains:
Carstenz Pyramid Southern Alps Puncak Jaya Australian Alps
Deserts:
Great Victorian Desert
Gibson Desert
Step 3: Summation Question:
Please write a 1/2 page written summary to the following question:
What conclusions can you draw from examining in the maps you created for Australia and Oceania? What do you think will be some of the advantages and challenges for this continent?