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Summer Assignment Summer Assignment Summer Remind Code: Text: @joinhug20 to 81010 Summer Schoology Code: To sign up for our Summer Schoology Course follow these steps: Access Code: 1. Go to Schoology.com 4FD8-8GS8-ZBFMQ 2. Click SIGN UP select Student 3. Use our class access code: 4FD8-8GS8-ZBFMQ 4. Complete your personal information to complete registration ** DO NOT USE YOUR MCS ID TO REGISTER!** Be sure to check Schoology periodically for enrichment opportunities BEFORE our class begins! You will NOT be graded for these opportunities… so no worries if you choose not to complete them These enrichment opportunities will include reading articles, watching videos, practice quizzes to help preview upcoming materials! You will also be able to message me to ask questions about the summer assignment. AP Human Geography Summer Assignment Mrs. Amanda Neslen [email protected] AP Human Geography Students, As part of entering our AP Human Geography class in August it is important for you to acquire a certain level of background knowledge of map skills. Your general understanding of important maps and locations will be imperative to your success in this class. You will need to complete the following series of maps to create your own AP HUG World Atlas. We will refer back to these maps frequently over the year as we prepare for the AP Test in May. These 8 maps will be due on the first BLOCK period of the new school year and will serve as your first 100 points in the class. Maps not received fully completed on the due date will be accepted for ½ credit. Please be sure to follow all directions completely paying careful attention to required colors, symbols, and neatness. Please contact me at the email address above if you have any questions. Do not wait until the very last minute to begin your maps! The earlier you complete your maps, the sooner you can begin preparing for the test that will occur during the first two weeks of school. Map Guidelines Maps will be graded based upon THREE criteria: A. Correct location of all items B. Neat presentation of all lettering and coloring C. Completion of assignment Maps must meet the following guidelines to earn full credit: 1. All lettering of Countries and States must be completed in BLACK ink 2. All lettering of Capitals and Major Cities must be completed in RED ink All Capitals should be shown with a RED STAR symbol All Major Cities should be shown with a BLACK DOT symbol 3. All lettering of Rivers and Bodies of Water must be completed in BLUE ink 4. All lettering of Mountains and Important Landforms must be completed in BLACK ink All mountains should be shown with a BROWN TRIANGLE symbol 5. Rivers and Bodies of Water should be shaded BLUE (Oceans do not need to be colored!) 6. Mountains and Plateaus should be shaded BROWN 7. Deserts should be shaded YELLOW 8. Plains should be shaded LIGHT GREEN 9. Peninsulas do not need to be shaded a specific color 10. Place all items as close to their actual location as possible (DO NOT draw lines across the map!) 11. Countries need to be neatly shaded No TWO countries touching should be the same color (DO NOT use BLUE. Blue represents water only!) Coloring should be light enough to read all lettering (Colored pencil is preferred!) 12. Maps must include a key of all colors and symbols used 13. You may use the following abbreviations: W.‐West E.‐East N.‐North S.‐South Place names that more than NINE letters may be shortened World Atlas Assignment Map 1: World Map Map 3: Central America Map 5: Africa Please LABEL the following: Please LABEL the following: Please LABEL the following: 7 Continents: North America, Countries, Capitals, and Major Cities: Countries, Capitals, and Major Cities: South America, Europe, Asia, Cuba‐Havana South Africa‐Bloemfontein, Africa, Australia, Antarctica Guatemala‐Guatemala City Johannesburg 4 Oceans: Pacific, Atlantic, Belize‐Belmopan Lesotho Indian, Arctic El Salvador‐San Salvador Madagascar Equator Honduras‐Tegucigalpa Sudan Tropic of Cancer Nicaragua‐Managua South Sudan Tropic of Capricorn Costa Rica‐San Jose Niger Panama‐Panama City Algeria Bodies of Water: Nigeria‐Lagos Pacific Ocean Somalia Caribbean Sea Morocco‐Casablanca (not capital) Map 2: North America Gulf of Honduras Please LABEL the following: Libya‐Tripoli Countries, Capitals, and Major Cities: Gulf of Panama Egypt‐Cairo United States‐Washington, Lake Nicaragua Kenya‐Nairobi D.C., Chicago, New York City, Mountain Ranges and other landforms: Chad Yucatan Peninsula Los Angeles Mali Isthmus of Panama Canada‐Ottawa, Toronto Congo/Zaire Mexico‐Mexico City Rwanda Greenland Map 4: South America Botswana Bodies of Water: Please LABEL the following: Ethiopia Pacific Ocean Countries, Capitals, and Major Cities: Colombia‐Bogota Zimbabwe Atlantic Ocean Venezuela‐Caracas Uganda Great Lakes Guyana‐Georgetown Hudson Bay Bodies of Water: Suriname‐Paramaribo Gulf of Mexico Indian Ocean French Guiana Gulf of California Atlantic Ocean Ecuador‐Quito Rivers: Lake Victoria Rio Grande Peru‐Callao Mozambique Channel Mississippi Brazil‐Brasilia Mediterranean Sea Mountain Ranges and other landforms: Bolivia‐La Paz Red Sea Rocky Mountains Chile‐Santiago Rivers: Appalachian Mountains Argentina‐Buenos Aires Nile River Great Plains Uruguay‐Montevideo Congo River Paraguay‐Asuncion Mountain Ranges and other landforms: Atlas Mountains Bodies of Water: Pacific Ocean Sahara Desert Atlantic Ocean Cape of Good Hope Caribbean Sea Suez Canal Scotia Sea Sinai Peninsula Rivers: Strait of Gibraltar Amazon Mountain Ranges and other landforms: Andes Mountains Cape Horn Amazon Basin Map 8: Europe Map 6: Central and Southwest Asia Map 7: Southeast Asia and South Pacific Please LABEL the following: Please LABEL the following: Please LABEL the following: Countries, Capitals, and Major Cities: Countries, Capitals, and Major Cities: Countries, Capitals, and Major Cities: Ireland‐Dublin Turkey China‐Beijing, Hong Kong Russia‐Moscow Syria Japan‐Tokyo Sweden‐Stockholm Lebanon Myanmar (Burma) Greece‐Athens Israel‐Jerusalem Laos Romania Jordan Thailand Slovakia Iraq‐Baghdad Singapore Czech Republic Iran‐Tehran Cambodia Norway‐Oslo Kuwait Vietnam‐Hanoi Spain‐Madrid Saudi Arabia‐ Riyadh, Mecca Malaysia Croatia Yemen Indonesia‐Jakarta Germany‐Berlin United Arab Emirates Philippines‐Manila France‐Paris Oman Papua New Guinea United Kingdom‐London Afghanistan‐Kabul Australia‐Sydney (not capital) Italy‐Rome Pakistan New Zealand Poland‐Warsaw India‐New Delhi, Calcutta, Sri Lanka Finland Mumbai (Bombay) North Korea Bosnia Nepal South Korea Bodies of Water: China Bodies of Water: Atlantic Ocean Sri Lanka Indian Ocean North Sea Bodies of Water: Pacific Ocean Norwegian Sea Indian Ocean Coral Sea Baltic Sea Arabian Sea South China Sea Black Sea Bay of Bengal East China Sea Mediterranean Sea Persian Gulf Sea of Japan Adriatic Sea Red Sea Rivers: Aegean Sea Yangtze River Caspian Sea English Channel Huang He (Yellow) River Black Sea Strait of Gibraltar Mountain Ranges and other landforms: Rivers: Rivers: Himalayan Mountains Ganges River Rhine River Tien Shan Mountains Tigris River Danube River Euphrates River Arabian Peninsula Mountain Ranges and other landforms: Mountain Ranges and other landforms: Indochina Peninsula Pyrenees Mountains Himalayan Mountains Tibetan Plateau Alps Mountains Tien Shan Mountains Caucasus Mountains Arabian Peninsula Ural Mountains Indochina Peninsula Iberian Peninsula Tibetan Plateau Balkan Peninsula To help you label your maps correctly you can use the following sources: http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/maps https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html Or you may purchase a cheap atlas from Barnes and Noble or Amazon.com to help you. I recommend that you do not spend more than $20, but it may come in handy next year! AP Human Geography World Atlas Assignment: Map 1 World Continents AP Human Geography World Atlas Assignment: Map 2 North America AP Human Geography World Atlas Assignment: Map 3 Central America AP Human Geography World Atlas Assignment: Map 4 South America AP Human Geography World Atlas Assignment: Map 5 Africa AP Human Geography World Atlas Assignment: Map 6 Central and Southwest Asia AP Human Geography World Atlas Assignment: Map 7 Southeast Asia and South Pacific AP Human Geography World Atlas Assignment: Map 8 Europe .
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