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World Regional Geography 1982 |
| Spring 2006 | |
Map Project #10
AUSTRALIA and OCEANIA
due week of May 1st
Use the map in your Mapping Workbook on page 92 or 96.
1. Identify the following countries:
American Somoa
Australia
Fiji
French Polynesia
Kiribati
Marshal Islands, Republic of
Micronesia, Federated States of
Nauru
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Soloman Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
2. Identify the following cities: (Must be accurate to within 100 miles and, if applicable, on the coast or river)
Adelaide
Alice Springs
Auckland
Brisbane
Cairns
Canberra
Darwin
Melbourne
Papeete
Perth
Port Moresby
Sydney
Wellington
3. Label the following Pacific Regions:
Micronesia
Melansia
Polynesia
4.Using the maps on pages 550 and 554 of your text, use a colored pencil or crayon to indicate areas of the Pacific that are United States states, territories, or associated areas. (note: all areas no not correspond nicely with the boundaries on the blank map)
Use the map in your Mapping workbook on either page 93 or 96.
1. Identify the following landforms:
Uluru (Ayres Rock)
Great Dividing Range
Great Victoria Desert
Great Sandy Desert
Interior Lowlands
MacDonnell Ranges
Southern Alps
Tasmania
Guadalcanal
Bikini Atoll
Tahiti
Hawai'i
Great Barrier Reef
2. Identify the following waterways:
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Great Australian Bight
Gulf of Carpentaria
Coral Sea
Tasman Sea
Timor Sea
Bass Strait
Cook Strait
Murray River
Darling River
Instructions:
For this project you will use two maps. Complete the instructions under "cultural features" on one and those under "physical features" on the other. Do this as neatly as possible. Use a pen or pencil that enables you to write clearly. Staple the maps together and turn in to your TA.
These projects will be graded pass/fail on completeness, neatness and punctuality. It is worth 1% of your final grade. See the syllabus for information on do-overs and late projects.