The WorldReference Maps & Forms will help students

become more knowledgeable about the Earth as they work with

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This book addresses three of the geography themeslocation,
place, and regionsidentified by the National Council for
Geographic Education and the Association of American
Geographers.
The WorldReference Maps & Forms will also help students
meet the following National Geography Standard:
Geography Knowledge Standard 1World in Spatial
Terms: How to use maps and other geographic
representations, tools, and technologies to acquire,
process, and report information from a spatial
perspective.

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Contents
How to Use The WorldReference Maps & Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Central America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Greater and Lesser Antilles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
South America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Australia and Oceania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Antarctica and the Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Answer Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

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Introducing the World

The worlds surface consists of land and water. Water covers about 70 percent of the
worlds surface. The oceans separate large land masses, called continents. Most of the
192 countries of the world lie on the continents. Others lie on islands.

World Facts
Number of independent countries: 192
Population: 6,291,343,906 (estimated 2003)
Did you know?
By 2000, the worlds population was over 6 billion. By 2050, the worlds population is
expected to be over 9 billion.

Land Area Facts

Total land area: 57,900,000 square miles (150,000,000 sq km)
Largest continent: Asia
Largest country: Russia
Largest island: Greenland
Largest desert: Sahara
Highest elevation: Mount Everest
Did you know?
Actually, the largest island is Australia and the largest desert is Antarctica. Since both
are continents, they are not considered in these two categories.

Water Area Facts

Total water area: 139,500,000 square miles (361,000,000 sq km)
Largest ocean: Pacific Ocean
Largest sea: South China Sea
Largest saltwater lake: Caspian Sea
Largest freshwater lake: Lake Superior
Longest river: Nile
Did you know?
There are really five main oceans of the world. Besides the Atlantic, Arctic, Indian,
and Pacific, there is the Southern Ocean. The Southern Ocean is considered the
fourth-largest ocean.
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Europe
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