The Eastern Hemisphere
Table of Contents
Unit One:GeographyTerms andMapSkill
Chapter One: Review of Geography Skills
Lesson 1:Where in theWorld is theEasternHemisphere?
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Lesson 2: Review of Earth’s Latitude and Longitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Lesson 3: Earth’sTime Zones and the International Date Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Lesson 4: ClimateMaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Chapter Two: Review of Geography Features andConcepts
Lesson 5: Environments of theWorld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Lesson 6: Review of Landform Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Lesson 7: Review ofWaterform Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Lesson 8: Reviewing theBig Ideas of anEconomy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Chapter Three: Cultural Aspects
Lesson 9: Peoples of theWorld –Ethnic Diversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Lesson 10:Governments of theWorld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
UnitTwo: Europe
Chapter Four: Introduction toEurope
Lesson 11: Introducing theContinent of Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Lesson 12: Some Large Facts about Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Lesson 13:Geographical Regions of Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Chapter Five: British Isles
Lesson 14: Political Features of theBritish Isles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Lesson 15: Physical Features of theBritish Isles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Lesson 16: Natural Resources andEconomy of theBritish Isles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Chapter Six: NorthernEurope
Lesson 17: Political Features of NorthernEurope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Lesson 18: Physical Features of NorthernEurope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Lesson 19: Natural Resources andEconomy of NorthernEurope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Chapter Seven: Central Europe
Lesson 20: Political Features of Central Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Lesson 21: Physical Features of Central Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Lesson 22: Natural Resources andEconomy of Central Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Chapter Eight: SouthernEurope
Lesson 23: Political Features of SouthernEurope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Lesson 24: Physical Features of SouthernEurope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Lesson 25: Natural Resources andEconomy of SouthernEurope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Chapter Nine: EasternEurope
Lesson 26: Political Featuresof EasternEuropeand theRussianFederation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Lesson 27:Physical Featuresof EasternEuropeand theRussianFederation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Lesson 28: Natural ResourcesandEconomyof EasternEuropeand theRussianFederation . . . .53
UnitThree: Australia, Antarctica, Oceania andNewZealand
Chapter Ten: Introduction toAustralia
Lesson 29: Political Features of Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Lesson 30: Physical Features of Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Lesson 31: Natural Resources andEconomy of Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Lesson 32: Climate of Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Chapter Eleven: Antarctica, Oceania, andNew Zealand
Lesson 33:The Land of Fire and Ice –Antarctica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Lesson 34:Oceania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Lesson 36: New Zealand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Lesson 36: Peoples of Australia andOceania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
