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NAME: ________________________________________ AWG: _______ EARTH PROJECT You will be creating a 2-sided poster/large piece of paper project depicting various geographical details of the planet Earth. The goal of this project is to introduce you to the physical features of the world in which you live. This will be an extended project that is made up of 3 important steps. We will complete 1-2 steps per class period. Your project will consist of: 1. A cross-sectional picture of the earth’s biosphere 2. An outline map of the world 3. Your map of the world will include the continents, the continental shelves, the tectonic plates, and Earth’s major mountain ranges and waterways. You can see how you will be graded on the attached rubric!! Your Earth Project is DUE: SEPTEMBER 14/15, 2009!! A total of 10% points will be subtracted from your grade for every day that your project is late. I will provide plenty of time in class to complete this project. All that I ask is that you stay on task and turn in a wonderfully crafted project. STEP 1 1. ON A POSTER BOARD OR LARGE SHEET OF WHITE PAPER, DRAW A CROSS-SECTIONAL PICTURE OF THE BIOSPHERE Label and define the following: o Atmosphere o Hydrosphere o Lithosphere o Biosphere Make sure that you leave room for the interior of the earth (see example) Draw a picture of all of the life that each of the spheres can sustain. 2. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF YOUR POSTER BOARD/LARGE SHEET OF PAPER, USE THE MAPS ON PAGES RA4 AND RA32 OF YOUR TEXT TO DRAW AN OUTLINE SKETCH OF THE WORLD (SEE EXAMPLE). Find and label all of the following: o Australia o Antarctica o Europe o Asia o Africa o North America o South America o Pacific Ocean o Atlantic Ocean o Indian Ocean o Arctic Ocean 3. FIND AND LABEL THE FOLLOWING: Mount Everest The Dead Sea The Mariana Trench 4. LIGHTLY SHADE IN THE CONTINENTAL SHELVES OF EACH CONTINENT. 5. COLORING: Color the continents green or brown except for ANTARTICA (KEEP WHITE) Color the oceans, seas, and lakes blue. STEP II 1. On the spheres side of your poster, draw, label, and define the INNER CORE, OUTER CORE, MANTLE, AND CRUST. Color appropriately!! **Use the diagram on page 38 for help!! 2. ON THE MAP SIDE OF YOUR POSTER, USE THE MAP ON PAGE 39 OF YOUR TEXT TO DRAW AND LABEL THE TECTONIC PLATES. REMEMBER TO ADD THE SYMBOL YOU USE TO YOUR KEY!! Eurasian Plate Philippine Plate Australian Plate Antarctic Plate Pacific Plate North American Plate Juan de Fuca Plate Nazca Plate 3. FIND AND LABEL THE FOLLOWING (RA2-3): San Andreas Fault The Ring of Fire The Rocky Mountains The Andes Mountains The Appalachian Mountains The Alp Mountains The Himalaya Mountains The Great Dividing Range The Ural Mountains The Atlas Mountains Mid-Atlantic Ridge Peru-Chile Trench Cocos Plate Caribbean Plate Scotia Plate South American Plate African Plate Arabian Plate Indian Plate Somali Plate STEP III IDENTIFY AND LABEL THE FOLLOWING BODIES OF WATER. COLOR THEM BLUE. USE PAGE RA2-3 OR ANY OF THE OTHER MAPS IN THE BOOK. RIVERS: The Mississippi River The Nile River The Amazon River The Congo River The Volga River The Yangtze River SEAS: Black Sea Red Sea Mediterranean Sea Caspian Sea Baltic Sea Ross Sea South China Sea Arabian Sea Sea of Okhotsk GULFS: Gulf of Mexico Persian Gulf Gulf of Aden BAYS: Bay of Bengal Baffin Bay Hudson Bay LAKES: The Great Lakes Lake Winnipeg Lake Victoria Lake Baikal