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Building Background What Is an Atlas?

Vocabulary What Is an Atlas?, Using an Atlas & The World

What do you know about an atlas? Complete the chart below.

Read the definitions and write the matching words from the Word Bank. [ Word Bank ] atlas equator region compass landmark ocean

What is an atlas?

When do you use an atlas? 1. an instrument that shows directions and has a needle that always points north 2. a large area of a country or of the world 3. a book containing maps, especially of the whole world 4. an imaginary line drawn around the middle of the Earth How do you use an atlas? 5. the great mass of salt water that covers most of the Earth's surface 6. something that is easy to recognize on the land, such as a tall tree or a building

atlas region compass equator landmark ocean

What information can you get from an atlas?

Write a paragraph about an atlas using the information from the chart you completed above. Circle the synonyms of the underlined words.
1. You can find many different and exciting places in the world. thrilling boring beautiful pretty

2. The maps in an atlas contain tools to help people find what theyre looking for. houses buildings devices compass

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Comprehension What Is an Atlas? & Using an Atlas

Comprehension Using an Atlas & The World

Answer the following questions.

1. What is an atlas? a story book a book of maps 2. What does a map show? countries in a region stars and planets famous people great musicians a book of transportation a book of biographies

Look at the map and answer the questions.

Look at the picture and answer the questions.

2. 1.

North Pole
[ Word Bank ] North Pole South Pole
1. Which is not true about the map? It contains tools to help people find what theyre looking for. It contains information about great painters. It contains tools that make it easier to read a map. It contains tools that make it easier to find a certain place. 2. What shows direction on the map?

equator

3.South Pole

equator

1. Fill in the boxes using the words from the Word Bank. 2. Which is the imaginary line around the middle of Earth?

equator

a key the equator

a compass a dotted line

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Comprehension Using an Atlas & The World

Vocabulary

North America, South America, Africa & Europe

Look at the map and answer the questions.

Complete the word puzzle using the Word Bank. [ Word Bank ] country animal

Sahara desert

region tundra

river contain

o n t a

o u n

i v e r

1. What does the map show us? It shows some famous landmarks. It shows the different land areas on Earth. It shows some exciting places in the world. It shows mountain ranges, rivers and lakes.

u n d r a e r h g e a n i m a y s r o e a n r
t

t
Across Down
1. an area of land that is controlled by its own government 3. a large area of land where it is always very hot and dry 4. the world's largest desert, which covers a very large area of North Africa 6. a large area of a country or of the world
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2. Write the names of the six landmasses on the map.

1. to have something inside 2. the large flat areas of land where it is very cold and there are no trees 5. a natural and continuous flow of water in a long line across a country into the sea 6. a living creature such as a dog or a cat

North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia/Oceania

3. Write the name of the dotted line in the middle of the map.

the equator
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Comprehension North America & South America

Comprehension Africa

Read the passage and answer the questions.

Look at the map and answer the questions.

(1) It contains nearly every kind of land type. Mountains, forests, deserts, jungles and tundra are all found there. The worlds largest national boundary separates the countries of Canada and the United States. (2) It contains the Andes, the longest mountain range in the world. The Amazon rainforest is also found in the region. It is home to many kinds of animals.

1. Which paragraph talks about North America?

(1)
2. Which paragraph talks about South America?

(2)
3. What is the longest mountain range in the world?

the Andes
1. Which region is found on the map? 4. What is home to many kinds of animals? South America Africa 2. Which is true about the region on the map? It is home to many kinds of animals. It contains the Andes, the longest mountain range in the world. It is home to the Sahara, the worlds largest desert. It contains nearly every kind of land type. Europe Asia

the Amazon rainforest

5. Which is true about North America? It contains the Andes. It contains nearly every kind of land type. The Amazon rainforest is found in the region. Only deserts are found there.

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Comprehension Europe

Vocabulary

Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, Antarctica & The Arctic

Look at the map and answer the questions.

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the Word Bank. [ Word Bank ] koala mountain home make contains world place valleys

1. Asia is

home

to more than half of the worlds people.

2. The region has the worlds highest

mountain

, Mount Everest.

3. This region New Guinea.

contains

the countries of Australia, New Zealand and Papua

4. Antarctica is the coldest, driest and windiest

place

on Earth.

5. The Arctic Ocean and the northern parts of North America, Europe and Asia 1. Which region is found on the map? South America Africa 2. Which is true about the region on the map? People in this region live near the Nile. It is a small region that has many countries. The Amazon rainforest is also found in the region. It is home to the Sahara, the worlds largest desert. 8. The Europe Asia 7. New Zealand has many mountains and and geysers. 6. Australia is one of the flattest and oldest countries in the

make

up the Arctic region.

world

valleys

as well as hot springs

koala

is found in the eucalypt forests of eastern Australia.

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Comprehension Asia & Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands

Comprehension Antarctica & The Arctic

Read the passage and answer the questions.

Read the passage and answer the questions.

It is home to more than half of the worlds people. The region has the worlds highest mountain, largest lake, the Caspian Sea. . It also has the worlds

(1) It is the coldest, driest and windiest place on Earth. Scientists from many countries work in research stations in this region. (2) The Arctic Ocean and the northern parts of North America, Europe and Asia make

1. What continent does this passage describe? North America Australia 2. Which word goes in the blank? Mount Fuji Mount Everest the Andes the Amazon forest South America Asia

up this region.

1. What place does the first paragraph describe? America Antarctica The Arctic Australia

2. Which is true about the first paragraph?

Read the passage and answer the questions.

This region is coldest place on Earth. This is a small region which has many countries. This region is home to more than half of the worlds people. This region is home to the Sahara.

This region contains the countries of Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. Many island nations in the Pacific Ocean are also part of the region.

3. What place does the second paragraph describe? 1. Which is true about the Pacific Ocean region? The Andes is found in a nation in the Pacific Ocean. Australia is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean. Nearly every kind of land type is found in the Pacific Ocean. The worlds highest mountain is found in the Pacific Ocean. 2. Which country is in the Pacific Ocean region? Papua New Guinea Canada
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The Andes North America

The Arctic New Zealand

4. Which is true about the second paragraph? Mountains, deserts, and jungles are all found in this region. Many scientists work in research station in this region. The southern countries in this region are hot and dry. Northern parts of many landmasses make up this region.
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Comprehension

Australia & New Zealand

Final Test (1)

Read the map and answer the questions.

1. What do the sentences in the box describe? - It is an imaginary line around the middle of Earth. - It is the same distance from the North Pole as it is from the South Pole.

a compass North Pole

the equator South Pole

2. How does the map show national boundaries in each region? A map key shows them. They are shown with solid lines. They are shown with star symbols. A compass shows them.

3. What shows the direction on a map? a compass the equator 1. What countries are located on this map? China and Australia Australia and New Zealand Canada and New Zealand Australia and England 4. Reread page 5 of the student book and write about a map key in your own words. North Pole a map key

2. Which is true about the countries on this map? Australia has many mountains and valleys. New Zealand is the coldest, driest and windiest place on Earth. Australia has huge deserts, grass areas and rainforests. New Zealand has the worlds highest mountain, Mount Everest.

It is an imaginary line around the middle of Earth. Its the same distance from the North Pole as it is from the South Pole. The closer an area is to the equator, the hotter is its climate. The further an area is from the equator, the colder is its climate.
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Final Test (2)

Writing Your Favorite Region

Answer the questions using the words from the Word Bank. [ Word Bank ] North America Asia South America Europe Africa Antarctica

Draw a map of your favorite region from the student book.

1. Which region has nearly every kind of land type?

North America
2. In which region do snowy forests lie in the northern countries and many rivers flow through the central countries?

Europe
3. Which region has the worlds largest lake, the Caspian Sea?

Asia
4. Which region is the coldest, driest and windiest place on Earth?

Antarctica
5. Which region has the worlds longest river, the Nile?

Write about your favorite region using the information from the map above.

Africa
6. Which region has the Amazon rainforest?

South America

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Listening Practice

MEMO

Listen to the sentence and fill in the blanks.

three water 1. About __________-quarters of the Earths surface is covered by __________. North __________ America contains nearly every kind of land type. 2. __________ southern countries are hot and dry. 3. The __________ more __________ than __________ half of the worlds people. 4. Asia is home to __________ Antarctica is the coldest, driest and __________ windiest place on Earth. 5. __________
Listen to the paragraph and fill in the blanks.

atlas contain __________ tools to help people find what theyre 6. The maps in an __________ easier to read a __________ map and find a certain looking for. Tools made it __________ place __________. Capital __________ cities in each region are shown with __________ star symbols. Other 7. __________ red __________. dots major cities are shown with __________ Sahara the worlds __________ largest __________. desert The worlds 8. Africa is home to the __________, river the __________, Nile longest __________, is also in Africa. People have lived near the Nile for thousands of years. __________ region which has many countries. Snowy forests lie in the 9. Europe is a small __________ northern countries and many __________ rivers flow through the __________ central countries. __________ southern countries are hot and __________. dry The __________ Asia is home to more than half of the world's people. The region has the 10. __________ highest __________, mountain __________ Mount __________. Everest It also has the worlds __________ worlds __________ largest __________, lake the Caspian Sea. __________
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Four Corners WORKBOOK

World Atlas
Publisher Jae-yoon Chung Managing Director Hannah Lee Senior Editor Jung-ah Kim Project Editor Reese Ji Written by Jeong Hee Choi Proofread by Alwin G. Fontenot Recorded by Yeasung Media Tech Illustrated by Donghyun Lee, Youngjoo Jung Designed by DOD Design Printed by POD KOREA Copyright 2008 by Language World Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of Language World Co., Ltd., including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning.

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