OCN 100 -- GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES
Directions: Use the accompanying world map to locate and label the following geographic features. Fill the name/letter in the below table into the appropriate area on the map (Note: you may need to draw in a few of the features listed below; Also please make sure your map is in LANDSCAPE format so that it is larger). Assignment will be worth 10 points, each incorrect answer will reduce your score by 1/4 point (so you start earning points with approximately 60 of the 100 filled in!)
Oceans
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A) Pacific Ocean |
B) Atlantic Ocean |
C) Indian Ocean |
D) Arctic Ocean |
E) Southern Ocean |
Continents
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F) North America |
G) South America |
H) Europe |
I) Asia |
J) Africa |
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K) Australia |
L) Antarctica |
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Islands/Other Land Masses
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1) Aleutian Islands |
2) Hawaiian Islands |
3) Galapagos Islands |
4) Canary Islands |
5) West Indies |
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6) Channel Islands (southern California) |
7) Tierra del Fuego |
8) Guam |
9) Society Islands (Tahiti) |
10) Krakatoa (Indonesia) |
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11) Philippines |
12) Greenland |
13) Iceland |
14) Long Island (N.Y.) |
15) New Zealand |
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16) Great Britain |
17) India |
18) Baja California |
19) Japan |
20) Bermuda |
Seas/Gulfs/Bays (worldwide, there are over 120 recognized seas/gulfs/bays/channels/bights/passages!)
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21) Mediterranean Sea |
22) South China Sea |
23) Bering Sea |
24) Caribbean Sea |
25) Gulf of Mexico |
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26) Sea of Okhotsk |
27) Sea of Japan |
28) North Sea |
29) Red Sea |
30) Black Sea |
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31) Baltic Sea |
32) Coral Sea |
33) Beaufort Sea |
34) Gulf of Alaska |
35) Sargasso Sea |
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36) Persian Gulf |
37) Arabian Sea |
38) Bay of Bengal |
39) Tasman Sea |
40) Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) |
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41) Labrador Sea |
42) Bay of Fundy |
43) Hudson Bay |
44) Chesapeake Bay |
45) San Francisco Bay |
Salt Lakes (often termed "seas")
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46) Caspian Sea |
47) Aral Sea |
48) Great Salt Lake |
49) Dead Sea |
50) Salton Sea |
Mountain Ranges
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51) Himalayan Mountains |
52) Andes Mountains |
53) Cascade Mountains |
54) Rocky Mountains |
55) Alps |
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56) Sierra Nevada Mountains (California) |
57) Ural Mountains |
58) Mid-Ocean Ridge (MOR) |
59) East Pacific Rise |
60) Mid-Atlantic Ridge |
Oceanographic Features
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61) Bering Strait |
62) Strait of Magellan |
63) Strait of Gibraltar |
64) Strait of Juan de Fuca |
65) Cape Agulhas |
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66) Cape Horn |
67) Drake Passage |
68) Mariana Trench |
69) Emperor Seamounts |
70) Great Barrier Reef |
Other Important Features
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71) Amazon River |
72) Columbia River |
73) Nile River |
74) Suez Canal |
75) Tibetan Plateau |
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76) Equator |
77) Tropic of Capricorn |
78) Tropic of Cancer |
79) San Andreas Fault |
80) East African Rift Valley |
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81) The Great Lakes |
82) Brazil (Country) |
83) Peru (Country) |
84) Bangladesh (Country) |
85) Benguela (city in Angola, Africa) |
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86) Arctic circle |
87) Antarctic circle |
88) Prime Meridian |