The Geography Book: Activities for Exploring, Mapping, and Enjoying Your World [Paperback]

Get to Know the Earth's Many Forms with Dozens of Fun and EasyProjects

From finding directions by the stars, to mapping your neighborhood,to making an earthquake in a box, you'll have a great time learningabout the world with The Geography Book. You'll find out how todetermine location on the Earth, how maps can provide us with awide range of information, how different landforms were created,how water has helped shape the Earth, and much more.

Using simple materials you'll be able to find around the house orin your neighborhood, you'll be able to create things like a giantcompass rose, a balloon globe, a contour potato, a map puzzle, anda tornado in a jar. So get ready for a fascinating trip around theglobe.Introduction: What Is Geography?

PART I: FIND YOURSELF ON EARTH.

1. Which Way Is North?

Activity: Star Directions.

2. The Magnetic Poles.

Activity: Using a Compass.

3. Compass Rose.

Activity: Make a Giant Compass Rose.

Activity: Compass Rose Race.

4. Latitude and Longitude.

Activity: Exactly North, South, East, and West.

PART II: MAPPING THE EARTH.

5. The Earth Is Round.

Activity: A Balloon Globe.

6. Making the Round Earth Flat.

Activity: Orange Peel Experiment.

Activity: Stretching the Globe.

7. Time Zones of the World.

Activity: Make a World Clock.

8. Maps to Scale.

Activity: Make a Room Plan.

9. Photo Maps.

Activity: Make a Panoramic Photo.

10. Map Keys Unlock Map Secrets.

Activity: The Key to Your Neighborhood.
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