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• People and locations

People

and Locations

Figure A.

ACTIVITY 1. Give the precise location for each number

The Prime Meridian The Time line

The Arctic circle

The Great Lakes

The Rockies Beijing

The Yang Tsé Japan Africa Saudi Arabia

The Nile The Carribean Sea

The Panama Canal Kenya Singapore Rio de Janeiro

The tropic of Capricorn South Africa Canberra Argentina New Zealand

Figure B.

ACTIVITY 2. Give the precise location for each number

1. The Sahara

2. The Amazonia

3. Russia

4. Antarctica

5. The Hymalayan Mountains

6. The Atlantic Ocean

7. Oceania

8. The Tropic of Cancer

9. The Mississippi

10. China

11. Europe

12. The Indian Ocean

13. India

14. The Andes

15. Africa

16. Canada

17. Tokyo

18. The Pacific Ocean

19. Moscow

20. America

ACTIVITY 3

1. The Pacific Ocean

2. The Atlantic Ocean

3. The Indian Ocean

4. The Arctic Ocean

5. The South China sea

6. The carribean Sea

7. The Mediterranean Sea

8. The Bering Sea

9. The Gulf of Mexico

10. The sea of Okhotsk

ACTIVITY 4

1. The Sahara

2. The Australian Desert

3. The Arabian Desert

4. The Gobi Desert

5. The Kalahari Desert

6. The Takla Makan D.

7. The Sonoran Desert

8. The Namib Desert

9. The Kara Kum Desert

10. The Thar Desert

ACTIVITY 5

Copy out the table shown

here and write the name of

each place in the correct

column

Add three more places

of your choice

Translation

Asia accounts for over 60% of the world population with almost 3.8billion people. The People’s Republic of China and India alonecomprise 20% and 17% respectively. Africa follows with 840 millionpeople, 12% of the world's population. Europe’s 710 million peoplemake up 11% of the world's population. North America is home to514 million (8%), South America to 371 million (5.3%) and Australiato 21 million (0.3%).

Comment traduire

Représenter : to account for / to comprise (comprendre) / to make up :Million : million

Milliard : billion