The Geography Book Activities for Exploring, Mapping, and Enjoying Your World

by Arnold, Caroline

• ISBN13: 9780471412366
• ISBN10: 0471412368
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-11-19
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Learning geography has never been easier, or more fun! The Geography Book provides kids with a world of exciting new ways to learn about geography. Kids will learn about latitude and longitude, three-dimensional and historical maps, mountains and oceans, and weather and climate, while Stretching the Globe, playing Find the Buried Treasure, making islands in a tub, creating sand pictures, and much, much more. Filled with creative, hands-on activities, The Geography Book gives kids an opportunity to discover the amazing place that we call Earth. Caroline Arnold (Los Angeles) is an award-winning author of many children's books, including Australian Animals, South American Animals, and Easter Island.

Author Biography

CAROLINE ARNOLD is an award-winning author of many children’s books, including Australian Animals, South American Animals, and Easter Island.

Table of Contents

Introduction: What Is Geography?	1	(2)
PART I Find Yourself on Earth	3	(12)
Which Way Is North?	5	(3)
Activity: Star Directions
The Magnetic Poles	8	(2)
Activity: Using A Compass
Compass Rose	10	(2)
Activity: Make A Giant Compass Rose
Activity: Compass Rose Race
Latitude and Longitude	12	(3)
Activity: Exactly North, South, East, and West
PART II Mapping the Earth	15	(26)
The Earth Is Round	17	(2)
Activity: A Balloon Globe
Making the Round Earth Flat	19	(2)
Activity: Orange Peel Experiment
Activity: Stretching the Globe
Time Zones of the World	21	(2)
Activity: Make a World Clock
Maps to Scale	23	(2)
Activity: Make a Room Plan
Photo Maps	25	(2)
Activity: Make a Panoramic Photo
Map Keys Unlock Map Secrets	27	(2)
Activity: The Key to Your Neighborhood
Relief Maps	29	(2)
Activity: Make a 3-D Map
Color-Coded and Contour Maps	31	(2)
Activity: Contour Potato
Road Maps	33	(2)
Activity: Planning a Trip
Weather Maps	35	(2)
Activity: Weather Magnets
Dot Maps	37	(2)
Activity: State Population Map
Old and New Maps	39	(2)
Activity: Buried Treasure
PART III The Land	41	(20)
The Continents	43	(3)
Activity: Map Puzzle
Earthquakes	46	(2)
Activity: Earthquake in a Box
Volcanoes	48	(3)
Activity: Frosting Lava
High Places and Low Places	51	(3)
Activity: Mountains of the World
How to Measure a Mountain	54	(2)
Activity: How High Is It?
Valleys and Canyons	56	(2)
Activity: Preventing Erosion
Where the Land Meets the Sea	58	(3)
Activity: Islands in a Tub
PART IV Water All Around	61	(20)
Oceans, Seas, and Lakes	63	(3)
Activity: Making Salt Crystals
Rivers and Streams	66	(3)
Activity: How Does the Water Flow
Waterfalls, Rapids, and Other Fast Water	69	(2)
Activity: Water Wheel
Hit the Beach	71	(2)
Activity: Sand Pictures
Dams and Reservoirs	73	(2)
Activity: Building a Better Dam
The Water Cycle	75	(3)
Activity: Make a Rain Gauge
Glaciers, Ice Sheets, and Icebergs	78	(3)
Activity: Icebergs and Sea Level
PART V Weather and Climate	81	(20)
Atmospheric Pressure	83	(2)
Activity: Collapsing Bottle
The Sun Keeps Us Warm	85	(2)
Activity: Angle of the Sun
Energy from the Sun	87	(2)
Activity: Solar Water Heater
The Greenhouse Effect	89	(2)
Rising Air	91	(2)
Activity: Twirling Snake
The Wind	93	(3)
Activity: Weather Vane
Hurricanes and Tornadoes	96	(3)
Activity: Tornado in a Jar
Using the Wind	99	(2)
Activity: Pinwheel
Glossary	101	(3)
For Further Reading and More Projects	104	(1)
Index	105