Topic 1 Warm-Up
Map 1
The map is titled Map 1. This maps shows the average precipitation in the United States using different colors for the different amounts of precipitation. The map shows the landmass of the continental United States, part of northern Mexico, part of southern Canada, the Bahamas, and part of Cuba. The Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Great Lakes are labeled in blue. There is a labeled key in the bottom left corner of the map but it is too small to decipher. The map scale is located in the Gulf of Mexico, it is also too small to decipher. A compass rose does not exist on this map. It is assumed that the cardinal direction of north is toward the top of the map, west is to the left of the map, east is to the right of the map, and south is toward the bottom of the map. Above the Great Lakes in Canada, a small round Robinson projection of the Northwestern Hemisphere exists. On this projection, the landmass of the United States is highlighted indicating the exact location of the area mapped.
- Areas shaded in green and dark green include the entire states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, and Iowa.
- Areas partially shaded in green and dark green include the eastern portions of Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Also, the western portions of Washington and Oregon, northwestern California, parts of central California, northern Idaho, northwestern Wyoming, and parts of central Colorado.
- Areas partially shaded in khaki include the western half of Minnesota, eastern South Dakota, central and eastern Nebraska, central Kansas, central Oklahoma, and central Texas.
- Areas partially shaded in tan and dark tan include central and western North Dakota, central and western South Dakota, western Nebraska, western Kansas, western Oklahoma, western Texas, the majority of New Mexico, the majority of Colorado, the majority of Wyoming, the majority of Montana, southern Idaho, the majority of Utah, the majority of Arizona, the majority of Nevada, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and eastern and southern California.
- Areas partially shaded in red include parts on southeastern California, southwestern Arizona, and southern Nevada.
- Areas partially shaded in purple and dark purple include parts of western and central Washington, eastern Oregon, and northwestern California.
Map 2
The map is titled Map 2. This maps shows the largest ancestry population in each state for the year 2000 by using different colors for the different ancestries. The map shows the landmass of the continental United States, part of northern Mexico, and part of southern Canada. There is a labeled key that spans across the bottom of the map. A compass rose does not exist on this map. It is assumed that the cardinal direction of north is toward the top of the map, west is to the left of the map, east is to the right of the map, and south is toward the bottom of the map.
- Areas shaded in magenta represent African American ancestry. This area includes the entire states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland.
- Areas shaded in yellow represent American ancestry. This area includes the entire states of Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia.
- Areas shaded in light purple represent English ancestry. This area includes the entire states of Vermont, Maine, and Utah.
- Areas shaded in light blue represent German ancestry. This area includes the entire states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida.
- Areas shaded in dark purple represent Irish ancestry. This area includes the entire states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Delaware.
- Areas shaded in blue represent Italian ancestry. This area includes the entire states of Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey.
- Areas shaded in pink represent Mexican ancestry. This area includes the entire states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
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Regions Map
This map has no title. This map shows all of the landmasses of the world. The individual continents are labeled in white text. These include North America, Europe, Asia Africa, South America, Australia, and Antarctica. This map does not contain a key or a compass rose. It is assumed that the cardinal direction of north is toward the top of the map, west is to the left of the map, east is to the right of the map, and south is toward the bottom of the map.
- The entire landmass of North America is shaded in green.
- The entire landmass of Europe is shaded in dark blue.
- The entire landmass of Asia is shaded in yellow.
- The entire landmass of South America is shaded in magenta.
- The entire landmass of Africa is shaded in orange.
- The entire landmass of Australia is shaded in red.
- The entire landmass of Antarctica is shaded in light blue.
- All of the world’s oceans are shaded in a bluish-white.
Climate Graph for Edinburgh Scotland
This climate graph is titled Climate Graph for Edinburgh, Scotland. This climate graph consists of a simple line graph showing an area’s average monthly temperature. This simple line graph is superimposed over a bar graph to show the area’s average monthly precipitation. The x-axis includes the months of the year. The two y-axes include temperature (°C) and precipitation (mm).
The climate graph for Edinburgh, Scotland displays the data from the following tables:
Average Monthly Temperature
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Temperature in Degrees Celsius | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 11.8 | 9.5 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
Average Monthly Precipitation
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Precipitation in Millimeters | 58 | 43 | 55 | 42 | 53 | 53 | 58 | 64 | 67 | 64 | 61 | 58 |
Climate Graphs for Cairo, Egypt and Monterey, Mexico
The first climate graph is titled Climate Graph for Cairo, Egypt. This climate graph consists of a simple line graph showing an area’s average monthly temperature. This simple line graph is superimposed over a bar graph to show the area’s average monthly precipitation. The x-axis includes the months of the year. The two y-axes include temperature (°C) and precipitation (mm).
The climate graph for Cairo, Egypt displays the data from the following tables:
Average Monthly Temperature
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Temperature in Degrees Celsius | 15.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 29.0 | 27.0 | 23.0 | 19.0 | 16.0 |
Average Monthly Precipitation
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Precipitation in Millimeters | 21 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 18 |
The second climate graph is titled Climate Graph for Monterey, Mexico. This climate graph consists of a simple line graph showing an area’s average monthly temperature. This simple line graph is superimposed over a bar graph to show the area’s average monthly precipitation. The x-axis includes the months of the year. The two y-axes include temperature (°C) and precipitation (mm).
The climate graph for Monterey, Mexico displays the data from the following tables:
Average Monthly Temperature
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Temperature in Degrees Celsius | 15.0 | 17.0 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 28.0 | 26.0 | 22.0 | 19.0 | 18.0 |
Average Monthly Precipitation
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Precipitation in Millimeters | 20 | 22 | 25 | 35 | 41 | 60 | 55 | 51 | 103 | 78 | 45 | 30 |
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Climate Graphs for Zamora, Spain
This climate graph is titled Climate Graph for Zamora, Spain. This climate graph consists of a simple line graph showing an area’s average monthly temperature. This simple line graph is superimposed over a bar graph to show the area’s average monthly precipitation. The x-axis includes the months of the year. The two y-axes include temperature (°C) and precipitation (mm).
The climate graph for Zamora, Spain displays the data from the following tables:
Average Monthly Temperature
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Temperature in Degrees Celsius | 4.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 19.0 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 |
Average Monthly Precipitation
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Precipitation in Millimeters | 33 | 28 | 18 | 35 | 42 | 30 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 42 | 45 |
Topic 2 Content
Plate Tectonics Map
The map has no title. This map shows all of the landmasses of the world. Superimposed over the landmasses are the outlines of each tectonic plate. Each tectonic plate is separated from another by the use of different colors. Each tectonic plate is labeled with black text. This map does not contain a key or a compass rose. It is assumed that the cardinal direction of north is toward the top of the map, west is to the left of the map, east is to the right of the map, and south is toward the bottom of the map.
- The Eurasian plate is shaded green. The Eurasian plate includes most of the landmass of Europe and Asia. The eastern and western sides of the Eurasian plate meet a boundary with the North American plate. The southern side of the Eurasian plate meets boundaries with the Filipino plate, Australian plate, Indian plate, Arabian plate, and African plate. The Eurasian plate includes the area of the ocean floor extending to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, which includes the eastern half of Iceland.
- The North American plate is shaded brown. The North American plate contains part of northeastern Asia, Greenland, the western half of Iceland, North America, the Bahamas, Mexico, and Central America to just below the Yucatan Peninsula. The eastern side of the North American plate meets boundaries with the Eurasian plate and African plate. The western side of the North American plate meets boundaries with the Cocos plate, Juan de Fuca plate, and Eurasian plate. The southern side of the North American plate meets boundaries with the Filipino plate, Cocos plate, and Caribbean Plate. The North American plate includes the area of the ocean floor extending to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
- The Filipino plate is shaded red. The Filipino plate contains the ocean floor east of the Philippines. The eastern side of the Filipino plate meets a boundary with the Pacific plate. The western side of the Filipino plate meets a boundary with the Eurasian plate. The northern side of the Filipino plate meets a boundary with the North American plate. The southern side of the Filipino plate meets a boundary with the Australian plate.
- The Pacific plate is shaded yellow. The Pacific plate contains the ocean floor beneath the Pacific Ocean. The eastern side of the Pacific plate meets boundaries with the Juan de Fuca plate, Cocos plate, Nazca plate, and Antarctic plate. The western side of the Pacific plate meets boundaries with the North American plate, the Filipino plate, and the Australian plate. The southern side of the Pacific plate meets a boundary with the Antarctic plate. The northern side of the Pacific plate meets a boundary with the North American plate.
- The Juan de Fuca plate is shaded blue. The Juan de Fuca plate contains a small section of ocean floor just off the coast of northwestern North America. The northern and eastern sides of the Juan de Fuca plate meet a boundary with the North American plate. The western and southern sides of the Juan de Fuca plate meet a boundary with the Pacific plate.
- The Cocos plate is shaded blue. The Cocos plate contains a small section of ocean floor south and west of Mexico and Central America. The western side of the Cocos plate meets a boundary with the Pacific plate. The eastern side of the Cocos plate meets boundaries with the North American plate and Caribbean plate. The southern side of the Cocos plate meets a boundary with the Nazca plate. The northern side of the Cocos plate meets boundaries with the North American plate and Pacific plate.
- The Caribbean plate is shaded peach. The Caribbean plate contains the ocean floor beneath the Caribbean Sea and the land areas of southern Central America, the islands of the Caribbean, and the north coast of South America. The northern side of the Caribbean plate meets a boundary with the North American plate. The eastern and southern sides of the Caribbean plate meet a boundary with the South American plate. The western side of the Caribbean plate meets boundaries with the Nazca plate and Cocos plate.
- The Nazca plate is shaded light blue. The Nazca plate contains the ocean floor beneath the Pacific Ocean off the western coast of South America. The northern side of the Nazca plate meets boundaries with the Cocos plate and Caribbean plate. The eastern side of the Nazca plate meets a boundary with the South American plate. The western side of the Nazca plate meets a boundary with the Pacific plate. The southern side of the Nazca plate meets a boundary with the Antarctic plate.
- The South American plate is shaded purple. The South American plate contains the landmass of South America and a large area of ocean floor extending to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The northern side of the South American plate meets boundaries with the Caribbean plate and North American plate. The eastern side of the South American plate meets a boundary with the African plate. The southern side of the South American plate meets boundaries with the Scotia plate and Antarctic plate. The western side of the South American plate meets a boundary with the Nazca plate.
- The African plate is shaded dark peach. The African plate contains the landmass of Africa and a large area of the ocean floor extending to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The African plate also contains an area of ocean floor extending into the Indian Ocean. The northern side of the African plate meets a boundary with the Eurasian plate. The eastern side of the African plate meets boundaries with the Arabian plate, Indian plate, and Australian plate. The southern side of the African plate meets a boundary with the Antarctic plate. The eastern side of the African plate meets boundaries with the North American plate and South American plate.
- The Arabian plate is shaded yellow. The Arabian plate contains the Arabian Peninsula and surrounding seas. The northern side of the Arabian plate meets a boundary with the Eurasian plate. The eastern side of the Arabian plate meets a boundary with the Indian plate. The southern and western sides of the Arabian plate meet a boundary with the African plate.
- The Indian plate is shaded red. The Indian plate contains the landmass of India and extends into the Indian Ocean. The northern side of the Indian plate meets a boundary with the Eurasian plate. The eastern side of the Indian plate meets boundaries with Australian and Eurasian plates. The southern side of the Indian plate meets a boundary with the Australian plate. The western side of the Indian plate meets boundaries with the African plate and Arabian plate.
- The Australian plate is shaded orange. The Australian plate contains the landmass of Australia and extends into the Indian Ocean on the western side and Pacific Ocean on the eastern side. The northern side of the Australian plate meets boundaries with the Indian plate, Eurasian plate, Filipino plate, and Pacific plate. The eastern side of the Australian plate meets a boundary with the Pacific plate. The southern side of the Australian plate meets a boundary with the Antarctic plate. The western side of the Australian plate meets boundaries with the Indian plate and African plate.
- The Scotia plate is shaded light blue. The scotia plate contains ocean floor beneath the southern Atlantic Ocean. The northern and eastern sides of the Scotia plate meet a boundary with the South American plate. The southern and western sides of the Scotia plate meet a boundary with the Antarctic plate.
- The Antarctic plate is shaded blue. The Antarctic plate contains the landmass of Antarctica and extends into the Southern Ocean. The northern side of the Antarctic plate meets boundaries with the Australian plate, Pacific plate, Nazca plate, Scotia plate, South American plate, and African plate.