1. The world’s natural environment
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48.
Read the following sentences and complete them
in your notebook.
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The Missouri River is a tributary of the ……
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The Drakensberg Mountains are found on
the ……. continent.
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The Tigris and …………. rivers flow into the
Persian Gulf.
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Lake ….... is the largest in Africa.
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The Atacama Desert is the driest place in the
world and is found in …….
49.
Lookat thephotoof theeruptionof theSinabung
Volcano (Sumatra) in 2014. What continent is
it located on? What are the advantages and
inconveniences of living in a volcanic area?
50.
Copy this chart of mountain ranges, islands,
and rivers from all over the world. Write what
continent each one is found on or the ocean/sea
it is in.
Place
Continent
Ocean/sea
Mississippi
Jamaica
Atlas
Obi
Nile
Appalachians
Orinoco
Madagascar
Himalaya
Andes
San Lorenzo
New Guinea
Niger
Yukon
Sierra madre
Parana
Ceylon
45.
Look at the photos of Lake Chad in 1972 and 2007 and
answer the questions.
a) What continent is it on?
b) What desert is it near?
c) What do you think are the causes this transformation?
d) What are the consequences of the reduction in size and
desiccation of the lake?
46.
Write the names of these places in the correct place on
a map of Asia like the one below.
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Lena
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Aral
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Borneo
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Euphrates
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Mekong
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Ganges
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Baikal
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Huang Ho
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Indo
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Java
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1:102 564 000
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47.
In your notebook, match the following fauna to the
continent they are found on.
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Ostrich
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Coyote
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Kangaroo
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Orang-utan
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Penguin
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Tiger
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Condor
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Gorilla
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Bison
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Piranha
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