Lesson 9: The Western Hemisphere
QUESTIONS - Examine the map and answer the questions.
Historical Map of the Western Hemisphere
- Which continent is south of North America?
- When you are on a beach in North America and watch the sun rise from the eastern ocean horizon, which ocean is before you?
- From which direction does the sun rise?
- In what direction is the Atlantic Ocean from North and South America?
- When you are on a beach in North America and watch the sun set toward the western ocean horizon, which ocean is before you?
- In which direction does the sun set?
- In which direction is the Pacific Ocean from North America?
- Which ocean lies north of North America?
- Which strait connects the Pacific Ocean with the Arctic Ocean?
- Which cape is at the southern tip of South America?
- Which ocean lies south of South America?
- Which isthmus joins South America to North America?
- Which is the most northern country of North America?
- Which bay lies west of Greenland?
- Which mountains are in North America?
- Which mountains are in South America?
- Which ocean lies east of South America?
- Which ocean lies west of South America?
- Where is the Arctic Ocean?
- Where is the Antarctic Ocean?
- In which ocean are the Sandwich Islands?
- In which ocean are the Cape Verde Islands?
- List the historical products of North America marked on the map.
- List the historical products of South America marked on the map.
- In which continent of the Earth do you live?
- Do you live in the Western Hemisphere or the Eastern Hemisphere?
ANSWERS
- South America is the continent south of North America.
- The Atlantic Ocean is before you.
- The sun rises in the east.
- The Atlantic Ocean is east of North and South America.
- The Pacific Ocean is before you.
- The sun sets in the West.
- The Pacific Ocean is west of North and South America.
- The Arctic (or Northern) Ocean lies north of North America.
- The Bering Strait connects the Pacific Ocean to the Arctic Ocean.
- Cape Horn is at the southern tip of South America.
- The Antarctic (or Southern) Ocean lies south of South America.
- The Isthmus of Panama joins South America to North America.
- Greenland is the most northern country of North America.
- Baffin Bay lies west of Greenland.
- The Rocky Mountains are in North America.
- The Andes Mountains are in South America.
- The Atlantic Ocean lies east of America.
- The Pacific Ocean lies west of America.
- The Arctic Ocean is north of North America.
- The Antarctic Ocean is south of South America.
- The Sandwich Islands are in the Pacific Ocean.
- The Cape Verde Islands are in the Atlantic Ocean.
- Historical products of North America include cotton, gold, grain, lumber, furs, sugar, oranges, cigars, and seals.
- Historical products of South America include India rubber, coffee, diamonds, hides, bananas, and coconuts.
- Answers will be one of the six habitable continents of North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, or Australia.
- Answers will be either the Western Hemisphere or the Eastern Hemisphere.
Notebook Work: Color and label North America and South America on the map of the Earth.