Commands for World Water forms

Water forms (Blue flags)

Photo and Definition cards pg. 2-15

o Young children should learn first fact on definition cards to do Level 2 commands

o Level 3 & 4 commands -- use facts on definition cards

Recording sheet for student to record answers as they pin and check work using the

answer sheet when finished pg. 16

Four levels of commands pg. 17-23

Check answers with World Land and Water forms

control map and use answer sheets for Levels 2-4

Bering Sea

Bering Sea

Bordered by Russia on the west and Alaska on the east

Home of many endangered whales including the blue whale, the fin whale, and the humpback whale

The Bering Strait separates Asia and North America by 58 miles.

Active ecosystem of phytoplankton and animals

Hudson Bay

Hudson Bay

Body of salt water in northeastern Canada

Part of the Atlantic Ocean

Second largest bay in the world after the Bay of Bengal

In late summer polar bears gather on the shores to hunt for seals as soon as the ice freezes

Great Lakes

Great Lakes

Located on the Canada-United States border

Five Great Lakes are Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Superior and Erie

Largest group of fresh water lakes on earth

Formed by melting ice sheets at the end of the last Ice Age

Mississippi River

Mississippi River

Major river located completely inside the United States

At its source in Minnesota you can wade across and at the mouth in New Orleans it is 200 feet deep

Important route for shipping grain and petroleum products to and from the Gulf of Mexico

Setting for Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

Shores on the United States and Mexico

Connected to the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea

First European to enter the Gulf of Mexico was Amerigo Vespucci in 1497

Many powerful hurricanes form in the warm gulf waters

Caribbean Sea

Caribbean Sea

Located north of the equator with Central America and South America on its shores

One of the largest oil production areas in the world

Christopher Columbus landed on one of its islands in 1492

Coral reefs bring scuba divers and tourists

Panama Canal

Panama Canal

A ship canal that connects the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean

The 50 mile long canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama

It was built by the United States and opened in 1914

It was turned over to Panama in 1999

Amazon River

Amazon River

Runs mostly through Peru and Brazil

Becomes flooded every rainy season

Supports the largest rainforests in the world

Has most flowing water of any river

Angel Falls

Angel Falls

Highest waterfall in the world Located in Venezuela, South America

The mountain where the falls begin is flat and called a table-top

Sir Walter Raleigh is said to be the first European to view the falls

Danube River

Danube River

Second longest river in Europe after the Volga

Source in Germany and mouth at the Black Sea

Economically important to ten countries, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Austria, and Germany

Once the frontier of the Roman Empire

Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Strait of Gibraltar

Shores on three continents, Europe, Asia, and Africa

Important to many ancient civilizations including Greek, Phoenician, Roman, and Byzantine

Many large islands including Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, Corsica, and Crete

Black Sea

Black Sea

Located between southwestern Europe and Western Asia

Only one small outlet into the Mediterranean Sea at the Bosphorus Strait

Important peninsula, Crimea, led to border dispute between Russia and Ukraine in 2014

Ukraine borders on the north, Russia and Georgia on the East and Turkey on the south

Caspian Sea

Caspian Sea

Largest body of water surrounded by land in the world

Europe's largest river, the Volga, empties into the Caspian Sea

Less than half as salty as ocean water

Shores on Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Iran

Nile River

Nile River

Longest river in the world River flows north and empties into the

Mediterranean Sea

Main water source for Egypt and Sudan

Most of the population of Egypt lives along its banks

Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria

Largest African lake and largest tropical lake in the world

The lake is eutrophic which means there is not enough oxygen for healthy fish

Nile perch, large predator fish, were put into the lake in the 1950s and most native fish could not survive

There are large algae blooms (green scum) that sink to the bottom of the lake, decay, and use up the oxygen

Ganges Delta

Ganges Delta

World's largest delta formed by Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers

Empties into the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean

More than 125 million people live on the delta

Floods caused by monsoons, cyclones(hurricanes), and run-off from snow melt in the Himalayas cause a large number of deaths every year

South China Sea

South China Sea

One third of the world's shipping pass through it

Sea extends from Singapore to Taiwan

Huge oil and gas reserves are beneath the seabed

There is a risk of serious conflict in the South China Sea

Red Sea

Red Sea

An inlet of the Indian Ocean between Asia and Africa

In the north connected to the Suez Canal

Most northern tropical sea with over 1000 kinds of coral and marine invertebrates

Huge dust storms sweep across it from Sudan

Persian Gulf

Persian Gulf

World's largest offshore oilfield is located in the gulf

An extension of the Indian Ocean between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula

A battlefield between Iran and Iraq from 1980-1988 and the Gulf War of 1991 occurred here

The world's oldest civilization (Sumer) developed along its coast

Lake Baikal

Lake Baikal

World's deepest fresh water lake located in southern Siberia

Home to 1700 species of plants and animals, two-thirds of which cannot be found anywhere else

In 1996 it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its ecosystems

In Russia in a rift valley where the earth's crust is slowly pulling apart

Coral Sea

Coral Sea

Contains the Great Barrier Reef Along the northeastern coast of Australia

Frequent rain, and cyclones(hurricanes) occur between January and April

Crown-of-thorns starfish, a predator of reefs, have killed many of the reefs

Great Barrier Reef

Great Barrier Reef

Located off the east coast of Australia

World's largest coral system with over 3000 reefs

Coral are tiny animals that build their homes with calcium from sea water.

The only animals on earth visible from space

Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

North and South America are on its western shores and Europe and Africa on its eastern shores

The Drake Passage, at the tip of South America, connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

Columbus crossed the Atlantic to North America in 1492

Lava is pushing up along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and expanding the ocean floor by about one centimeter to ten centimeters per year

Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean

It is the largest ocean Asia and Australia are on its west coast and

North and South America on its east coast

Ferdinand Magellan was the first European to sail around the tip of South America and across the Pacific Ocean in 1519-1522

The Pacific Ocean is shrinking about 2-3cm. per year because the Pacific plate is sliding under the continental plates

Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean

Asia is on its north, Africa on its west, and Australia on its east

It is the warmest ocean

It mixes with the Atlantic at the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa

In 2010 a two million mile garbage patch of plastic waste was discovered

Arctic Ocean

Arctic Ocean

Smallest ocean almost completely covered with ice

North Pole is in the center of Arctic Ocean

Asia, Europe, and North America have shores on the Arctic Ocean

Only mammals that live in and or the Arctic Ocean are polar bears, walrus, seals and whales

Southern Ocean

Southern Ocean

Ocean farthest south in the world It is south of the tips of Africa, South

America, and Australia

Completely surrounds Antarctica

Krill are small shrimp-like animals in its waters that provide food for penguins and whales

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Commands for World Water forms – Level 1

1. Pin the Bering Sea. 2. Pin the Hudson Bay. 3. Pin the Great Lakes. 4. Pin the Mississippi River. 5. Pin the Gulf of Mexico. 6. Pin the Caribbean Sea. 7. Pin the Panama Canal. 8. Pin the Amazon River. 9. Pin the Angel Falls. 10. Pin the Danube River. 11. Pin the Mediterranean Sea. 12. Pin the Black Sea. 13. Pin the Caspian Sea. 14. Pin the Nile River.

15. Pin Lake Victoria. 16. Pin the Ganges Delta. 17. Pin the South China Sea. 18. Pin the Red Sea. 19. Pin the Persian Gulf. 20. Pin Lake Baikal 21. Pin the Coral Sea. 22. Pin the Great Barrier Reef. 23. Pin the Atlantic Ocean. 24. Pin the Pacific Ocean. 25. Pin the Indian Ocean. 26. Pin the Southern Ocean. 27. Pin the Arctic Ocean.

Commands for World Water forms – Level 2

1. Pin the sea which separates Asia and North America by 58 miles. 2. Pin the large bay in Canada. 3. Pin the largest system of fresh water lakes on earth. 4. Pin the large river which has its source in the northern part of the United States and its mouth in the Gulf of

Mexico. 5. Pin the ocean that is farthest south in the world. 6. Pin the gulf shared by the United States and Mexico. 7. Pin the ocean with shores on North America, South America, Europe, and Africa. 8. Pin the sea where Christopher Columbus first landed on an island. 9. Pin the canal that connects the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. 10. Pin the river that flows through the largest rainforest in the world. 11. Pin the highest waterfall in the world. 12. Pin the ocean east of Africa, South of India, and west of Australia. 13. Pin the long river in Europe that flows from Germany to the Black Sea. 14. Pin the sea with coasts on France, Italy, and Greece. 15. Pin the sea with the Crimean Peninsula. 16. Pin the largest body of water surrounded by land on earth. 17. Pin the longest river in the world. 18. Pin the largest lake in Africa. 19. Pin the largest ocean. 20. Pin the world's largest delta. 21. Pin the sea which one third of the world's merchant shipping passes through. 22. Pin the sea between Africa and Asia. 23. Pin the gulf between Iran and Saudi Arabia. 24. Pin the world's deepest lake. 25. Pin the sea which contains the Great Barrier Reef. 26. Pin the world's largest coral system.

27. Pin the smallest ocean almost completely covered by ice.

Answers for World Water forms – Level 2

1. Bering Sea 2. Hudson Bay 3. Great Lakes 4. Mississippi River 5. Southern Ocean 6. Gulf of Mexico 7. Atlantic Ocean 8. Caribbean Sea 9. Panama Canal 10. Amazon River 11. Angel Falls 12. Indian Ocean 13. Danube River 14. Mediterranean Sea

15. Black Sea 16. Caspian Sea 17. Nile River 18. Lake Victoria 19. Pacific Ocean 20. Ganges Delta 21. South China Sea 22. Red Sea 23. Persian Gulf 24. Lake Baikal 25. Coral Sea 26. Great Barrier Reef 27. Arctic Ocean

Commands for World Water forms – Level 3

1. Pin the sea with the Pacific Ocean to the south and the Arctic Ocean to the north. 2. Pin the large bay in Canada which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. 3. Pin the ocean with North and South America on its east coast and Asia and Australia on its west coast. 4. Pin the lake system shared by the United States and Canada. 5. Pin the river important for trade inside the United States. 6. Pin the gulf connected to the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. 7. Pin the sea in which Cuba and Puerto Rico are located. 8. Pin the canal built by the United States in Central America. 9. Pin the ocean that Christopher Columbus crossed in 1492. 10. Pin the river that runs across South America through Peru and Brazil. 11. Pin the waterfall in Venezuela. 12. Pin the river in Europe second longest after the Volga River. 13. Pin the sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Strait of Gibraltar. 14. Pin the ocean that is south of the tips of Africa, South America, and Australia. 15. Pin the sea with only one outlet at the Bosphorus Straits. 16. Pin the warmest ocean. 17. Pin the inland sea which is less than half as salty as the ocean. 18. Pin the river in Africa with its delta in the Mediterranean Sea. 19. Pin the lake in Africa that has lost most of its native fish. 20. Pin the delta of the two largest rivers in India. 21. Pin the sea from Singapore to Taiwan. 22. Pin the sea that connects with the Suez Canal on the south. 23. Pin the ocean with the North Pole in its center 24. Pin the gulf with the world's largest oil fields. 25. Pin the lake where over 1000 species of plants and animals are found that live nowhere else on earth. 26. Pin the sea along the eastern coast of Australia. 27. Pin the underwater structures near Australia formed by tiny sea animals.

Answers for World Water forms – Level 3

1. Bering Sea

2. Hudson Bay

3. Pacific Ocean

4. Great Lakes

5. Mississippi River 6. Gulf of Mexico

7. Caribbean Sea

8. Panama Canal

9. Atlantic Ocean

10. Amazon River

11. Angel Falls

12. Danube River

13. Mediterranean Sea

14. Southern Ocean

15. Black Sea

16. Indian Ocean

17. Caspian Sea

18. Nile River

19. Lake Victoria

20. Ganges Delta

21. South China Sea

22. Red Sea

23. Arctic

24. Persian Gulf

25. Lake Baikal

26. Coral Sea

27. Great Barrier Reef

Commands for World Water forms – Level 4

1. Pin the sea which is home to many endangered species of whales. 2. Pin the ocean that is getting wider. 3. Pin the part of Canada where you would see polar bears waiting for the ice to freeze in the fall. 4. Pin the fresh water lake system formed at the end of the last Ice Age. 5. Pin the river setting for the adventure story of Tom Sawyer. 6. Pin the place first visited by a European in 1497, not Christopher Columbus. 7. Pin the sea with coral reefs off the coast of Central America. 8. Pin the ocean with a huge plastic garbage dump. 9. Pin the shipping canal located in Central America. 10. Pin the very large river in the Western Hemisphere that floods every rainy season. 11. Pin the waterfall that flows over the edge of a table mountain in South America. 12. Pin the ocean that is getting narrower. 13. Pin the river important to the economy of ten countries from Ukraine to Germany. 14. Pin the sea with shores on three continents. 15. Pin the sea with Ukraine on the north coast and Turkey on the south coast. 16. Pin the sea that the Volga River empties into. 17. Pin the river which supplies most of the water for Sudan. 18. Pin the ocean with krill that are eaten by whales. 19. Pin the lake in Africa which is eutrophic and does not have enough oxygen for healthy fish. 20. Pin the river delta in Asia which floods and causes many deaths each year. 21. Pin the sea with large oil reserves, world shipping route, and the potential for conflict. 22. Pin the sea that has huge dust storms from Sudan. 23. Pin the gulf where the Gulf War of 1991 took place. 24. Pin the ocean where you might see polar bears on the ice but not grizzly bears. 25. Pin the lake in Russia which has been declared a World Heritage Site. 26. Pin the sea in the Southern Hemisphere hit by hurricanes in the summer months from January to April. 27. Pin the only animals large enough to be seen in satellite images.

Answers for World Water forms – Level 4

1. Bering Sea

2. Atlantic Ocean

3. Hudson Bay

4. Great Lakes

5. Mississippi River

6. Gulf of Mexico

7. Caribbean Sea

8. Indian Ocean

9. Panama Canal

10. Amazon River

11. Angel Falls

12. Pacific Ocean

13. Danube River

14. Mediterranean Sea

15. Black Sea

16. Caspian Sea

17. Nile River

18. Southern Ocean

19. Lake Victoria

20. Ganges Delta

21. South China Sea

22. Red Sea

23. Persian Gulf

24. Arctic Ocean

25. Lake Baikal

26. Coral Sea

27. Great Barrier Reef