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REGIONS OF THE WORLD. Distribution of Resources Climate & Vegetation Landforms. Group Project. Your teacher will divide you into groups. Each group will be assigned one of the 9 regions of the world. You will research and present the following information about your region to the class: - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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REGIONS OF THE WORLDDistribution of Resources
Climate & VegetationLandforms
Group ProjectYour teacher will divide you into groups.Each group will be assigned one of the 9
regions of the world.You will research and present the following
information about your region to the class:Major Resources (limit to the top 5)Climate VegetationMajor Landforms
United States and CanadaResources – fertile soil, a
lot of fresh water, vast forests, coal, oil and natural gas.
Climate – ranges from tundra to tropical
Vegetation – ranges from tundra to tropical rain forest
Landforms – Appalachian and Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, Great Lakes
Latin AmericaResources – gold, silver, oil,
natural gas, tin, lead, nickel and timber
Climate – ranges from hot and humid to dry and desert-like
Vegetation – varies from rain forest to grasslands to desert scrub
Landforms – Andes Mountains, highlands, plains, islands, Orinoco river, Amazon river and Parana River
EuropeResources – coal, iron ore,
oil, natural gas, a lot of agricultural land
Climate – marine west coast climate (warm summers/cool winters)
Vegetation – mostly broad fertile plains
Landforms – Europe itself is a peninsula and has many smaller peninsulas, the Alps, Danube river and fertile plains.
Russia and the RepublicsResources – coal, iron ore,
other metals, oil, natural gas and timber
Climate – “climate of extremes”, humid continental (warmer) and subarctic (colder) climates
Vegetation – tundra, taiga, temperate grasslands and desert
Landforms – Northern European Plain, Lake Baikal, Ural mountains and many other mountains and uplands
AfricaResources – large amounts of
gold, platinum, copper, diamonds, many other minerals and oil
Climate – mostly warm and tropical, extreme conditions in the Sahara Desert
Vegetation – tropical grassland, rainforests and a variety of plantlife
Landforms – Africa’s plateau, Nile river, basins, Sahara Desert, volcanic mountains such as Mt. Kilimanjaro
Southwest AsiaResources – oil (1/2 of the
world’s oil reserves), water used for hydroelectric power
Climate – extremely arid (dry) or semiarid
Vegetation – can grow crops along the coastlines
Landforms – Arabian Peninsula, Anatolian Peninsula, deserts, plains, highlands, rugged mountains, Tigris and Euphrates rivers
South AsiaResources – coal,
chromium, iron ore, water, soil
Climate –wet and dry, hot and cold, monsoons (seasonal winds) greatly affect climate
Vegetation –rainforests, forests of evergreens, oak, chestnut and palms
Landforms – Himalaya mountains, rivers, deltas, plains and islands
East AsiaResources – petroleum,
coal, natural gas, water for hydroelectric power
Climate – subarctic to tropical
Vegetation – deciduous and coniferous forests, temperate grasslands, mosses and shrubs in colder areas
Landforms – mountains, plateaus, plains, peninsulas, islands, great river systems
Southeast Asia, Oceania & AntarcticaResources – fertile soil,
fish, some petroleum, tin and gems
Climate – parts have a moderate climate, others have hot and cold deserts
Vegetation – tropical plants, forests, deciduous forests
Landforms – mainland, islands, mountains and volcanoes
What do you think???Based on the distribution of resources, which
regions of the world should be the wealthiest???
In reality, are those regions actually the wealthiest?
Why do you think this is the case?
World Resource mapLabel the 9 different regions of the world.Draw in symbols for all of the major resources of
the world and where they are located.Provide a key with a description of all of your
symbols.Label the major resources that you listed in your
notes packet.Don’t worry about Southeast Asia, Oceania &
AntarcticaUse the following pages in your text book to help:
P120, p204, p276, p462, p483, p554, p622,
The brown shaded areas are coal deposits.
The brown shaded areas are petroleum basins.
The colored portion is all different types of timber