Exploring the Western Hemisphere

Good Afternoon Students:


Our first social studies unit is entitled:


GEOGRAPHY AND EARLY PEOPLES OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.


Today you will be using the web site: www.worldatlas.com  to go on a map quest in order to answer questions about the western hemisphere.


Log into the web site and answer the following questions in your social studies notebooks:


1.How many countries are there in North America?

2.What is the name of the entire island that the Dominican Republic and Haiti share?

3.Which continent (North America, South America or Central America) contains the world’s longest mountain range?

4.What is the capital of Canada?

Make sure that you answer using full sentences that echo the questions.

Example:

Question:  What is the capital of North Dakota?

Answer:  The capital of North Dakota is Bismarck.