| earthcare balloon preparation |


| grades 4 to 6

In a few days you will have the opportunity to view the largest, nearly exact globe in the world. This full-coloured globe is called the Earthcare Balloon. It is 6.7 metres in diameter. Your whole class will be able to enter this portable classroom through a zipper in the Pacific Ocean. While inside the Earthcare Balloon we will be discussing and answering the following questions. Use resources, like the library, to answer these questions. Have fun discovering our earth!

  1. Label the seven continents on the attached map.

  2. What is the imaginary line dividing the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere called?

  3. On the attached map, label the following major bodies of water:
              Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Mediterranean           Sea, Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes


    Which is the largest body of water?

  4. Which of these major bodies of water are found north of the equator?

  5. Is there more land in the Northern Hemisphere or the Southern Hemisphere?

  6. Which continents lie completely in the Northern Hemisphere?

  7. Which continents lie completely in the Southern Hemisphere?

  8. Which continent has the longest river in the world?

  9. Label the following mountain ranges on the attached map:
              Rocky Mountains, Andes Mountains, Himalayas, Alps, Urals, Appalachian           Mountains

  10. Which of these mountain ranges are located in North America?

  11. Which mountain range boasts the highest mountain in the world? What is thename of this mountain?

  12. What is the difference between an island, a peninsula and an isthmus?

              
    Island


    Peninsula


    Isthmus


  13. How long does it take the earth to travel once around the sun?

  14. Where would you find a rain forest? Why are rain forests important to us in Canada?

  15. Find Australia on the map. What type of weather does Australia have in July? Explain.