H CULTURE HEARTHS MAPPING 1213 – (TODAL)

Create your map to reflect the cultural and religious hearths we will study in this unit. Be ready for a map quiz over these places.

Physical features (Barriers/assists)

·  Draw in the correct symbol for each feature on your map and write B for Barrier or A for Assist next to each feature. Label or number each feature on your map.

1.  AMAZON

2.  ANDES

3.  ARCTIC

4.  ATLANTIC

5.  CHANGE

6.  EUPHRATES

7.  GANGES

8.  GOBI

9.  HIMALAYAS

10.  HUANG

11.  INDIAN

12.  INDUS

13.  NIGER

14.  NILE

15.  PACIFIC

16.  SAHARA

17.  SOUTHERN O.

18.  TAKLIMAKAN

19.  THAR/GREAT INDIAN

20.  TIGRIS

CULTURE HEARTHS

MODERN URBAN HEARTHS

Mark each modern urban hearth with a red dot or star (if it is a capital city) either its name or letter.

  1. LONDON, UK
  2. NEW YORK CITY, USA
  3. TOKYO, JAPAN

ANCIENT WORLD HEARTH REGIONS -

Shade the area around each world hearth region and label each with either the correct name or letter.

D.  The Nile River Valley

E.  The Indus River Valley

F.  The Wei-Huang Valley

G.  The Ganges River Valley

H.  Mesopotamia (Iraq/Fertile Crescent area)

I.  Mesoamerica (Mexico/Central America, Peru/Ecuador)

J.  Niger River Valley/West Africa (Nigeria)

ANCIENT CULTURE HEARTH COUNTRIES - Label each country by name or letter.

  1. CHINA
  2. ECUADOR
  3. EGYPT
  4. INDIA
  5. IRAQ
  6. MEXICO
  7. PAKISTAN
  8. PERU

RELIGIOUS HEARTHS - Draw a small religious icon for each sacred place on your map.

·  AMRISTAR, INDIA

·  JERUSALEM, ISRAEL/WEST BANK

·  LOPBURI, NEPAL

·  MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA

·  MT. FUJI, JAPAN

·  ROME, ITALY

·  VARANASI, INDIA