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. 15. Pin Lake Victoria.
2. Pin the Hudson Bay. 16. Pin the Ganges Delta.
3. Pin the Great Lakes. 17. Pin the South China Sea.
4. Pin the Mississippi River. 18. Pin the Red Sea.
5. Pin the Gulf of Mexico. 19. Pin the Persian Gulf.
6. Pin the Caribbean Sea. 20. Pin Lake Baikal
7. Pin the Panama Canal. 21. Pin the Coral Sea.
8. Pin the Amazon River. 22. Pin the Great Barrier Reef.
9. Pin the Angel Falls. 23. Pin the Atlantic Ocean.
10. Pin the Danube River. 24. Pin the Pacific Ocean.
11. Pin the Mediterranean Sea. 25. Pin the Indian Ocean.
12. Pin the Black Sea. 26. Pin the Southern Ocean.
13. Pin the Caspian Sea. 27. Pin the Arctic Ocean.
14. Pin the Nile River.
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 15. Black Sea
2. Hudson Bay 16. Caspian Sea
3. Great Lakes 17. Nile River
4. Mississippi River 18. Lake Victoria
5. Southern Ocean 19. Pacific Ocean
6. Gulf of Mexico 20. Ganges Delta
7. Atlantic Ocean 21. South China Sea
8. Caribbean Sea 22. Red Sea
9. Panama Canal 23. Persian Gulf
10. Amazon River 24. Lake Baikal
11. Angel Falls 25. Coral Sea
12. Indian Ocean 26. Great Barrier Reef
13. Danube River 27. Arctic Ocean
14. Mediterranean Sea
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 15. Black Sea
2. Hudson Bay 16. Indian Ocean
3. Pacific Ocean 17. Caspian Sea
4. Great Lakes 18. Nile River
5. Mississippi River 19. Lake Victoria
6. Gulf of Mexico 20. Ganges Delta
7. Caribbean Sea 21. South China Sea
8. Panama Canal 22. Red Sea
9. Atlantic Ocean 23. Arctic
10. Amazon River 24. Persian Gulf
11. Angel Falls 25. Lake Baikal
12. Danube River 26. Coral Sea
13. Mediterranean Sea 27. Great Barrier Reef
14. Southern Ocean
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 15. Black Sea
2. Atlantic Ocean 16. Caspian Sea
3. Hudson Bay 17. Nile River
4. Great Lakes 18. Southern Ocean
5. Mississippi River 19. Lake Victoria
6. Gulf of Mexico 20. Ganges Delta
7. Caribbean Sea 21. South China Sea
8. Indian Ocean 22. Red Sea
9. Panama Canal 23. Persian Gulf
10. Amazon River 24. Arctic Ocean
11. Angel Falls 25. Lake Baikal
12. Pacific Ocean 26. Coral Sea
13. Danube River 27. Great Barrier Reef
14. Mediterranean Sea