Eileen

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__Assignment 1 __Directions: Please search for ten of the landforms that we discussed and where they are located on the Eastern Hemisphere. Please state the landform, supply a definition, find a picture to post and finally write a nonfictional paragraph discussing a trip about the landforms that you visited A sea is large body of water surrounded by land.   The Red Sea, Africa

A mountain range is a series of connected mountains

Great Dividing Range, Australia

An island is a body of land completely surounded by water Tasmania, Australia

A lake is a large body of fresh water completely surrounded by land Lake Eyre, Australia

A Peninsula a piece of land jutting out intoa lake or ocean surroundedby water on 3 sides

Arabian Peninsula, Africa

A volcano is a mountain that spews lava from the center of the earth  Mount Kilimanjara, Africa

A plateau is large area of flat land above sea level  North African Plateau, North Africa

A river is a large body of flowing fresh water  Nile River, Africa

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">A mountain is a steep rising point with a point.

Mt. Everest, Asia

An ocean is a large body of salt water. Indian Ocean, Eastern Hemisphere

This summer I traveled to the Eastern Hemisphere with my nieghbors and family. There we went to Africa. We saw the Nile River, North African Plateau, Mount Kiliminjara, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Red Sea. We flew over Mount Kilimanjara and explored all these landforms. These landforms did not only amaze us but some, like the Red Sea, had a spiritual affect on us because they dated back to before Christ and can be found in the Bible. This trip was not just fun, but it was also an oppertunity for me to learn more about the geography and history of the Eastern Hemisphere. I hope to visit there again in th near future.

**Assignment 2: Please write a two page, 1.5 space, 14 font paper on your Renaissance Man. This is due December 20th.** **Puppet Presentations will take place in class on December 20th. Have fun exploring.** **__ Christopher Columbus __** Christopher Columbus was born Genoa Italy in 1451. Like many young gentlemen near a port, Chris was interested in the sea and found his calling there. He first took to the sea at the age of 14. In the 1470's he attended multiple trading voyages. On these trips he visited the Aegean Sea and the North Sea. He might have even visited Iceland on these trips. He later married a woman named Felipa Moniz Perestrello and had a son that they named Diego in 1480. They lived together in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal until the death of his wife. After her death, Columbus and his son moved to Spain. He tried to get permission, from the kings and queens of Portugal and Spain to explore Western trade routes in hopes to find a more efficient route to India and Asia so they could get the spices and other goods that are produced there. Columbus failed to get permission to carry out his plans for many years. But in 1492, after the Moors were expelled from Spain, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella changed their minds. Columbus was permitted to go on his journey using their ships, money, and other supplies under one condition, he had to spread Christianity. He set out in search of India and Asia promising to bring back spices and other goods. He got lost and failed to reach them, but instead found the Americas which he thought was India. He claimed the lands of "India" for Spain and called the natives "Indians." Columbus' main accomplishments were exploring new lands, finding the Americas, and spreading Christianity. Columbus' achievements mean so much to me because without them I probably would not be Catholic or living freely in America with my family and friends. He inspired the World by never giving up, doing what he loved, and succeeding at what he loved. He was a very smart man and I think he has inspired everyone all over the world