This document contains information about "Practical work No. 16" and "Practical work No. 17". For "Practical work No. 16", the topic is "Presentation of information about the components of nature of one of the Earth's natural zones in the form of a table based on the analysis of several sources of information". The goal is to "formulate skills for compiling descriptions and comparing Earth's natural zones based on the analysis of thematic maps and textbook data". Equipment includes "atlas maps, a 7th-grade geography textbook, wall charts 'Natural Zones', internet resources". The "Course of work" section outlines "Compile a characteristic of an Earth's natural zone (as chosen)" with a plan for description including: "on which continents it is located", "which natural zones it borders", "in which direction it extends", and "climatic zone", "average temperatures in summer and winter", "average annual precipitation", followed by sections for "1. Soils", "2. Flora", "3. Fauna", "4. Features of the natural zone". Finally, there's a "Make a conclusion" section. "Practical work No. 17" has the topic "Explanation of the distribution of zones of modern volcanism and earthquakes in the territories of North America and Eurasia".