- THEORETIC CONTENTS
- MAP: A flat drawing of Earth's surface, or a portion of it
PHYSICAL MAP: A map that shows natural landforms and water-ways on the Earth's surface.
TOPOGRAPHIC MAP: A map that shows the shape of the ground as well as location and elevation of surface features using contour lines.
POLITICAL MAP: A map that shows all the borders of nations and other political units as States, provinces or councils.
THEMATIC MAP: A map that shows a particular theme, or topic such as population, climates... within a specific area.
CARDINAL POINTS: The four main points on a compass that show direction ( North, South, East and West )
MERIDIANS: An imaginary circle that link the poles . They go from the North to the South. The main meridian is called Prime Meridian (0º) or Greenwich Meridian and it is taken of reference .
PARALLELS: They are imaginary lines perpendicular to the meridians. They go from the East to the West. The main parallel is called Equator
LATITUDE: Distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees. It can be from 0º to 90º.
LONGITUDE: Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees. It can be from 0º to 180º.
SCALE: Relationship between a real territory and the size of this on a map.
4. How is the Earth and how is the Earth represented ?
How many types of maps do you know ? Write their names
Define: parallel, longitude.
Which is the most important parallel?
Write the main parallels on the Earth from North to South
Match the correct concepts
Tropic of Capricorn 0º Lat
Arctic Circle 23 º Lat N
Antarctic Circle 23 º Lat S
Tropic of Cancer 66 º Lat N
Equator 66º Lat S
Write the name of the imaginary lines on the Earth
Complete the sentences
Complete the sentences
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Say if the sentence is true or false. Explain the answer.
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The Latitude goes up to 90º
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Tropic of Cancer is in the Northern Hemisphere
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Russia is in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres
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I can find rivers and mountains in a physical map
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The prime meridian is called Greenwich meridian
Complete the sentence
Lea el párrafo que aparece abajo y complete las palabras que faltan.
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