unit 1. social science: the universe
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YEAR
365 days andsix hours
MONTH
Between 28 and 31 days
WEEK
Seven days
DAY
24 hours
HOUR
60 minutes
MINUTE
60 seconds
To know where we are on the Earth orto tell someone how to getsomewhere, we need to know to givedirections. To give directions, we use the cardinal points: north, south, eastand west. On maps, we see thecardinal points as letters: N,S,E and W.
The Sun rises in the east and sets in the west. This is because the Earthrotates from the west towards theeast.
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