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a) Globes and maps

They represent the Earth accurately(similar shape)

Three-dimensional representation

They don’t contain detailed information

They aren’t as accurate as globes

Two-dimensional representation

They provide practical information(roads, streets, countries…)

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b) Establishing directions

-. We use

-. Cardinal points

-. North

-. South

-. East

-. West

-. Nature-. The Sun

-. The North Star

-. Instruments > Compass

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1.- Complete de sentences

-. ……….. rises in the ….. and ……… in the west.

-. The Earth isn’t a perfect …..; Really, it is a ……

-. The compass always indicates …….

2.- Write the name of these pictures

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1.- Do you know these words?

Sphere ........... Globes ........... Map ........... Cardinal point ...........

North ........... South ........... East ........... West ...........

Compass ........... Arrow ........... Rise ........... Set ...........

2.- Classroom vocabulary

In this section, we will learnan important vocabulary andexpressions that will be veryuseful in classroom

• Come in.

• Go out.

• Stand up.

• Sit down.

• (Be) quiet

• Stand by your desks.

• Put your hands up.

• Put your hands down.

• Hold your books/pens up.

• Silence, please

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Physical (Relief)

Thematic(Particular subject)

Political (Political organization)

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Elements of a map

-. Parallels and meridians (Imaginary lines)

-. Key or Legend (Explanation of the map’s symbols)

-. Texts (Names of places, rivers…)

-. Title (What the map is about)

-. Scale (Show the relation between the real size and the size of the map)

-. Arrow (Pointing north)

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1.- Can you find the basic elements (title, key…) of a map in thefollowing picture? Write two examples of…

a) Texts: b) Parallels and meridians:c) Key:

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1.- Key map or legend

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1.- Key map or legend

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1.- Key map or legend

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Key map

or legend

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a) Meridians and parallels

Semicircles which go from one pole to the other

Prime / Greenwich meridian (0º)Point of references for other meridians

It divides the Earth into 2 hemispheres: The western hemisphere and the eastern hemisphere

They are perpendicular to the meridians

Equator: The most important

It divides the Earth into 2 hemispheres: The northern and the southern hemisphere

They’re a series of imaginary vertical and horizontal lines enables us to identify a location on Earth

Meridians Parallels

OTHER IMPORTANT PARALLELS(From north to south)

The Artic Circle

The Tropic of Cancer

The Tropic of Capricorn

The Antarctic Circle

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OTHER IMPORTANT PARALLELS(From north to south)

The Artic Circle

The Tropic of Cancer

The Tropic of Capricorn

The Antarctic Circle

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b) Latitude and longitude

It’s measured by using the parallels which start at the equator (0º) > At the poles they’re 90º

They are…North (N) > Located in the northern hemisphereSouth (S) > Located in the southern hemisphere

It’s measured by using the meridians which start at Greenwich meridian (0º)

They run vertically from 0º to 180º…-. To the west (W)-. To the east (E)

Latitude and longitude indicate geographical coordinates of a place.

Latitude Longitude

Scale

Numeric scale

It’s expressed as a fraction

Graphic or bar scale

It’s a bar or line divided into equal segments.

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Indicate the difference between the size of something in the real world and its size on a map