G1 – People on the EarthKQ ? : Where are people on Earth ? How is it changing ?

Lesson 1 : Do you know the Earth ?

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Lesson 2 : Where on Earth ?

A. We use directions

Ex : I am in Europe, I go to Africa : I go South.

Africa is South of Europe.→ Africa is South of Europe.

B. We use maps

The 4 characteristics of a map are :The title of the map : it gives us the theme of the mapThe compass rose : it gives us directionsThe scale : it tells us the distances in realityThe key (or legend) : it explains what is on the map.

A physical map shows landform (relief)A political map shows countries.Countries ≠ continents

C. How to LOCATE a place (=say where)

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How to locate ?

Locate = say where a place isRULES : 1- Answer with a sentence. 2- Give - the name of the place

- the country- the continent- directions : North northern (adjective)→ Africa is South of Europe.

South southern→ Africa is South of Europe.

West western→ Africa is South of Europe.

East eastern→ Africa is South of Europe.

Example : This place is Annecy-Le-Vieux, in the East of France, in western Europe.

Lesson 3 : Where are people on earth ?

VOCAon a dot map :a lot of dots = many people = the population is densealmost no dots = few people = the population is sparse

In the key :densely populated places sparsely populated places

You have to know the map of population distribution (names by heart!) :

14 Names of places on the map : Densely populated places : eastern Asia ; Southern Asia, Europe, Gulf of Guinea, North eastern United States, South eastern Brazil.Sparsely populated places : Northern Canada, Greenland, Siberia, Sahara Desert, Arabian Desert, Himalaya, Amazonian Rainforest, Australian Desert.

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