Geosphere and representing Earth

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UNIT 2: THE EARTH
2ND PART: GEOSPHERE AND REPRESENTING EARTH

2. GEOSPHERE

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 Earth is made up of rocks, from the centre of the
surface.
 The planet has three parts:
 Core
 Mantle
 Crust
GEOSPHERE

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 CORE:
 It is in the inner layer.
 The temperatures are very higher.
 It is formed by metals.
Geosphere’s parts

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 MANTLE:
 It is in the middle layer.
 It is the thickest layer of all.
 The lava from volcanoes come from here.
Geosphere’s parts

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 CRUST:
 It is in the outer layer.
 It has different landforms:
 Mountains
 Hills
 Deserts
 Ocean land
Geosphere’s parts

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 In the Earth’s crust there are the continents.
 Earth has:
 Six continents
 Seas and oceans
 Land underwater (the ocean floor)
Earth’s crust
Europe
Africa

8. REPRESENTING EARTH

9.  A globe represent Earth as a tilted sphere in 3D.
GLOBE

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 Represent Earth as a flat surface.
 It includes:
 Compass rose (with the cardinal points)
 Ilustrations (maps with a legend)
MAPS

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Compass rose
North
South
EastWest

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 Physical map: shows mountains, rivers, lakes, seas,
deserts, etc.
Classification of maps

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 Political map: shows countries or provinces.
Classification of maps

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Ilustrations
LEGEND:
It explain what the
symbols on the map
means.

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 1) Colour the geosphere. Then, label it.
ACTIVITIES
Mantle Crust Core

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 2) Label the continents.
ACTIVITIES
Antartica America Europe Asia Oceania África

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 3) Label the parts of the globe.
ACTIVITIES
Earth’s poles Meridians Paralles Ecuator
Shouthern hemisphere Northern hemisphere

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 4) Write meridians or parallels in their correct place.
ACTIVITIES

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 Can you drink any kind of water?
JOURNAL