Activities "THE GEOGRAPHIC GRID".
1. A: Latitude 70º N, Longitude 150º W; B: Latitude 20º S, Longitude 130º W; C: Latitude 40º N, Longitude 20ºW; D: Latitude 70º N, Longitude 100ºE; E: Latitude 30ºS, Longitude 80º E.
2. UNIT 1. THE EATRH AND ITS REPRESENTATION
With an A
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The envelope of gases surrounding the Earth.
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Atmosphere
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With a C
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A system of projection
that translates the meridians and parallels onto a cone. It is the most
appropriate way to represent the mod-latitudes, between the tropics and the
polar circles.
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Conical projection
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With a C
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A projection system that
translate the parallels and meridians onto a cylinder. It is the best method
to represent the low latitudes between the equator and the tropics.
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Cylindrical projection.
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With a D
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The time each morning at which daylight first begins. Sunrise.
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Dawn
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With an E
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A line notionally drawn on the earth equidistant from the poles, dividing
the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the
parallel of latitude 0.
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Equator
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Contains an F
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The different shapes that the surface of the Earth has adopted over
millions of year, as a result of internal forces.
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Relief
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With a G
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A coordinate
system that
allows us to find every location on the Earth by its latitude and longitude.
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Geographic coordinates
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With a G
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A
scale that use a graduated ruler to indicate the equivalent to ground
distance.
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Graphical scale
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With a H
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Half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves
by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line
passing through the poles.
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Hemisphere
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Contains an I
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The time of year when the
Sun´s rays fall perpendicular to one of tropics. A 24-hour night takes place
in one of the poles while the other has a 24-hours day.
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Solstice
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Contains a K
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The darker stage of
twilight, especially in the evening. To become or make dark or dusky.
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Dusk
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With an L
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The
distance, measured in degrees, from any given point to parallel 0º or the
equator.
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Latitude
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With an L
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A year, occurring once every
four years, which has 366 days including 29 February as an intercalary day.
It is due to the orbit movement.
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Leap year
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With a M
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A representation of the spherical surface of the
Earth, or a part of it, on a flat surface.
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Map
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With an M
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Imaginary
semicircles traced from pole to pole. We use them to measure the longitude.
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Meridians
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With an N
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A
scale that use a fraction to
indicate the equivalent to ground distance. The numerator designates the
distance on the map, and the denominator tells us its equivalent on the
ground.
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Numerical
scale
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With an O
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The movement of the
Earth around the sun.
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Orbit
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With a P
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A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit
around a star.
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Planet
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With a P
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A
projection system that translates the meridians and parallels onto a plane
that touches the Earth on one of the poles. It is the most appropriate method
to represent the polar areas.
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Projection onto a plane
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With a P
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Imaginary lines that encircle the Earth, perpendicular to its axis. We
use them to measure the latitude.
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Parallels
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With an R
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The turning of the Earth
around its imaginary axis.
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Rotation
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With an S
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The number
or graphic that indicates the relation between a distance drawn on the map and
the same distance on the ground.
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Scale
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With a T
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Any of the 24 longitudinal
divisions of the earth's surface in which a standard time is kept.
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Time zone
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With a T
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A type of map that represents
in detail the physical and human aspects of the territory: relief, water,
flora, communication routes, land use etc.
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Topographic map
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With a T
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A type of map that represents
a specific geographical aspect such as climate, relief, population, etc.
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Thematic map
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Contains a U
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A distance, measured in degrees, from any given point to meridian 0º or
Greenwich.
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Longitude
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Contains an X
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The time of year when the
Sun´s rays fall perpendicular to the equator. The Sun illuminates the North
Pole and the South Pole for the same number of hours.
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Equinox
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Contains a Y
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A sun with planets, asteroids, comets, etc. in orbit around it.
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Solar system
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Activity: EARTH'S LANDFORMS.
UNIT
1. THE RELIEF.
With an A
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Huge extensións of
flat terrain located between the continental shelfs with a depth of between
4. 000
and 5.
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Abyssal plain
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Contains a B
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Flat surfaces found
along the sea shore, are formed by the acumulation of sediments.
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Beach
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With a C
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An area where the
coast juts into the sea or land surfaces that are partially surrounded by the
sea.
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With a C
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elevated areas with
a very steep side located on a coast.
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Cliff
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With a C
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The exterior layer
of the Earth, is made up of solid rock.
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Crust
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With a D
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A coastal landform
located at the mounth of a river, formed by the accumulation of sediments.
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Delta
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With an E
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Sudden movements of
the Earth’s crust caused by the clash of two tectonic plates.
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Earthquake
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Contains an F
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A glacial valley
which have been flooded by the sea.
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Fjord
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With a G
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Areas where the sea
is partially enclosed by the Earth
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Gulf
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With a E
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River valleys which
have been flooded by the sea.
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Estuary.
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With a H
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Consists of all the water in the surface of the Earth.
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Hidrosphere
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Contains an I
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Is the extension of
land which links the peninsula to the continent.
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Ithsmus
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With an L
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The outer solid layer of
the Earth, is made up of the crust and the upper part of the mantle.
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Litosphere
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With an L
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A depression filled
by water
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With a M
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Elevated landforms
which have an altitude of more tan
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Mountain
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With an M
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Old mountains which
have rounded forms.
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Massif
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Contains a N
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A gentle slope
that
extends
from
the
continents
beneath
the
sea waters.
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Continental shelf
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With an O
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The process that
explain the apparition of mountains. It occurs in the area where two tectonic
plates come into contact.
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Orogenesis
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With a P
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extension of land surrounded by water on all sides except one.
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Peninsula
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With a P
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Extensive áreas of flat or gently undulating land which are located at
an altitude of less than
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Plain
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With a P
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Elevated plains which are located at altitudes of more tan
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Plateau
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With an R
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Large group of
mountains.
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Mountain Range
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With an R
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Underwater
mountains systems of several thousands metres of height.
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Oceanic Ridge
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With a T
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Narrow elongated
drepressions which cut the abyssal plains
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Oceanic Trench
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With a T
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Huge wave that
appear as a consequence of a underwater earthquake.
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Tsunami
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With a S
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Sharp decline
between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain.
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Continental Slope
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With a V
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Sunken area of
terrain located between mountains or plateaus
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Valley
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With a V
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ruptures in Earth’s
crust through which magma are released onto Earth’s Surface
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Volcano
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