1.

- Introduction

Why does life exist on Earth?

Because it has the appropriate temperature, it has abundant water. It has an atmosphere that
have oxygen and protects the solar radiation

What is the shape of the Earth?

It is an imperfect sphere that is called geoxx

2.- The Earth Movements.

ROTATION: The movement of the Earth around its own axis.

Duration: 1 day (24 hours)

Consequences:

 The change from day to night,

 the apparent movement of the Sun from Earth to west
 The existence of different hours along the day
 We divide the Earth into 24 times zones

REVOLUTION: The movement of the Earth around the Sun

Duration: 365 days +6 horas (every 4 years- leap year – add 1 more day to February)

Consequences:

 The seasons
 Different length of day and night in different zones of the Earth
 The existence of 3 climates zones: Tropical Zones, Temperate Zones, and Frigid
Zones

3.- GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES

 4.- GLOBES AND MAPS. ELEMENTS OF A MAP

Map is a

5.- THE SCALE

A scale is the relationship between a distance measured on the map and the
corresponding distance on Earth itself

There are:

Graphic scale

Numerical scale