REINFORCEMENT WORKSHEET

UNIT 1

Answer to the following questions:

1.- Name the planets of the Solar System, from closest to farthest from
the Sun (page 11).

2.-What is the name of the Galaxy our Solar System is in? (page 10)

3.- Explain the difference between planet, satellite and star (page 11).

Planet: Celestial body that….

Satellite: Celestial body that…

Star: Celestial body that…

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4.- Define rotation and its consequences (page 12).

Rotation is the movement….

It´s consequence is….

5.- Define revolution and its consequences (page 12).

Revolution is…

Its consequences are….

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 6. Name the parallels and meridians (page 14):

7.- Fill in the gaps (pages 14-15):

Latitude is the distance between any point of the Earth and the__________.

Parallels are _____________lines that measure latitude.

Longitude is the distance between any point of the Earth and the _________________.

Meridians are ______________ lines that measure longitude.

7.- What is a map? (pages 17-18)

A map is the representation of ____________________________on a

flat___________ according to a _______________, that is the proportion
between size of the area represented and the real size of the area.

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UNIT 2

1.- Name the three layers of the Earth. Color each part with a different
color (pages 28-29):

2.- Define crust, mantle and core.

Crust: Outer layer of the….

Mantle: Middle layer of the …..

Core: Innermost part of the…

3.- Creation of relief. Explain the tectonic plates movement and its
effects (page 30-31).

The tectonic plates move…

The movements of the tectonic plates create large units of relief such
as……

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4.- The shaping of relief. Explain the shaping of relief by external agents
(page 32)

Water:

Wind:

Temperatures:

Human beings:

5.- Define the following units of relief (pages 34, 35, 36, 37):

Continental relief

Mountain:

Valley:

Plateau:

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Coastal relief

Archipelago:

Peninsula:

Cape:

Gulf:

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6.- Describe the parts of a volcano (page 38):

Magma chamber:

Chimney:

Crater:

Volcanic cone:

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UNIT 3: WATER ON EARTH

1.- Write the main steps of the water cycle in the drawing (pages 48-49).

2.- Describe the water cycle filling in the gaps (page 49).

Water is ___________moving due to ______________ and ___________.

____________ causes water to rise to the ______________ where it
condenses and then falls again in the form of ________________(rain,
snow, hail).
Water then moves over the Earth´s surface (rivers, streams) or areas
underground through infiltration, until it reaches lakes and the sea.
This perpetual movement, called the _______________, is the key to life
on our planet.

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2.- Describe the course of a river (page 52).

Upper course:

Middle course:

Lower course:

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 MAPS

1.- Write the name of each province on the map. Don´t forget the
archipelagos.

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2.- Write these geographical features on the map. Use the indicated
colors:

Mountains in brown color: Submeseta Norte y Submeseta Sur, Sistema

Central, Montes de Toledo, Macizo Galaico-Leonés, Cordillera Cantábrica,
Montes Vascos, Sistema Ibérico, Sierra Morena, Pirineos, Cordillera
Costero-Catalana, Sistema Bético, Sistemas Béticos, Mulhacén, Teide.

Islands in green color:

BALEARES: Mallorca, Menorca, Formentera, Ibiza y Cabrera.
CANARIAS: Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La
Gomera, El Hierro y La Palma.

Gulfs in orange color: Vizcaya, Cádiz, Valencia y Rosas.

Capes in pink color: Finisterre, Trafalgar, Punta Tarifa, Gata, Palos, Nao
y Creus.

Rivers, seas and oceans in blue color: Bidasoa, Nervión, Nalón, Navia,
Narcea, Miño Duero Tajo: afluentes Henares y Jarama. Guadiana,
Guadalquivir, Odiel, Tinto, Guadalete, Segura, Júcar, Turia, Ebro,
Llobregat, Ter, Océano Atlántico, Mar Cantábrico y Mar Mediterráneo

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