Explain the “Big Bang”:

The universe is made up of:

What is a star?

Other celestial bodies:

What is a planet?

What is a satellite?

Interstellar matter , (____________ and ______________).

Questions:
1 What is the universe made up?

2 Where is the Solar System?

3 What is the centre of the Solar System?

4 What is the Sun?

5 What kind of celestial bodies are between Mars and Jupiter?

6 What are the inner planets?

7 What are the outer planets?

8 Name the two main movements of the Earth

9 Define latitude

10 Define longitude

11 Which is the name of the meridian 0?

12 How do we represent the Earth?

13 Name the planets in the Milky Way

The Shape of the Earth

The Earth is not a perfect sphere because it is slightly ________________ at the poles. Some
scientist say its shape is similar to an irregular geometric shape called ________________.
Two hemispheres:
___________________________________found above the ____________________.
Continental hemisphere because it contains more land (Asia, Europe)
_________________________________found below ________________________.
Maritime hemisphere because it is mostly made up of huge oceans.
About ___________% of the surface of the Earth is covered in _________________.

Geographic coordinates
They are imaginary …

Parallels are….

Meridians are…

Maps
Map is …

What is a physical map? Name an example of physical map.

What is a thematic map? Name the most common thematic maps.