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    GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY. 1 ESO.

    KEY QUESTIONS.

    UNIT 1: THE EARTH.


    Section 1.
    1. Who was Maria Mitchell? (Profession,
    country, century and importance)
    2.How old is the Earth?
    3. Where does the Earth come from? Explain
    it.
    4. What is the universe formed by?
    5. What is a Galaxy?
    6. What is the Milky Way? Where does its
    name come from?
    7. What is a planetary system?
    8. What planetary system does the Earth
    belong to? What is it composed by?
    9. How old is the Earth?
    10. How did life on Earth start?
    11. Why is life possible on Earth? Explain
    the reasons.
    12. How big is the Earth?
    13. What does the Earth look like? Explain
    its shape.
    Section 2
    14. What do we mean when we say that
    the universe is in permanent movement?
    (Two facts)
    15. What are the Earth´s two movements?
    16. What is the Earth´s rotation movement?
    (Definition and length)
    17. What are the main effects of the
    rotation movement?
    18. Explain day and night in different parts
    of the Earth.
    19. Why does the sun seem to move?
    20. What are the main cardinal points?
    21. What cardinal point does the sun rise?
    22. What cardinal point does the sun set?
    23. How do we divide the Earth into 24 time
    zones?
    Section 3
    24. What is the revolution movement?
    25. What direction does the Earth revolve?
    26. How long does the Earth´s revolution
    take?
    27. What is a leap year? Why?
    28. What shape is the Earth´s orbit?
    29. What two elements cause the seasons
    of the year?
    30. What are the consequences of the
    Earth´s revolution movement?
    31. Explain the summer/winter solstices.

    32. Explain the spring / autumn equinox.


    33. What are the termal zones?

    Section 4
    34. What is a map?
    35. What do cartographers use to make
    maps?
    36. What do we use the geographical
    coordinates for?
    37. What are the two types of imaginary
    lines we use in the geographical
    coordinates?
    38. What is a parallel? (Definition, the main
    one, what it divides, other important
    parallels)
    39. What is meridian? (Definition, the main
    one, what it divides)
    40. What is the latitude?
    41. What is the longitude?
    42. What is a projection? (Definition, types
    of projection)
    43. What is a scale? (Definition and types)
    44. What are the standard symbols?
    45. Explain the main types of maps.
    46. Problem:
    The distance between two cities in a map is
    4 cms. What is the real distance if the scale
    is 1: 2.000.000? (Write the result in kms)

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