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Colegio Bilingüe La Asunción Social Science 3º prim. Unit 4 THE SURFACE ON THE EARTH
Estefanía López Santos 1
Unit 4
THE SURFACE ON THE EARTH
Social Science Primary 3
Colegio Bilingüe La Asunción
The continents and oceans
Colegio Bilingüe La Asunción Social Science 3º prim. Unit 4 THE SURFACE ON THE EARTH
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CONTINENTS
OCEANS
SEAS
There are seven continents. In order, from biggest to smallest:
1. Asia 2. Africa 3. North America 4. South America 5. Antarctica 6. Europe 7. Australasia
There are five oceans:
A. The Pacific Ocean B. The Atlantic Ocean C. The Indian Ocean D. The Southern Ocean E. The Arctic Ocean
Seas are smaller than oceans. There are lots of them, for example: • The South China Sea • The Caribbean Sea • The Mediterranean Sea
The continents, oceans and seas
Colegio Bilingüe La Asunción Social Science 3º prim. Unit 4 THE SURFACE ON THE EARTH
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A landscape is an area of land that has a particular appearance.
Landscapes can have natural or man-‐made features.
NATURAL FEATURE MAN-‐MADE FEATURE
Natural features of landscapes are called landforms.
Landscapes
Colegio Bilingüe La Asunción Social Science 3º prim. Unit 4 THE SURFACE ON THE EARTH
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MOUNTAIN MOUNTAIN RANGE VALLEY
It is a high and rocky area Group of mountains It is a low area between mountains or hills
PLATEAU HILL PLAIN
It is a low area between High places smaller than mountains Low area of flat land mountains or hills
Inland landscapes
Colegio Bilingüe La Asunción Social Science 3º prim. Unit 4 THE SURFACE ON THE EARTH
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HEADLAND BAY BEACH
Narrow area of land Curved area of land that meets the sea Low and flat area next to the sea that sticks out into the sea
CLIFF ISLAND ARCHIPELAGO
Dangerous walls of rock Land surrounded by water Group of islands
Coastal landscapes
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Most of Spain is located on the Iberian Peninsula. A peninsula is an area of land that is mostly surrounded by water, but is connected to a larger area of land at one point. The Iberian Peninsula is surrounded by: • The Atlantic Ocean to the west. • The Mediterranean Sea to the east and south. • The Mar Cantábrico to the north.
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF SPAIN
-‐ Spain is in the South-‐West of Europe.
-‐ Spain has 2 archipelagos and 2 cities in Africa.
-‐ There are 7.000 kilometres of coast in Spain.
Iberian Peninsula
Mar Cantábrico
Mediterranean Sea Atlantic Ocean
Colegio Bilingüe La Asunción Social Science 3º prim. Unit 4 THE SURFACE ON THE EARTH
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MAIN MOUNTAIN RANGES IN SPAIN
• The Cordillera Cantábrica
• The Pyrenees
• The Sistema Ibérico
• The Sistema Central
• The Sierra Morena
• The Cordillera Bética
SPAIN BORDERS:
• To the west: Portugal
• To the north-‐west: the Pyrenees
(natural border between France and Spain)
• To the south: the Estrecho de Gibaltrar separates Spain from Africa
The physical geography of Spain