Planet+Earth+and+its+representations

In this unit we are going to study the representation of the Earth. We can use globes, that is, a three-dimensional scale model of Earth; but we usually use maps. The problem is that the Earth is round and maps are flat. How can we solve this problem? The following presentation will help you understand everything:
 * = **1. PLANET EARTH AND ITS REPRESENTATION** ||
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 * **0. Maps**



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 * **1. Longitude and latitude**
 * Slides
 * Video
 * **2. Time zones**
 * Video

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 * **3. Learn online: **
 * Latitude and longitude Map match game.
 * Activities about latitude and longitude.
 * Fill in the blanks about the parallels.
 * Match: geographic coordinates. ||