unit 6 - the continents 1º eso
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1º ESO Bilingual History. SANTILLANA class book used.TRANSCRIPT
The Continents
Unit 6
What do you remember?
Answer the questions on page 60 in your notebook.
1- Where are these physical features found?
Take your blank world map and locate these places (A to F, page 61).
Homework
Activities 1 and 2 on page 61.
2- What are Africa’s relief and climate like?
THE LANDSCAPE OF AFRICA
Its area is over 30 million m2.
Activity:
-In your notebook, answer the
questions on page 62 about the
african relief.
Rivers and lakes, and relief
Locate in your map the geographical features from your copy.
Homework
Activities 1 and 2 on page 63.
3- What are Asia’s relief and climate like?
Locate on the map the geographical features from your copy.
Relief
-Asia has the highest mountains, the highest plateaus and also the deepest depressions.
-The Himalayas are the highest mountains range in the world and Mount Everest is the highest mountain.
-Plateaus and plains are very high in Asia.
-The main depressions in Asia host three important inland seas: the Caspian Sea, the Aral Sea and the Dead Sea.
-There are many islands, especially in East Asia.
Rivers and lakes
-Asian rivers are generally long.
-Their flows increase when snow melts or during monsoons.
-Asia has some important lakes as well.
-Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.
-The Caspian Sea is the largest lake.
Homework
Activities 1 and 2 on page 64.
Activities 1 and 2 in page 65.
4- What are Oceania’s relief and climate like?
-Oceania is the smallest continent.
-It is located to the south-east of Asia.
ACTIVITY
-Exercise 1 on page 66.
The landscape
-Oceania is formed by thousands of islands.
-It could be divided into 4 areas: Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
-There are large islands: Australia (the largest island on Earth), New Guinea (divided between Asia and Oceania), and New Zealand (North and South Island).
-There are thousands of small islands.
The average altitude of Oceania is low: 340 m.
Climate
-Most of Oceania is between the Tropics, so it has warm climates.
-Climates are temperate in the north and south of the continent.
-Cyclones and typhoons are common in the tropical region, as in Hawaii.
-The islands are isolated, consequently they have many endemic plants (specific for that place).
Homework
Activities 1, 2 and 3 on page 67 in your notebook.
5- What are America’s relief and climate like?
- Western hemisphere.
- Second largest continent.
- Longest continent: from the Arctic to the Antarctic circle.
- It is surrounded by three oceans: Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic.
Work in your notebook: exercise 1 on page 68.
Relief
- High average altitude.
- Main features:
. Mountain ranges -> Rocky mountains, the Andes, the Appalachians.
. Plains -> the Great Plains in North America or the plain around the Amazonas in South America.
. Plateaus -> Altiplano of Bolivia.
Rivers and lakes.
- America has some very long rivers with large flows.
- The main ones are the Mississippi and the Amazonas.
-There are many lakes, especially in North America.
-The Great Lakes or Lake Titicaca are between the more relevants.
Climate and vegetation- America stretches from pole to pole, so it has all the different climates and landscapes.
- Cold and temperate climates predominate in North America.
- Tropical climates predominate in Central America.
- Hot and temperate climates predominate in South America.
- Mountainous regions have cold climates.
Homework
Exercice 1 on page 69.