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Geography
39.
One of the most serious natural disasters is caused
by tsunamis, such as the one in Sumatra, in 2004. See
the images below.
a) Where is the island of Sumatra?
b) What is a tsunami and what causes it?
c) What kind of danger does it possess for the type of
coast it affects?
d) Where are tsunamis most common? Why?
40.
In your notebook, write the following mountain
peaks. Locate on a map the mountain range and
continent each one belongs to.
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Kilimanjaro
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McKinley
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Everest
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Vinson
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Aconcagua
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K2
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Chimborazo
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Popocatepetl
41.
Compare these climographs: the first is Africa and the
second is South America. Indicate what type of climate
each one represents and its possible location.
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CONSOLIDATION
42
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Read the text from the diary of a pilot who flew around
the world. Look at a political world map
and find the
country where the places mentioned in the text are.
Copy and complete the text in your notebook.
I’m arriving in Cairo and can see the wonderful monuments,
which are the pyramids, situated near the river ........ .
From here, I am heading to Jerusalem and I fly over the
......... Sea, the lowest place on the Earth’s surface.
On my way to China, I saw the highest mountain peak in
the world, Mount ........., situated in the ........... mountain
range. Now I’m going to Los Angeles, flying over the
Hawaii Islands. To get to New York, I will fly over the ........
Mountains and the ............ River, the longest river on
this continent. Finally, I will arrive in Paris, after crossing
the .......... Ocean.
43.
The photo shows the inland delta of the Okavango
River in Africa, one of the richest areas of fauna in the
world. What is a delta? Find out why we say that it is
inland and what fauna lives here.
44.
Look at this world map and do the activities.
a) What is this type of projection called?
b) Who invented it and when?
c) What advantages and disadvantages does it have?
