1. Planet Earth and its representation
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Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Phoenix Alburquerque
Houston
New Orleans
Miami
Atlanta
Memphis
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41.
Look at the map of the different time zones in the United States. If it’s 12 p.m. in London (prime meridian),
what time is it in New York? And in Los Angeles?
42.
Copy and complete the sentences in your notebook.
a) New York is located at 74° longitude _________.
b) The prime meridian passes through _________.
c) The Tropic of Capricorn is in the _______________
Hemisphere.
d) The longest day of the year occurs in ___________.
e) During the autumn equinox the Sun’s rays fall
_________ on the Equator.
43.
Imagine that your town is the starting point of a trip
around the world in a straight line.
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Work out the geographical coordinates of your town.
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Follow the parallel of your town around the world
and choose four places you find interesting.
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Write the name, the complete geographical
coordinates and some brief information for each
place.
44.
Write a presentation briefly summarising the
contents of this unit.
37.
If you arrive in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina
(South America), on the 1 July, which season are
you in?
38.
Explain which type of scale is best to show the
following places: America, Madagascar, Cantabria
and
La Vega
of Granada?
39.
Answer the following questions.
a) Does a small scale map represent a large area? Does it
show many details? Why?
b) What imaginary circle divides the Earth into two equal
halves?
c) What is the relation between the distance of the
Earth from the Sun and the existence of life on our
planet?
d) At which point do the globe and the map of the
Earth’s features come into contact in a planar
projection?
40.
Look at the main islands in the Caribbean, such as
Cuba and Puerto Rico, on the map of time zones on
page 20 of this unit and explain the following:
a) How many time zones are between these islands and
the Iberian Peninsula?
b) What time is it on these islands if it is 3 p.m. in Madrid?
