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UNIT 7: MAPS AND LANDSCAPES

LANDSCAPE AND ELEMENTS• What is the landscape?• Four elements

TYPES• Four types

MAPS AND PLANS• What is a map?• What is a plan?• Information key

THE WORLD, SPAIN AND MADRID• A map of the World• A map of Spain• A map of Madrid

Community

I understand what the atmosphere is and its composition.

I can identify the main atmospheric phenomena and I understand why are they

produced.

I can think of things we can do to reduce pollution.

I can identify the different types of water we find in the Earth and I understand its

differences and uses.

Name: Class:

MY GOALS

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I can understand the changing states of water. I understand what the water cycle is and I can identify its four stages. D

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LANDSCAPE AND ELEMENTS

WHAT IS A LANDSCAPE?It´s a large area of land we can see from a certain place.

ELEMENTS

1. TERRAIN : mountains, plains, valleys…

2. WATER : seas rivers…

3. VEGETATION (plants) and FAUNA

(animals)

4. MAN- MADE ELEMENTS : villages, roads, farms…

VEGETATION

TERRAIN

WATER

FAUNA

MAN- MADE ELEMENT

Colour this landscape as follows:

-TERRAIN in red.

-WATER in blue.

-VEGETATION in green.

-FAUNA in orange.

-MAN- MADE ELEMENTS in yellow.

When you finish draw more water, vegetation,

terrain and manmade elements.

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TYPES OF LANDSCAPES

MOUNTAIN-Areas with very high lands.

• Very high lands.

• MOUNTAINS• Very high

lands.• PEAK: the top.• SLOPES: the

sides.• MOUNTAIN RANGE

• A group of mountains together.

• HILL: a high area of land

• VALLEYS: flat area between two mountains or hills.

COASTAL-Next to the sea.

• Next to the sea.

• BEACH• Sandy or stony

area next to the sea.

• CAPE• Where the land

comes into the sea.

• BAY• Where the sea

comes into the land.

• CLIFF• High and rocky

land next to the sea.

• ISLAND• Area of land

with water on all sides.

DESERT-Very dry and with not much vegetation.

• Very dry.

• With not much vegetation.

URBAN-Towns, cities and villages.

• Towns.

• Cities.

• Villages.

Draw a village in a mountain landscape:

Draw a city in a coastal landscape:

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A MAP is a representative picture which shows a large area from above.

A PLAN is a representative picture which shows a small area from above.

MAPS AND PLANS

STREETMADRIDZOOWORLD

THE KEY explains the information you can find in a map: -Colours; -Symbols; -Text; -Numbers…

SPAIN

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A MAP OF:

MAP OF THE WORLD-There are SIX continents: Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas, Oceania and Antarctica.

-In each continent there are different countries.

ANTARCTICA

EUROPE

AFRICA

THE AMERICAS ASIA

OCEANIA

MAP OF SPAIN-We live in Spain, Europe.

-It´s made up of: the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands; and the autonomous cities of Melilla and Ceuta.

CANARY ISLANDS

IBERIAN PENINSULA

BALEARIC ISLANDS

MELILLACEUTA

MAP OF MADRID-In the North we can find the Central System, which is a large mountain range that protects the Community.

-Manzanares is the river that goes through Madrid, but there are some others like Jarama, GuadarramaTajo…

-At the South there is a big plain which is called Submeseta of Tajo River.

MANZANARES

SUBMESETA OF TAJO RIVER

CENTRAL SYSTEM

MY OUTLINE

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LANDSCAPE AND ELEMENTS TYPES MAPS AND PLANS THE WORLD, SPAIN

AND MADRID