Hello children! How are you today?Hello children! How are you today?

Is there anybody from Is there anybody from another country in this another country in this class?class?

Could you find those Could you find those countries on the map?countries on the map?

AndAnd

Euskal HerriaEuskal Herria??

Today we are going tolearn about our world

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What’s a map?What’s a map?It is like It is like a photographya photography taken from the taken from the ‘‘DiscoveryDiscovery’.’.

The Discovery is a The Discovery is a spacecraft to transport spacecraft to transport people and cargo people and cargo between earth and space.between earth and space.

The people that drive these space vehicles are called ““astronauts”astronauts”

Let’s close your eyes: We are allLet’s close your eyes: We are all

Imagine for a couple of Imagine for a couple of minutes we all are minutes we all are astronauts.astronauts.

We are now in space We are now in space orbiting the Earth… orbiting the Earth… Travelling into space…Travelling into space…

… What can you see?

astronauts!

Huston we have a problem!Huston we have a problem!

Can somebody help us?Can somebody help us?

The map is a flat picture The map is a flat picture and our world is round, so and our world is round, so we can represent better we can represent better the earth (our planet) in … the earth (our planet) in …

…… a g lo b e a g lo b e ..

Two colours on the planet!Two colours on the planet!

Huston we can see two Huston we can see two colours on the planet: colours on the planet: BlueBlue and and brownbrown/green/green

C a n w e k n o w C a n w e k n o w w h a t t h e y w h a t t h e y

?r e p r e s e n t?r e p r e s e n t

Oh yes! Oh yes! Blue stands for Blue stands for waterwater and and brownbrown/green /green stands for stands for landland..

No real separationsNo real separations

The great bodies of The great bodies of salt watersalt water surrounding the surrounding the great land masses are called great land masses are called the oceansthe oceans..

We can distinguish into the oceans also some We can distinguish into the oceans also some smaller parts: smaller parts: The different seasdifferent seas..

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AFRICA

ASIA

AMERICA

AUSTRALASIA

EUROPE

ARCTIC

OCEAN

ATLANTICOCEAN

INDIAN

OCEAN

SOUTHERNOCEAN

PACIFIC

OCEAN

The world’s land is divided into five giant pieces: The continents.And into the continents we distinguish different countries.

The Olympic flagThe Olympic flag

Look at this flag.Look at this flag.

What do you What do you know about it?know about it?

Very good, it is the Olympic Very good, it is the Olympic flag. It has five interlocking flag. It has five interlocking colourer rings (circles) on a colourer rings (circles) on a white background.white background.

The coloursThe coloursThe rings represent the five The rings represent the five major land areas, and they major land areas, and they are interlocked to show are interlocked to show friendship among the friendship among the nations. The white nations. The white background symbolises background symbolises peace.peace.

Each continent has its own colour: Blue for Europe, Black for Africa, red for America, yellow for Asia, and Green for Australasia.

Each ocean can be coloured in a different blue: Arctic or Northern Ocean, Atlantic O., Pacific O., Indian O., and Southern or Antarctic O.

What are we going to do with this What are we going to do with this information?information?

Make a chart about the EarthMake a chart about the EarthComplete and colour a world map:Complete and colour a world map:- Using the names of continents and - Using the names of continents and oceans.oceans.- Using for each Continent the respective - Using for each Continent the respective colour of the Olympic flag.colour of the Olympic flag.Place in the map the place where you live, Place in the map the place where you live, where you born and other three places where you born and other three places you like or you know from three different you like or you know from three different continents.continents.

This is aThis is a blankblank m a pm a p ::

The graphic representation of the earth on a planThe graphic representation of the earth on a plan

with nothing writtenwith nothing written..

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This is This is the map!

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AFRICA

ASIA

AMERICA

AUSTRALASIA

EUROPE

ARCTICOCEAN

ATLANTICOCEAN

INDIANOCEAN

SOUTHERNOCEAN

PACIFICOCEAN

This is our presentation:This is our presentation:This is a world map.This is a world map.In the world there is land and water.In the world there is land and water.The world’s land is divided into five big giant pieces The world’s land is divided into five big giant pieces called ‘called ‘continentscontinents’.’.We have coloured the continents with the colours of We have coloured the continents with the colours of the Olympic flag: the Olympic flag: Blue for EuropeBlue for Europe, , Black for AfricaBlack for Africa, , red for Americared for America, , yellow for Asiayellow for Asia, and , and Green for AustralasiaGreen for Australasia..

The great bodies of salt water surrounding the The great bodies of salt water surrounding the continents are the ‘continents are the ‘oceansoceans’.’.There are five oceans coloured in different blues: There are five oceans coloured in different blues: Arctic Arctic or Northern Oceanor Northern Ocean, , Atlantic O.Atlantic O., , Pacific OPacific O.., , Indian O.Indian O., and , and Southern or Southern or Antarctic OAntarctic O..

This is Bilbo, we have chosen Bilbo because we live This is Bilbo, we have chosen Bilbo because we live here. And this is …. We have chosen … because this here. And this is …. We have chosen … because this companion born there. companion born there. This is …, we have chosen that city/village/country This is …, we have chosen that city/village/country because it is famous for…because it is famous for…

Remember: Continents & OceansRemember: Continents & Oceans

Africa

America Australasia

Asia

Europe

Continents

Indian O.

Atlantic O.

Arctic O.or

Northern O.

Pacific O.

Southern O.Or

Antarctic O.