Chapter 1Know your Planet. Explanation about earth
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The Earth is the only planet in our solar system with water and air. It has large land masses called continents and water bodies called oceans. A globe shows the entire Earth but is small, so only half can be seen at a time and details are limited. Therefore, maps are used to represent regions of the Earth on a flat surface, with different types showing physical, political, climatic, and other features.
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Chapter 1Know your Planet. Explanation about earth
- 3. It is the only planet in our solar system that has water and air Our earth has land masses and water bodies.
- 4. The large land masses are called Continents The large water bodies are called Oceans Continents and Oceans
- 10. A large globe is difficult to carry A globe is small and all the details of a place cannot shown it. We cannot make a globe for a part of the earth. Only one half of the Earth can be seen at a time on globe.
- 11. A map is a representation of the Earth on a flat surface.
- 12. The word ‘map’ comes from the Latin word mappo Gerardus Mercator was the first to publish a collection of maps in the form of a book. A book of map is called an Atlas
- 13. Physical maps Show the physical features of a place such as mountains, plains, and rivers Political maps Countries, states and their capitals are shown on political maps.
- 14. Climatic maps General information about climate and rainfall of a region Besides these, there are maps that tell us about the industries, population, transport etc.....