1. The Earth
by Paz de la Rosa
2013

2. There are 2 important movements
that affect The Earth
ROTATION: The earth
moves arond its own axis.
This movement takes 24
hours.

3. Thanks of rotation movement we've got
day and night

4. REVOLUTION or TRANSLATION: The Earth moves
around the Sun, it takes 365 days (one year).

5. The principal
concequences of this
movement are the
seasons of the year:
spring, summer, autumn
and winter

6. The representation of The Earth
Our planet has the form of a
sphere. We can represent it with a
globe
Or a map.
A cartographer is a person who
creates maps.

7. The geographical
coordinates
We use imaginary lines to
find any place on the
Earth. People call these
lines meridian and
parallels.

8. MERIDIANS are vertical
lines.
The first meridian is called
Greenwich.
PARARELLELS are
horizontal lines.
The first parallels is called
Equator.