Colegio Marista Castilla (PALENCIA)

Science 3º - Educación Primaria. Teacher: Sara Dios Puebla

UNIT 4 THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH SOCIAL SCIENCE

Contenido mínimo para estudiar:
THE CONTINENTS, OCEANS AND SEAS (los continentes, océanos y mares):
CONTINENTS
1. Africa
2. Antarctica
3. Asia (the biggest)
4. Australasia (the smallest)
5. Europe
6. North America
7. South America
OCEANS
1. The Arctic
(The smallest and shallowest).
2. The Atlantic
3. The Indian (the warmest).
4. The Pacific (the largest and deepest). SEAS: The South China (the largest), the Caribbean
5. The Southern and the Mediterranean.
LANDSCAPES (paisajes):

1. MOUNTAIN: It is a high and rocky area (área alta y rocosa).

2. VALLEY (valle): It is a low area between mountains or hills (área baja entre montañas o colinas).
3. PLATEAU (meseta): It is a high area of flat land (zona elevada de terreno plano).
4. MOUNTAIN RANGE (cordillera montañosa): Group of mountains.
5. HILLS (colinas): high places (lugares altos) smaller than mountains.
6. PLAIN (llanura): Low area of flat land (zona baja de terreno plano).
7. HEADLAND (cabo): Narrow area of land that sticks out into the sea.
(Zona estrecha de tierra que se adentra en el mar).
8. BAY (bahía): Curved area of land that meets the sea.
(Zona curvada de tierra que se encuentra con el mar).
9. BEACH (playa): Low and flat area next to the sea (zona baja y plana junto al mar).
10. CLIFFS (acantilados): Dangerous walls of rock. (peligrosos muros de roca).
11. ISLAND (isla): Land surrounded by water (tierra rodeada de agua).
12. ARCHIPELAGO (archipiélago): Group of islands.
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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF SPAIN
- Spain is in the South-West of Europe.
- Spain has 2 archipelagos and 2 cities in Africa.
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- There are 7.000 kilometres of coast in Spain.
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MAIN MOUNTAIN RANGES IN SPAIN
(Principales cordilleras montañosas en España):
1. Cordillera Cantábrica
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2. Pyrenees (Pirineos)
3. Sistema Ibérico
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4. Sistema Central
5. Sierra Morena
6. Cordillera Bética