1. C.E.T.Colegio Myrang
SocialStudies
ImaginingtheEarth
Mrs. Gladimar de Jesús
Fifth grade

2. SUBJECT:WAYSOFIMITATINGTHEEARTH

3. Geography
• Is the study of the Earth and the relationships between it and
people.
• The word geography is composed of two words:
• geo, which means earth,
• Graph, which means description or drawing.
• It can be said that through geography we learn where and
how places are.
• It helps explain the reason for their names and how people
and animals live in different ways.

4. Globe of Earth; Maps

5. Globe
Oceans
• Great expanses of water
that cover most of the
Earth’s surface. From
largest to smallest they
are:
• Pacific Ocean (occupies
almost one third of Eath’s
surface)
• Atlantic Ocean
• IndianOcean
• Antartic Ocean
• Artic Ocean
Continents
• Great expansions of land
surrounded by water.
There are six continents:
• America
• Europe
• Africa
• Asia
• Oceania
• Antartica

7. Map
• Is a drawing that
represents the Earth,
or part of it, on a flat
surface such as a
sheet of paper.
• Because of maps we
can easily locate place
and not get lost
• They also serve to
show different
information about
places.
• Cartography, is the
technique used to
make maps.
• Is derived from the
word chart, another
word for map. Long
ago maps were known
as navigation charts.

9. Cartography
• Technique used to make maps.
• The world cartography is derived from the word
chart, another word for map. Long ago maps
were known as navigation charts.

10. References
• Santillana: Social Studies 5; textbook; part of
Yasibí Project
• Google images