Our Big Round World(Concepts for Geography)

Introduces through an imaginary plane trip around the world some basic geographical concepts such as the size and shape of the earth, the causes of day and night, and time and climatic differences in different parts o the earth. Explains the meaning of continent, ocean, equator, climatic zones, desert, and slant of the sun's rays. Locates different places on the globe and depicts the varying quality of their climates. Encourages the use of the globe by pupils to learn about the world., Introduces through an imaginary plane trip around the world some basic geographical concepts such as the size and shape of the earth, the causes of day and night, and time and climatic differences in different parts of the earth. Explains the meaning of continent, ocean, equator, climatic zones, desert, and slant of the sun's rays. Locates different places on the globe and depicts the varying quality of their climates. Encourages the use of the globe by pupils to learn about the world., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.