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Unit 2: The Planet Earth
Image shows different spheres interacting. Mount Tasman, South Island, New Zealand.
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OBJECTIVES• Present the basics of Earth’s shape and
size• Define and highlight the five spheres of
the Earth System• Explore the Earth’s hemispheres• Highlight the general characteristics of
Earth’s landmasses• Introduce the world’s ocean basins and
the topographic characteristics of the seafloor
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The Earth’s Geometry and Size
Due to rotation, the Earth is more elliptical than spherical.
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The exaggerated Earth showing mountainous terrain
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The smooth Earth more realistically drawn
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The Earth’s Interacting Spheres
Earth’s sphere’s video: http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es0102/es0102page01.cfm
Source: http://caaltd.org/images/rainforest/biosphere1.jpg
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Distribution of land and sea
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The Land HemisphereThis half of the globe contains most of the Earth’s
landmasses which surround Africa.
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World ocean floor reveals features below the ocean’s waters
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Features of the continental margins
Source: http://content.answcdn.com/main/content/img/McGrawHill/Encyclopedia/images/CE159100FG0010.gif