MY PLACE IN THE WORLD
MY PASSPORT
THE WORLD IS A WONDERFUL PLACE WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF ENVIRONMENTS, CLIMATES AND ANIMALS. IT IS MADE UP OF OCEANS AND CONTINENTS. CONTINENTS ARE MADE OF COUNTRIES, WHICH ARE MADE UP OF CITIES WHERE DIFFERENT POPULATIONS LIVE. ARE YOU READY TO EXPLORE IT?
ARE YOU READY TO EMBARK ON THIS JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD? GET YOUR PASSPORT READY! Draw your self-portrait on the passport, or stick a picture of yourself in the space. Then, in the text box, make up a stamp for each country you have visited. Use your fingertips dipped in some ground coffee.
Find your place in the world! Complete this drawing coloring all the parts that make it up, use the outlines to help you!
ME
HOME
CITY
COUNTRY
CONTINENT
NAME: SURNAME:
PLANET
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MY PLACE IN THE WORLD
MY PASSPORT
THE WORLD IS A WONDERFUL PLACE WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF ENVIRONMENTS, CLIMATES AND ANIMALS. IT IS MADE UP OF OCEANS AND CONTINENTS. CONTINENTS ARE MADE OF COUNTRIES, WHICH ARE MADE UP OF CITIES WHERE DIFFERENT POPULATIONS LIVE. ARE YOU READY TO EXPLORE IT?
ARE YOU READY TO EMBARK ON THIS JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD? GET YOUR PASSPORT READY! Draw your self-portrait on the passport, or stick a picture of yourself in the space. Then, in the text box, make up a stamp for each country you have visited. Use your fingertips dipped in some ground coffee.
Find your place in the world! Complete this drawing coloring all the parts that make it up, use the outlines to help you!
ME
HOME
CITY
COUNTRY
CONTINENT
NAME: SURNAME:
PLANET
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HOUSES AROUND THE WORLD
Continents are positioned like this in the world:
IN YOUR JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD, YOU WILL DISCOVER LOTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSES, DIFFERENT IN SHAPE AND SIZE BUT ALSO FOR THE MATERIALS USED. Each continent has typical houses. Match each house to the continent where you would find it.
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AFRICA
ASIA
OCEANIA
EUROPE
SOUTH AMERICA
NORTH AMERICA
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HOUSES AROUND THE WORLD
Continents are positioned like this in the world:
IN YOUR JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD, YOU WILL DISCOVER LOTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSES, DIFFERENT IN SHAPE AND SIZE BUT ALSO FOR THE MATERIALS USED. Each continent has typical houses. Match each house to the continent where you would find it.
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AFRICA
ASIA
OCEANIA
EUROPE
SOUTH AMERICA
NORTH AMERICA
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THE CONTINENTS HERE WE ARE FINALLY, AT THE CONTINENTS! THEY ARE THOSE 7 AREAS OF LAND THAT YOU CAN SEE SCATTERED AROUND THE OCEANS ON THE MAP. Color each continent, as in the example, using the same color as the outlines. Which continent do you live in?
EUROPE NORTH AMERICA ASIA
SOUTH AMERICA
AFRICA
OCEANIA
ANTARCTICA 10
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THE CONTINENTS HERE WE ARE FINALLY, AT THE CONTINENTS! THEY ARE THOSE 7 AREAS OF LAND THAT YOU CAN SEE SCATTERED AROUND THE OCEANS ON THE MAP. Color each continent, as in the example, using the same color as the outlines. Which continent do you live in?
EUROPE NORTH AMERICA ASIA
SOUTH AMERICA
AFRICA
OCEANIA
ANTARCTICA 10
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EUROPE
VEGETATION IN EUROPE
WHICH CONTINENT IS IT?
DID YOU KNOW THAT PLANTS AND ANIMALS CHANGE ACCORDING TO WHERE THEY ARE ON THE PLANET? IN THE NORTH, WE FIND PLANTS AND ANIMALS THAT ARE USED TO LIVING IN THE COLD, WHEREAS IN THE SOUTH YOU CAN FIND THOSE THAT NEED MORE WARMTH TO SURVIVE. Find out what the vegetation is like in the European continent, where there are 4 different types of climate and vegetation, too!
Find out by joining the dots.
TUNDRA
TAIGA
BROADLEAVED FOREST
MEDITERRANEAN SCRUB
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The OLIVE is a very common tree in southern Europe. Olive oil is made from the fruits of this tree and is used as a typical seasoning in Mediterranean cooking.
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EUROPE
VEGETATION IN EUROPE
WHICH CONTINENT IS IT?
DID YOU KNOW THAT PLANTS AND ANIMALS CHANGE ACCORDING TO WHERE THEY ARE ON THE PLANET? IN THE NORTH, WE FIND PLANTS AND ANIMALS THAT ARE USED TO LIVING IN THE COLD, WHEREAS IN THE SOUTH YOU CAN FIND THOSE THAT NEED MORE WARMTH TO SURVIVE. Find out what the vegetation is like in the European continent, where there are 4 different types of climate and vegetation, too!
Find out by joining the dots.
TUNDRA
TAIGA
BROADLEAVED FOREST
MEDITERRANEAN SCRUB
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The OLIVE is a very common tree in southern Europe. Olive oil is made from the fruits of this tree and is used as a typical seasoning in Mediterranean cooking.
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ASIA
ASIAN PEAKS
WHICH CONTINENT IS IT? Find out by joining the dots.
THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS IN THE WORLD ARE IN ASIA! Put the mountains in order of height, placing the stickers at the bottom of the page in the correct order. Use the frames to help you.
EVEREST 29,029 FT (8,848 M)
K2 28,251 FT (8,611 M)
KANGCHENJUNGA 28,169 FT (8,586 M)
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The roots of the MANGROVE tree are an important habitat for animals and they protect the land from flooding.
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ASIA
ASIAN PEAKS
WHICH CONTINENT IS IT? Find out by joining the dots.
THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS IN THE WORLD ARE IN ASIA! Put the mountains in order of height, placing the stickers at the bottom of the page in the correct order. Use the frames to help you.
EVEREST 29,029 FT (8,848 M)
K2 28,251 FT (8,611 M)
KANGCHENJUNGA 28,169 FT (8,586 M)
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The roots of the MANGROVE tree are an important habitat for animals and they protect the land from flooding.
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ANTARCTICA
IN THE PENGUIN’S TRACKS
ANTARCTICA IS THAT PART OF THE EARTH THAT SURROUNDS THE SOUTH POLE. If we imagine looking straight in front of us on the map, what shape will Antarctica have? Find out below!
DO YOU RECOGNIZE AN EMPEROR PENGUIN’S FOOTPRINTS AMONGST THOSE OF THE OTHER ANIMALS? Look carefully at the footprints and only circle the penguin’s ones.
COLOR ANTARCTICA AS SEEN HEAD ON. Look at it carefully on the colored map and then color it in on the map beside it. 1
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Given its climate, trees don’t grow in Antarctica. Only MOSSES and LICHENS and in some areas low lying plants grow during the short summer.
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ANTARCTICA
IN THE PENGUIN’S TRACKS
ANTARCTICA IS THAT PART OF THE EARTH THAT SURROUNDS THE SOUTH POLE. If we imagine looking straight in front of us on the map, what shape will Antarctica have? Find out below!
DO YOU RECOGNIZE AN EMPEROR PENGUIN’S FOOTPRINTS AMONGST THOSE OF THE OTHER ANIMALS? Look carefully at the footprints and only circle the penguin’s ones.
COLOR ANTARCTICA AS SEEN HEAD ON. Look at it carefully on the colored map and then color it in on the map beside it. 1
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2
Given its climate, trees don’t grow in Antarctica. Only MOSSES and LICHENS and in some areas low lying plants grow during the short summer.
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DIVING INTO THE OCEANS THERE ARE ALWAYS GREATER DEPTHS IN THE OCEAN, WHERE THE WATER IS COLDER AND WHERE IT GETS DARKER, UNTIL YOU GET TO THE ABYSS. Different fish live in the 5 different ocean layers, they are used to living in that kind of light and temperature. Discover what they are! Stick the stickers in the correct places and use the colors of the frames to help you.
EPIPELAGIC ZONE 20°C (68°F)
MESOPELAGIC ZONE 4°C (39°F)
BATHYPELAGIC ZONE 4°C (39°F)
ABYSSOPELAGIC ZONE 2°C (35°F)
HADOPELAGIC ZONE -2°C (28°F)
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DIVING INTO THE OCEANS THERE ARE ALWAYS GREATER DEPTHS IN THE OCEAN, WHERE THE WATER IS COLDER AND WHERE IT GETS DARKER, UNTIL YOU GET TO THE ABYSS. Different fish live in the 5 different ocean layers, they are used to living in that kind of light and temperature. Discover what they are! Stick the stickers in the correct places and use the colors of the frames to help you.
EPIPELAGIC ZONE 20°C (68°F)
MESOPELAGIC ZONE 4°C (39°F)
BATHYPELAGIC ZONE 4°C (39°F)
ABYSSOPELAGIC ZONE 2°C (35°F)
HADOPELAGIC ZONE -2°C (28°F)
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WHAT’S THE WEATHER LIKE IN THE WORLD? FIND OUT WHAT THE WEATHER IS USUALLY LIKE IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD. Color the areas of the map corresponding to the climate that characterizes that area, looking at the numbers and the symbols. What’s the climate like where you live?
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1=
ARCTIC CLIMATE
2=
TEMPERATE CLIMATE
3=
TROPICAL CLIMATE
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1
1 2
1 1
1
1
1
1 2 2
2 2
3
3
3
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 2
2 2 1
2
1
1 1
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WHAT’S THE WEATHER LIKE IN THE WORLD? FIND OUT WHAT THE WEATHER IS USUALLY LIKE IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD. Color the areas of the map corresponding to the climate that characterizes that area, looking at the numbers and the symbols. What’s the climate like where you live?
1
1=
ARCTIC CLIMATE
2=
TEMPERATE CLIMATE
3=
TROPICAL CLIMATE
1
1
1 2
1 1
1
1
1
1 2 2
2 2
3
3
3
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 2
2 2 1
2
1
1 1
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WHO CAN SURVIVE ARCTIC TEMPERATURES? WHO CAN SURVIVE ARCTIC COLD? Complete the tangram to find out which animal is well prepared to survive in such low temperatures.
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WHO CAN SURVIVE THE TROPICAL HEAT? WHO CAN SURVIVE TROPICAL TEMPERATURES? IN QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, TEMPERATURES CAN REACH 49.5°C (121°F). A species that is used to this extreme heat is the night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis): a shy bird that only comes out at night and hides in the plants during the day. Complete the puzzle to find out what it looks like.
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WHO CAN SURVIVE ARCTIC TEMPERATURES? WHO CAN SURVIVE ARCTIC COLD? Complete the tangram to find out which animal is well prepared to survive in such low temperatures.
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WHO CAN SURVIVE THE TROPICAL HEAT? WHO CAN SURVIVE TROPICAL TEMPERATURES? IN QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, TEMPERATURES CAN REACH 49.5°C (121°F). A species that is used to this extreme heat is the night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis): a shy bird that only comes out at night and hides in the plants during the day. Complete the puzzle to find out what it looks like.
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PLANET EARTH Mercurio
AND SO WE HAVE TRAVELLED BEYOND THE WORLD: INTO THE UNIVERSE.
MERCURY
Find out where planet Earth is in the solar system. Stick the stickers of the other planets in the right place. Use the color of the orbits to help you.
EARTH Terra
SUN
Where is planet Earth? Draw a heart next to it. Giove JUPITER URANUS Urano VENUS Venere
PLUTO
SATURN Saturno
Plutone NEPTUNE Nettuno
MARS Marte
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PLANET EARTH Mercurio
AND SO WE HAVE TRAVELLED BEYOND THE WORLD: INTO THE UNIVERSE.
MERCURY
Find out where planet Earth is in the solar system. Stick the stickers of the other planets in the right place. Use the color of the orbits to help you.
EARTH Terra
SUN
Where is planet Earth? Draw a heart next to it. Giove JUPITER URANUS Urano VENUS Venere
PLUTO
SATURN Saturno
Plutone NEPTUNE Nettuno
MARS Marte
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