World's largest MPA declared in Antarctica

Read this piece of news related to the Ross Sea, a recently declared marine protected area in Antarctica. 

Please, answer these questions after reading this piece of news:
1. How large is this area if compared with Spain?
2. What is this area protected from?
3. Why is the Ross Sea so important for animal life? 
4. Will fishing be possible in a future?
5. How did Lewis Pugh draw attention to the Ross Sea?
6. Who is Philippa Ross?

English | Unit 1: The economic activity

Here you have the English materials and exercises related to Unit 1 The economic activity. Please, download and print this material. Remember that it will represent a 10% of the questions in the next test.

Jay Walking about Geography

Watch this video in which famous American TV host Jay Leno asks people about Geography. Are they skilled enough to answer correctly?

The National Geographic Bee

The National Geographic Bee is a nation-wide event that tests students' knowledge about geography. It takes place every year in the United States. In the following link you can test how much you know about geography:

Today's GeoBee Quizz

In the following video, newscaster Soledad O'Brien asks some people about geography. Do you think they are good enough in this subject?

English | Unit 0: The physical map of the Earth

Here you have the English materials related to the refreshing contents of physical Geography.

Fire in Bangladesh factory

Click on the link to go to this piece of news.

Trabajando con mapas mudos

Para trabajar con mapas mudos debes seguir las instrucciones que te doy más adelante. Los mapas los puedes descargar e imprimir desde los siguientes enlaces:

Mapa del mundo

Escribe los nombres de los continentes y océanos y localiza los accidentes geográficos del ejercicio 1 de la página 161 del libro. No olvides indicar también en tu cuaderno el tipo de accidentes.

Europa física
Coloca el nombre de los principales accidentes geográficos: cordilleras, picos, penínsulas; océanos, mares, ríos, lagos e islas.

España física
Coloca el nombre de las principales unidades de relieve.

***NOTA IMPORTANTE***
Para escribir los nombres de los accidentes geográficos en los mapas debes usar BOLÍGRAFOS DE TRES COLORES DIFERENTES:
NEGRO para el relieve (montañas, mesetas, etc.)
AZUL para la hidrografía (océanos, mares, lagos, ríos,...)
VERDE para el relieve costero (islas, penínsulas, cabos, golfos,..)