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- The earth makes two kinds of movement ________ Rotation and revolution.
- The movement of the earth on its axis every 24 hours (one day) is known as____________Â Rotation.
- The movement of the earth around the sun on its orbit every 365 and ¼ days (one year) is called _________ Revolution.
- The earth rotate on its __________axes
- The earth revolves on its ____________orbits
- Rotation of the earth causes _______day and night, tides, and the raising of the sun from the east and set in the west.
- Revolution causes the dry and wet season in Africa and _____________ in Europe. weather, spring, summer, and autumnÂ
- The solar system is made up of ________________Â the sun, the moon, the stars and the planets.
-  Planets are __________ that move round the sun. Spherical bodies
- The largest planet is ______Â Jupiter.
- The smallest, nearest and hottest planet is_________Â mercury.
- The sun is the center of the _________ and does not move. solar or Planetary system.
- The earth is the _______ planet from the sun. third
- The farthest planet from the sun _____________Â Pluto.
- The only planet that supports life because it has oxygen and water is _____________Â earth.
- The satellite of the earth is the _____________Â moon
- The moon has no light of its own, the moon gets its light from the _Â sun
- The earth is ___________ in shape resembling an egg. Spherical
- A collection of stars is called a __________Â Galaxy
- The name given to the earth and the 9 planets are the ______Â the Universe
- The sun is about _________ Km away from the earth. 150 million km
- Planets are ________ bodies moving around the sun. spherical bodies
- There are nine planets in all namely: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.
- The partial or complete blockage of the light from the sun is called an ________________Â Eclipse.
- When the moon comes between the sun and the earth, thereby blocking sunlight from reaching the earth, it is known as ______________ Eclipse of the sun or (Solar Eclipse).
- What does the moon do during a solar eclipse? The Moon casts a shadow on Earth.
- A day is 24 hours. A long day has _________ hours of sunlight and ________ hours of darkness. 13 hours of sunlight and 11 hours of darkness
- Lands around the Arctic and Antarctic circles or around the north and south Poles are called ___________ because during summer, the sun remains shining for 24 hours a day or all day long. Lands of the midnight sun.
- The summer solstice is when the sun is overhead the __________ on the 21st of June every year. Tropic of Cancer.Â
- Winter Solstice is when the sun is overhead the __________ on the 22nd of December.  Tropic of Capricorn.
- When the earth comes between the sun and the moon thereby blocking sunlight from reaching the moon, this is known as ______Â Eclipse of the moon or (lunar Eclipse).
- Periods of the year when the sun is furthest from the Equator are called _________Â Solstices
- There are two solstices _________ and __________Â Â Summer and winter solstices.
- Equal days and equal nights are called ________________Â Equinoxes.
- There are two kinds of Equinoxes namely ______ and _______ Spring Equinox and Autumnal Equinox
- On ___________ and ___________ September we have equal day and night all over the world. 21st march and 23rd September
- The capital of Britain is __________Â London.
- France is found in the continent of ____________Â Europe.
- The capital of the USA is _____________Â Washington DC.
- The main highlands in America are the ___________Â Appalachian and the Rocky Mountains.
- The longest river in the USA and second in the world is_____Â R Mississippi
- The coldest place in the USA is ____________Â Alaska.
- The motor car capital of the world is ________Â Detroit in America.
- The country that landed the first man on the moon (Nill Armstrong) was ___________Â USA.
- The tallest buildings in the world are found in New York called ___________Â skyScrapers.
- The USA president lives in the ___________Â white House.
- The largest country in Asia is __________Â India.
- Â The capital of India is __________Â New Delhi.
- The main river in India is _________Â River Ganges.(secret River).
- The Rainiest place in the world is ___________Â Cherrapunji in india.
- The only country in the world that cremates or burn dead bodies is ________________Â India.
- The main Religion in India is __________________Â Hinduism.
- The capital of China is ________Â Â Beigin.
- The most thickly populated country in the world is ________Â China.
- The Main religion in China is ________Â Confucianism.
- The largest river in China is_________Â R Shanghai.
- The capital of Russia is _________________Moscow.
- The world largest producer of coffee in the world is ________Â Brazil.
- The most mountainous country in the world is _______Â Switzerland.
- The temperate grassland of Argentina is called __Â Pampas of Argentina.
- The temperate grassland of Canada or North America is called_____Â the Prairie of Canada or of North America.
- The temperate grassland of Russia is called ____Â the Steppes ofÂ
Other Temperate Grasslands of the world are:Â
Other tropical Grasslands of the world are:
- The Campos of BrazilÂ
- The savannah of West Africa
- The Sudan of East Africa
- Llanos of South Africa
- The Queen’s land of Australia
- The Canterbury of New Zealand.
- There are two main forest regions in the world, namely ___ and ___Â Tropical Forest and Coniferous Forests.
- The Suez Canal links the Red sea to the _______Â Mediterranean sea.
- The Panama Canal in Central America links the _________Â Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
- The St Lawrence waterway links the great lake Religion of Central America to the ____________Â Atlantic ocean.
- The Suez canal Links the mediterranean sea and the red sea.
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