SOCIAL SCIENCE NOTES FOR (PAK TURK MAARIF SCHOLARSHIP) 2024
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1. Types of maps.
Here are 5 common types:
1. Political: Focused on borders and administrative divisions, perfect for understanding countries and states.
2. Physical: Showcasing mountains, rivers, and oceans, ideal for exploring the Earth's natural features.
3. Road: Highlighting highways and streets, essential for planning your next road trip.
4. Topographic: Detailed maps revealing elevation with contour lines, helpful for hikers and adventurers.
5. Thematic: Focusing on specific themes like climate or population density, offering insights beyond basic geography.
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2. Time zones:
Time Zones: Earth's Clock Puzzle
- Imagine Earth sliced like a cake, dividing sunshine and darkness. Each "slice" is a time zone, roughly 1 hour apart.
- But wait! Landmasses mess things up, leading to half-hour or even 15-minute zones like Nepal's.
- Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the base, with zones adding or subtracting hours (e.g., GMT+5 for India).
- Crossing zones? Time travel magic! Except your body adjusts slowly, leading to jet lag.
- So next time you call abroad, remember: time zones keep our global clock ticking!
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3. Climate change:
Earth's long-term shift in temperature and weather patterns, primarily caused by human activities releasing greenhouse gases. 2) This warming triggers rising sea levels, extreme weather, and widespread ecosystem disruption.
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4. Import -export, inflation:
Here are the definitions of import, export, and inflation in two lines each:
- Import: Bringing goods and services into a country, often purchased from foreign producers.
- Export: Sending goods and services out of a country, often sold to foreign consumers.
- Inflation: A general increase in prices over time, which reduces the purchasing power of money.
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5. Grid Reference:
A grid reference is a unique code that pinpoint a location on a map using vertical and horizontal lines, similar to an address for map squares. Think of it as coordinates for land, written as easting then northing numbers or letters.
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