Masterclass Online dec 2021

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Geography 

Welcome! 

Please join!

What are we going to do?

• What is geography?
• Geography at Sintermeertencollege
• Quiz
• Q&A 

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use the code (see below)

Good luck :)

Geography

Geography 

at Sintermeertencollege

• In year 1, 2 and 3 two lessons  a week.
• Books (text- and workbooks) and online materials.
• Bricks: English written books for Dutch schools.

Time for a quiz

The Hague is the capital of the Netherlands.

1. True
2. False

A long long time ago the world looked like this.

1. True
2. False

Plate tectonics

The earth consists of tectonic plates, these plates moves in a process we call plate tectonics or continental drift.

These movements cause earthquakes.
Some plates are small (e.g. Carribbean Plate) others are huge (e.g. Eurasian plate).

Iceland is located on two tectonic plates.

1. True
2. False

Plate tectonics

The earth consists of tectonic plates, these plates moves in a process we call plate tectonics or continental drift.

These movements cause earthquakes.
Some plates are small (e.g. Carribbean Plate) others are huge (e.g. Eurasian plate).

The heaviest earthquake in the Netherlands took place in Groningen.

1. True
2. False

Deep in the crust, below the Waddenzee, we can find old parts of a volcano.

1. True
2. False

The highest point of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is the Vaalserberg

1. True
2. False

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Sydney is the capital of Australia

1. True
2. False

Antarctica contains 90% of all fresh water in the world.

1. True
2. False

How high is Mount Everest?

Geography is about:

- the natural world and the forces that shape the Earth's crust

- the people (like you and me) living here together on planet Earth

- how we can make the world a better place by understandig how it works

Any questions?

Thank you

 for your attention!