First, look closely at the map above. Then, as you watch this presentation, think about how people have affected the earth, and how the earth’s regions and climates may have shaped people. Think big picture.

BLUE BEAUTY Photos by Astronaut Sunita Williams Photos by Astronaut Sunita Williams

SANDSTORM LEAVING NORTH AFRICA TOWARDS THE ATLANTIC – CANARY ISLAND.

GIBRALTAR STRAITS

NIGHT ARRIVES BETWEEN EUROPE & AFRICA

SWISS ALPS

ICELAND

BLACK SEA

RED SEA

OUR PLANET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE UNIVERSE AT NIGHT

SPECTACULAR! Satellite photo of Europe and Africa at night on a cloudless day. Lights are already on in Paris, Barcelona but not in London, Lisbon or Madrid, where there is still daylight. You can see the Azores in the middle of the ocean. A little below Madeira and further Canary Islands and Cape Verde. You can observe the continent platforms from the British Isles to Canada and Iceland in the middle.

France Iceland Italy ContinentalPlatform England ÁFRICA Already night time here. Spain Atlantic Ocean Cabo Verde Island Canary Islands Islas de la Madera y Azores

Grande São Paulo Rio de Janeiro Belo Horizonte Salvador Atlantic Ocean Brazilian Continental Platform. NIGHTFALL IN BRAZIL

Grande São Paulo Rio de Janeiro Salvador Recife Fortaleza Brasília Goiânia Uberlândia Belo Horizonte Florianópolis

NIGHTFALL IN USA

The biggest concentration of lights (from top to bottom) are the cities of Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington. MiamiHouston Dallas Chicago Still daylight in California. Puerto Rico

Isn’t it Magnificent? Now, so that our children can continue to benefit from this beauty for generations, help them to understand perspective that we are all in this together!

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Now, think about the pictures you saw and making inferences, answer the following questions. 1.What regions of the world are the most and least populous? 2.At night, why are there areas darker than others? 3.Is there a connection between earth’s resources and population? 4.Did you know that the earth is so tiny compared to the sun?