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The Earth
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ClassNotes Team 8 MIN READUPDATED 18 JUN 2026Geography SSS1 First Term
Week 3
The Earth
The shape of the Earth
The earth is not flat. The earth has a spherical shape and slightly flattened at the poles to give a nearly spherical shape. The earth’s shape is better described as a geoid which means, the earth’s shape.
The size of the Earth
The earth is the fifth largest planet in the solar system. The surface area of the earth is approximately 443 million square kilometres (97million square miles). Other important dimensions of the earth are:
- Equatorial circumference = 40,085km
- Equatorial diameter= 12,762km
- Polar circumference = 39,955km
- Polar diameter = 12, 722km
Evidence/Proof of the earth’s sphericity
There are many ways to prove or show that the…