UNIT: GEOGRAPHY
Map Skills
WEEK 17
EXPANSIVE HORIZONS
World Map
Globes
The world is a big place. You would have to travel 25,000 miles to go all the way around the middle of the Earth. However, you don’t have to travel at all to see what the Earth looks like. Globes are 3D models of the Earth. They show the shape of our planet. You can see where water and land are located. Globes show us the big picture.
Globe
GUIDING QUESTION
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
How do I read a map?
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