Maps and Globes

Do you know how to find the library in your town? Can you locate the fire station or the grocery store? Globes and maps help you locate places. Learning how to use globes and maps gives you a better understanding of the world.

Globe Versus A Map

1. Difference between a map and a globe: A map is a flat drawing of the earth, a globe is is a representation of the actual shape of the earth.

2. Land/water: The brown and green masses are land and the blue represents water.

3. Latitude and Longitude: latitude runs east and west, or left and right on a map. Longitude runs north and south or top to bottom. 

4. Cardinal directions: North, South, East. And West. 

5. Oceans: They are- Indian, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, and Southern. 

6. Key: Map symbols help identify various areas on a map. The symbols used will depend on whether its a map of the world or a city map. It may identify mountain ranges, or railroad tracks. 

7. Types of maps: There are maps of the world, of just one country, or even maps of just a specific city. Some are climate maps, some are topographical, or political. Atlas’s contain lots of different map aspects and information.

10. Scale: shows you the distance on a map in a small size, obviously life size maps and globes are not an option when traveling.