Maps & Globes

Globes

Poll

Which of these do you think is a model of the Earth?

A Globe is....

a model of the Earth.

Globe Facts

• A globe is a model of the earth.

• A globe is a special kind of map.

• We can see water and land on a globe

• There are continents, countries, and oceans on a globe.

• A globe is round like a basketball.

Multiple Choice

A globe is _____________.

Earth

• The earth is divided into four hemispheres.

• Hemi means two.

Multiple Choice

How many hemispheres does the Earth have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Equator

• runs east and west

• imaginary line that runs across the middle of the Earth like a belt.

• Horizontal lines parallel to the equator are lines of latitude.

Prime Meridian

• vertical lines that run North and South.

• Prime Meridian runs through Greenwich.

• This line is 0 degrees.

• Every spot on the planet by its distance east or west of this line.

Multiple Choice

Which lines run East to West?

• parallels

• meridians

Multiple Choice

Which lines run North to South?

• parallels

• meridians

Poll

If I wanted to find a location of an ocean, which tool would be best to be able to be used?

Multiple Choice

Blue on a globe represents....

• land

• water

Multiple Choice

Green on a map represents...

• water

• land