maps and globes

What is a map?

• a drawing of a place; shows what a place looks like from above (a bird’s eye view) 
• Maps are tools to help us find where we are and where we’re going
• Maps are flat
• All of the above

What is a globe?

• a round model of the Earth 
• Globes are shaped like a sphere (ball) because Earth is shaped like a sphere.
• All of the above

What are the five parts of a map?

• the title,  map legend or map key (and the symbols)
• compass rose and scale. 
• the title, compass rose, map legend or map key (and the symbols), and scale 

What does the map title tell you?

• tells you where to go
• tells what the map is about; tells what the map will show you
• tells you how to get lost

What is compass rose?

• a pointer that is used to show directions and to locate places on a map using direction
• places to go
• you find it on a map

What does a map key or legend tell you?

• it tell you about the symbols of a school
• it tells you about the symbols of globe
• tells what the symbols on a map stand for 

What are symbols in a map?

• symbols that stand for object
• small drawings or a colors that stands for something on the map
• pictures

What is a scale on a map?

• a short measurement on a map (such as an inch) that allows you to measure very long distances such as miles
• shows you how far places are from each other
• All of the above