Kindergarten Social Studies
Geography
Unit 2
Geography
Geography
What does our country look like from above? Maps and globes help us see what places look like if we were seeing them from the sky!
What does our country look like from above? Maps and globes help us see what places look like if we were seeing them from the sky!
This is a map of all the places in the world. The green parts are the land, or where people live. The blue is water! There's a lot of water on Earth.
This is a map of all the places in the world. The green parts are the land, or where people live. The blue is water! There's a lot of water on Earth.
Maps
Maps
A map is a drawing of a place from above.
A map is a drawing of a place from above.
A map shows places smaller than they are. We can't draw places as big as they are...that would be huge!
A map shows places smaller than they are. We can't draw places as big as they are...that would be huge!
This is the Earth, where we live. It is round, like a ball.
This is the Earth, where we live. It is round, like a ball.
Globes
Globes
A globe is like a round map. Because the Earth is not flat (it is round), a globe is a better way to look at places! It's like a model of the Earth.
A globe is like a round map. Because the Earth is not flat (it is round), a globe is a better way to look at places! It's like a model of the Earth.
This is a globe! It is a lot smaller than the actual Earth.
This is a globe! It is a lot smaller than the actual Earth.
Watch this video on how globes are better tools than maps!
Watch this video on how globes are better tools than maps!