Globes and Maps

Talking Points!

What shape is the Earth?

What are the big areas not in blue?

Why is there so much blue?

How are the globe and world map similar? Different?

How many continents are there? Oceans?

Globes and MapsTerms to know:

1.Hemisphere: half of a sphere (globe) created by the Prime Meridian and Equator

2.Equator: An imaginary line around the MIDDLE of the Earth that divides the NORTHERN and SOUTHERN Hemispheres.

3.Prime meridian: An imaginary line that divides the globe into EASTERN and WESTERN Hemispheres.

Globes and MapsTerms to know:

1. Hemisphere:

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2. Equator:

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3. Prime meridian

Globes and MapsMaps are used to display information.

The Equator and Prime Meridian divide the globe into FOUR hemispheres.

The FOUR hemispheres are NORTHERN, SOUTHERN, EASTERN, and WESTERN.