Discover Our Amazing World with Globes!

You will discover amazing tools that help you explore our whole world! A globe is a special round ball that shows you what Earth looks like from space. When you spin a globe, you can find where elephants live in Africa or where penguins waddle in cold places. You will also learn about Reading Simple Maps and see how flat maps are different from round globes.

A globe is a round ball that shows our whole planet Earth. You can hold it in your hands and spin it around just like our real Earth spins in space. When you look at a globe, you see all the land and water on our planet at the same time.

You might find globes in your classroom, library, or at home. They help you see where different countries are and where oceans flow around the world. You can point to where you live and find faraway places too!

Globes are round like balls, but maps are flat like pieces of paper. Both show you the same Earth, just in different ways. You can spin a globe to see all sides, but a flat map shows everything at once.

Maps hang on walls or lie flat on tables. You will learn more about Reading Simple Maps and discover how they show places from above, like looking down from an airplane.

Globe: A round ball that shows you what our whole Earth looks like, with all the countries and oceans you can spin around to explore.

Map: A flat piece of paper that shows you places from above, like streets and buildings in your neighborhood.

Overhead View: Looking down at something from high up, like when you see your backyard from the sky or an airplane.

Aerial Photo: A special picture taken from way up high that shows big areas like neighborhoods with tiny houses and streets.

Earth: Our round planet where we live, with land and water that you can see on globes and maps.

Countries: Different places around the world where people live, like where you live or where elephants and penguins have their homes.

You can spin your globe to go on treasure hunts around the world! Try finding where your favorite animals live or where your family came from. Point to different countries and oceans as you explore.

Practice using Basic Directions to find places on your globe. You can also learn Position Words to describe where countries are located.

You already know about different Types of Landforms like mountains and hills. You also understand Bodies of Water like rivers and lakes. Now you will see how all these places look on a round globe!

Learning about globes connects to many other geography skills you will discover. You will explore Reading Simple Maps to understand flat maps alongside round globes. Basic Directions and Position Words help you describe where places are on your globe.

After understanding globes, you will learn about Map Elements and Map Keys and Symbols. You will also discover Simple Cardinal Directions and practice Using a Compass Rose to find directions on maps and globes.

Your globe adventures will prepare you to learn about Continents and Oceans and explore Local Geography in your own community.