Lesson 1.1 Using Maps and Globes

1. What is a book of different types of maps called?

• atlas

• globe

• map

2. How are maps different from globes? Select two.

• I don't know

• Maps are flat and two-dimensional.

• Globes are three-dimensional.

What is one way to describe a globe or its purpose?

• It's pretty

• It's used to tell time

• Globes provide a model of earth.

What is one way that maps may change or distort the way places appear?

• Continents may look larger compared to each other on maps.

• Continents may look smaller to each other on maps.

What are some different features globes might show? Select 3.

• they are the perfect models of the earth

• physical features like mountains or political features like borders

• some globes show borders of continents and oceans