Maps and Globes

A globe is a round model of Earth; a map is a flat drawing from above. Home, city, state, country, continent, Earth.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 1

A globe is a round model of Earth. It shows land and water, just like Earth from space.
A map is a flat drawing of a place, as if you were a bird looking down. Maps can show a room, a town, a state, or the whole world.
On maps and globes, blue usually shows water, and green or brown shows land.
Places fit inside bigger places: my home is in my city, my city is in Georgia, Georgia is in the United States, on North America, on Earth.
Your turn! Put these places in order, from smallest to biggest.

Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:

MGS.7 — Map and Globe Skill 7: use a map to explain impact of geography on historical and current events