Where in the World?
Where in the World?
The big, blue marble
The earth looks like a big, blue marble to astronauts flying in outer space. It’s easy for them to see the round shape of the earth because the astronauts are so far away. But how can you see the…
Places on paper
> a globe is a model of the earth You can’t put a globe in your pocket. A big, round globe is too bulky to carry from place to place. That’s why there are maps. Travelers can easily fold paper…
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a meteorologist using a computer map to forecast the weather a pilot and weather forecaster using flight charts and weather maps
All kinds of maps
Maps show you all kinds of things about the earth and space. The kind of map you probably know best is a road map. This kind of map shows roads, cities, rivers, and important places. You use road…