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Read & Re ect

Mr. Ross is a social studies teacher. He tells his students that he

wants to travel to Japan, but he doesn’t know which

continent Japan is located in. He asks his students to

help him nd the answer. Jasmine, a student in his

class, brings a globe and spins it, searching for

Japan, and then tells him it is in Asia. Was using a

globe the right choice?

Read & Re ect

Salma’s mom is taking her to visit her friend Mark,

but she doesn’t know where Mark lives. Salma

runs to her room to bring a globe to see which

road to take.

What do you think Salma’s mom will tell her?

Read & Re ect

Lily was checking the globe and she found that

there are three main colors covering the Earth:

yellow, green, and blue. What do you think those

colors represent?

Conclusion

Maps and globes are both used to nd places. However, a globe is the

right choice when you want to see where a certain continent is located,

while a map is a better choice when you want to see where a speci c

road is in a particular city.
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