The direction of the Earth’s rotation,
as it revolves (travels) around the Sun.

How do we use a Globe?
North
Equator
West East
South
First, we have to learn how to tell directions.

Understanding the Globe
North
West East
0, 0
South

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Latitude
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d Larry the long legged Giraffe hiked up and down the trails.
While Dominic the Donkey with the attitude walked around in circles.
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Compass Rose
A compass rose is a design on a map
that shows directions. It shows north,
south, east, west, northeast, northwest,
southeast, and southwest.
NW NE
On the compass rose, only north is filled
in. Fill in the rest of the directions on the
compass rose, using the standard
abbreviations:
•N=North,
•S=South,
•E=East,
W E
•W=West,
•NE=Northeast,
•NW=Northwest,
•SE=Southeast,
•SW=Southwest. SW SE
When north is at the top of the compass
rose (as it often is), south is at the bottom,
east is on the right, and west is on the left.
Northeast is between north and east, S
northwest is between north and west,
southeast is between south and east, and
southwest is between south and west.

The Compass Rose has many different designs, below are a few.
It should always put on the map with the North pointing Northward.

Most historians agree
that the magnetic
compass originated in
China. A Chinese
scholar described a
magnetic compass in a
text dated about 83
AD. The first magnetic
compasses designed
for navigation were
probably developed in
the 11th century by
navigators in China
and Europe.
National Maritime
Museum/Dorling
Kindersley

Magnetic
North attracts
the needle in
the compass to
ALWAYS
point towards
the
North Pole.

1. Africa
2. Antarctica
3. Asia
4. Australia
5. Europe
6. North America
7. South America

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1. Africa
1. Africa
2. Antarctica
2. Antarctica
3. Asia
3. Asia
4. Australia
? 4. Australia
5. Europe (Greenland which is part of Demark)
5. Europe
6. North America
6. North America
7. South America
7. South America
?

How do they make a map from the globe?

Werner projection
Goode homolosine projection
Mollweide projection

Map from C.I.A. website: cia.gov

0 50 100
Distance Scale
National Legend / Map Key
Capital National Border State Border
State Border State Capital
Railroad Track
Compass Rose
Trail
Airport
Mountains
Bus Depot
River
Police
Hospital

Sources:
Wikipedia.com
Central Intelligence Agency: CIA.com
Scholastic.com
Encarta.com
flashearth.com
National Geographic.com
Created By Lisa M. Juliano-Coudriet