Social Science - Review unit 1

1. Maps and globes

2. Maps and globes have been created
to help us know how the Earth really
looks like.

3.  Maps show the Earth as flat.
 This is an old map, drew by hand.

4.  This is a modern map, made with a computer.
AWorld map shows the Earth as flat.

5.  Globes show the Earth as a sphere.

6.  Globes show the Earth as it really is, tilted on its axis.

7. Maps and globes have find lots of lines, which help us
locate different places on the Earth’s surface.

8. The Equator is the line which goes horizontally
around the Earth, and divides it into the Southern
and Northern Hemisphere.

9. The lines of latitude go horizontally around the Earth
to show how north or south a place is.
The Equator is also a line of latitude.

10. Lines of longitude go vertically from the North to the
South Pole, to show how east or west a place is.

11. They show important natural
features, such as rivers, lakes,
mountains, etc.
The different colours that we
can see help us know the
elevations of the areas of land.

12. They show the borders between different countries,
capital cities, etc.

14. They show a small area of a town or city.
We use them to find out where a place is and how to get there.
They mainly show man-made features and less natural
features.

15. We use a scale to show areas accurately on a map, and
to know the distance between to places.

16. We can distinguish

23. Take the … line to … station and then take the … line
to… station.