Maps and globes

• What is a globe?

  Round model of earth
• Globes are useful because they accurately show smaller versions of the continents in its correct positions
• What is an atlas?

  Book of maps
• World atlases show maps of different places on the earth.
• Street atlases show maps of streets in a settlement.
• Road atlases show maps of the roads and routes between settlements
• Satellite images show how the world looks like from space
• Satellites pictures are used to forecast weather, make maps, show damage from natural disasters and examine how land is used
• Cartographers make maps
• Maps provide visual representation of an area, show a particular area, navigation and educational purposes