Understand that a map is a small picture that stands for a real place
Exercise Difficulty 3 ~3 min hist.gK.s.geo.map_concept.ex_03

Globe Vs Map Distinction

Prompt

Look at this MAP and this GLOBE. Tell me ONE way they are the SAME and ONE way they are DIFFERENT.

M-K-S-GEO-EX-14 Photograph
Sample finished K student map showing all 4 required elements as exemplar.

Sample finished K student map showing all 4 required elements as exemplar.

How it's presented
mode verbal with two sources
Answer criteria
type oral rubric
criteria
  1. names 1 sameness (both show places, both use labels)
  2. names 1 difference (globe is round/3D, map is flat/2D)
Hints
  1. Touch each. What shape is the globe? What shape is the map?
  2. Both show the world or a place, but in different ways.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Believing globe and map are identical
  • Confusing scale (globe shows the whole world, the map may show a small place)