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Snowdrop Bay Globe Room

Use a globe and world map labels to find places around Earth.

Read the globe description

Listen as your teacher reads about a globe in a snowy town. Then answer the questions.

The Globe Room

Snowdrop Bay is a snowy town. Its library has a warm Globe Room. Ms. Imani puts a world globe on a table. The globe models Earth. Arctic Ocean is at the top; Antarctica is at the bottom. On a flat world map beside the globe, North America is on the left. The United States is a country in North America. South America is below North America. Across the Atlantic Ocean are Europe and Africa. Asia is east of Europe. Australia is southeast of Asia. Pacific Ocean lies between Asia and Australia on one side and North and South America on the other. Indian Ocean is between Africa, Asia, and Australia. Southern Ocean circles Antarctica. A flat world map can show the same labels.

1.
The United States is in which continent?
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2.
On the globe in the room, what land is below North America?
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3.

At the top of the globe is the .

4.
Match each place to its clue from the globe description.
5.
What is a globe?
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6.
Circle the two details that give the location of the United States.

Sort the globe labels

Sort the labels into continents and oceans. Then use the description to compare locations.

7.
Sort each label into the right group.
8.
Which list has only continents?
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9.
A child wants to point to the water between Asia and Australia on one side and North and South America on the other. Which label should the child find?
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10.
After finding Antarctica at the bottom, which ocean should a child look for around it?
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11.
A child wants to find Asia. Which clue should the child use?
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12.
Circle the two details that compare the globe with a flat world map.

Use the globe skill

Think about how to find the United States and use details from the passage.

13.
Mina finds the label North America but not the United States. What should she do next?
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14.
Match each ocean to its clue from the globe description.
15.
Explain how a child can find the United States on the globe or world map. Name its continent and use one location detail from the passage.