North, South, East, and West

🌍Mission Brief #3

North, South, East, and West help us find directions.

🎯 Your mission

Navigate the world like an explorer with a question.

⚡ The twist

Maps lie a little — they always have to.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 There's a country (Vatican City) that's smaller than most golf courses.

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Then & Now

🌍 Where things are still decides who gets what.

North, South, East, and West help us find directions. North is where the sun rises in the morning. South is the opposite of North. East is to the right of North, and West is to the left. Knowing these directions helps us read maps better.

Key Facts

North shows where the sun rises.

South is the opposite of North.

East is to the right of North.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Where does the sun rise?

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Why this still matters

Every label on the food in your kitchen says where it traveled from.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Pull up a map and find a country you've never heard of. Look up one fact.

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For the dinner table

“If you could live anywhere on Earth, where would it be — and why?”

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