North, South, East, and West

🌍Mission Brief #63

There are four main directions: North, South, East, and West.

🎯 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

🌍 The geography you'll learn is the same one your phone's GPS is using right now.

There are four main directions: North, South, East, and West. North is up, and South is down. East is to the right, and West is to the left. People use these directions to find their way. For example, if you want to go to a friend's house, you can say, 'Go North!'

Key Facts

North is the direction up on a map.

South is down on a map.

East is to the right and West is to the left.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What direction is North on a map?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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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.

Find where everything in your fridge came from this week.

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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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