Lesson 3 of 84 · Maps and Geography
⭐ 30 XP🗺️ Atlas OutpostNorth, South, East, and West
North, South, East, and West are directions that help us find our way.
🎯 Your mission
Connect the place to the people.
⚡ The twist
Maps lie a little — they always have to.
Mind = Blown
🤯 Africa is bigger than China, India, the US, and most of Europe — combined.
Then & Now
🌍 The geography you'll learn is the same one your phone's GPS is using right now.
North, South, East, and West are directions that help us find our way. If you face North, East is to your right, South is behind you, and West is to your left. Knowing these directions helps us understand where places are on a map.
Key Facts
North is always up on a map.
East is to the right of North.
Knowing directions helps us find places.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2What direction is to the right of North?
Why this still matters
Every label on the food in your kitchen says where it traveled from.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find where everything in your fridge came from this week.
For the dinner table
“If you could live anywhere on Earth, where would it be — and why?”
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