Lesson 38 of 84 · Maps and Geography
⭐ 30 XP🗺️ Atlas OutpostStreet Maps and Neighborhoods
Street maps help us find our way around neighborhoods.
🎯 Your mission
Navigate the world like an explorer with a question.
⚡ The twist
Where you live shapes how you live — more than you think.
Mind = Blown
🤯 Russia spans 11 time zones. You could leave on Monday and arrive on Tuesday without traveling for a day.
Then & Now
🌍 The geography you'll learn is the same one your phone's GPS is using right now.
Street maps help us find our way around neighborhoods. They show where streets are and how to get to places like houses, parks, and schools. When we look at a street map, we can see how close different places are to each other, which helps us plan our trips.
Key Facts
Street maps show roads and important places in a neighborhood.
You can use a street map to find your way to school or a friend's house.
Maps can help us understand how neighborhoods are connected.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2What do street maps show?
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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