Ocean Maps and the Sea Floor

Mission Brief #78

🎯 Your mission

Connect the place to the people.

⚡ The twist

Maps lie a little — they always have to.

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Road maps and highway atlases help drivers plan trips. They show interstates, rest stops, and distances between cities. Many people now use digital maps instead.

Key facts

Remember these

1The equator divides Earth into hemispheres.
2Scale shows real distance on a map.
3North is usually at the top.

Then & Now

🌍 Where things are still decides who gets what.

Question 1 of 2

What does map scale tell you?

How sure?😐 maybe

Question 2 of 2

What do latitude lines measure?

How sure?😐 maybe

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