Summary
Happy Learning explains the difference between physical and political maps. A clear, friendly animated lesson that drops easily into a unit, a center, or a quick review.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Geography is the study of Earth's places -- its continents, landforms, and the maps we use to find our way around them.
- What place or geography tool does this video explain?
- How would you find it on a map or globe?
- How is that place different from where you live?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: continent, map, landform, equator, hemisphere, location.
Try it: Find the place from the video on a map or globe and write down two things you notice about it.