Imagine drawing a picture of the world on a flat piece of paper, that's what ancient maps were like! Some people even thought the Earth was round, and they drew it in special ways. These maps helped explorers find new places, and today we still use some of those same shapes to understand where everything is.
Examples
- A child draws a round Earth on paper to show their parents where Africa is.
- A sailor uses a simple map with stars to find his way across the sea.
- An artist paints a map of the world that looks like a chicken egg.
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See also
- How Do Maps Help Us Find Our Way?
- Why Do We Need ‘Time Zones’?
- How Did the ‘First Map’ Change How Humans See the World?
- What Causes ‘Time Zones’ and How Did They Start?
- How Do Maps Help Us Understand the World?
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