MAPS

HOW TO USE MAPS

MAPS HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE LANDSCAPE AROUND YOU, LIKE WHERE THE MOUNTAINS OR STREETS ARE THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR OR LOST IN.

 

THERE ARE MAPS OF MOST PLACES IN THE WORLD, THEY ARE USED WHEN PEOPLE TRAVEL TO OTHER COUNTRIES ON HOLIDAY, FOR EXAMPLE.

 

GOOGLE MAPS IS AN ONLINE MAP OF THE WORLD. YOU CAN LOOK UP ANY ADDRESS AND USE STREET VIEW OR A SATELITE PHOTO TO LOOK AT ALL PLACES IN THE WORLD. GO TO GOOGLE MAPS WEBSITE.

 

POLITICAL WORLD MAP

THIS IS A POLITICAL MAP OF THE WORLD NAMING SOME OF THE LARGEST COUNTRIES.

 

GEOGRAPHICAL MAP OF THE OCEANS

THIS IS A GEOGRAPHICAL MAP OF THE OCEANS AND LARGEST NAVEL AREAS.

THE WORLD IS ROUND

WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE WORLD MAP, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THE WORLD IS ROUND.

 

HERE YOU CAN SEE THE WORLD TURNING AS A GLOBE TO SHOW DIFFERENT PARTS. THE ORANGE DOT (BOTTOM, LEFT) SHOWS THE MOVEMENT AND THE GREEN DOT (TOP LEFT) MARKS THE SAME PART ON THE FIRST AND LAST GLOBE

 

 

ON A MAP WE CAN ONLY SHOW ONE SIDE OF THE WORLD. THIS MEANS THAT THE PARTS THAT LOOK FURTHEST AWAY ON EACH SIDE ARE ACTUALLY CLOSE TOGETHER.

 

THAT IS WHY THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO SHOW THE WORLD ON A MAP. ON THE MAPS BELOW THE STAR IS IN THE SAME PLACE. IF YOU BEND A MAP AROUND UNTIL THE SIDES MEET BEHIND IT, THE STARS WILL BE AT THE SAME PLACE.

 

A WORLD MAP SHOWING THE ANGLOSPHERE

ANGLOSPHERE REFERS TO THE PARTS OF THE WORLD WHERE ENGLISH IS SPOKEN. SO IF YOU WANTED TO VISIT A COUNTRY TO LEARN HOW TO SPEAK ENGLISH, YOU CAN LOOK WHERE ENGLISH IS SPOKEN THE MOST. THE DARKER THE COLOUR, THE MORE ENGLISH IS SPOKEN IN THAT COUNTRY AS THE LEGEND BELOW EXPLAINS.

 

*VARIOUS ISLANDS: VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, ANGUILLA, SAINT-MARTIN, SINT MAARTEN, SAINT BARTHELEMY, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, MONTESERRAT, GUADELOUPE, DOMINICA, MARTINIQUE, ST. LUCIA, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, BARBADOS, CURACAO, GRENADA

 

IN COUNTRIES MARKED IN THIS SHADE ENGLISH IS THE MAIN LANGUAGE.

 

IN THESE COUNTRIES ENGLISH IS AN OFFICIAL MINORITY OR MAJORITY LANGUAGE.

 

IN THESE COUNTRIES ENGLISH IS A CO-OFFICIAL MINORITY OR MAJORITY LANGUAGE.

 

IN THESE COUNTRIES ENGLISH IS NOT OFFICIALLY A MAJORITY LANGUAGE BUT IT IS USED.

 

IN THESE COUNTRIES ENGLISH IS NOT OFFICIAL AS A MINORITY LANGUAGE, SO SOME PEOPLE USE IT.

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