Up, Down, Left, Right on a Map

🌍Mission Brief #67

Maps show up, down, left, and right.

🎯 Your mission

Connect the place to the people.

⚡ The twist

Borders move. Mountains don't.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 Russia spans 11 time zones. You could leave on Monday and arrive on Tuesday without traveling for a day.

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Then & Now

🌍 Where things are still decides who gets what.

Maps show up, down, left, and right. You can see where to go. Up is the top of the map. Down is the bottom. Left is on the side. Right is on the other side. You can follow these ways to find places.

Key Facts

Maps show directions.

Up is the top of a map.

Down is the bottom of a map.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Where is 'up' on a map?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Why this still matters

Every label on the food in your kitchen says where it traveled from.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Pull up a map and find a country you've never heard of. Look up one fact.

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For the dinner table

“If you could live anywhere on Earth, where would it be — and why?”

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