Page 114 - Social Studies 5

Uses of Globe

The main importance of a globe is to show
the shape of the earth. We can see land and
water in the globe. Our earth is also moving

from west to east which causes the sun to rise
in the east and set in the west. The movement
of the earth from west to east is called the
daily motion of the earth. We can prove the
daily motion of the earth by moving the globe
slowly from the left to the right side. This is
the way our earth moves. The globe gives us
information about the earth but not so much
in detail unlike the map.

There are various colours indicating the land and water portions on the
map and globe. Blue colour indicates water, green plains, yellow hills
and brown indicates high mountains. The land portion of the earth has
been divided into seven continents of the world. A continent is a group
of countries. The masses of land is called continent. There are seven
continents in the world. They are Asia, Africa, North America, South
America, Europe, Antarctica and Australia.
Similarly, there are 5 oceans. They are: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic
and Arctic.

Glossary

model - shape
indicates - shows
information - knowledge about something
portions - parts

Note to the teacher: Bring globe and some maps on the class and ask the students to find out the
names of some places in them.

110 Megha's Integrated Social Studies - 5