Geography skills

Discover that from space, the Earth looks like a ball.

To help locate where a place is in the world, people use imaginary lines called latitude and longitude.

Did you know that when it's daytime in the UK, it's night-time in Australia?

A map is a two-dimensional drawing of an area which helps plan routes.

Ever wondered what all those funny drawings and curved lines are on a map?

Find out how we map the world and discover that from space, the Earth looks like a ball.

Discover how people use imaginary lines called latitude and longitude to help locate where a place is in the world.

Discover that when it's daytime in the UK, it's night-time in Australia.

Learn how a map is a two-dimensional drawing of an area which helps plan routes.

Find out how to read a map using contours, keys and symbols.